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Edit: pu'er, black, green, white tea. Love it all and drink it more than I drink coffee. No need to start a culture war; taste is as individual as humour.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (7 children)

There is actually zero difference. I promise you won't be able to blind pick the microwaved cup better than chance, assuming all other prep is the same.

[–] Wizard_Pope 1 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Exactly. I usually microwave a cup and then throw in the teabag. If gas stoves were not so inefficient I wpuld heat it on there but it takes about 5 times as long as in a microwave and tastes the same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Get an electric kettle. Tea should be brewed at an appropriate temperature for its style, and microwaving the water is inaccurate. Electric kettle will get you the right temp every time nearly as fast.

[–] n0clue -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The fact the water is boiling will also get you the right temp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

... No? 212° F water is not the same thing as 170°F for a more delicate tea. And, ok, you could let it cool down before adding the tea, but are you going to put a thermometer in it? How will you know when it's the right temperature? Why not just... get it to the right temperature the first time?

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