Well said, though it might be more generous to say that using guidelines like the Itoen ones are a good jumping-off point, but that ideally everyone should expe

Well said, though it might be more generous to say that using guidelines like the Itoen ones are a good jumping-off point, but that ideally everyone should experiment with temp, time, and tea quality to make something they like to drink. For example, it's common in China today for people to drink green tea that's been steeping for long periods of time in travel cups with a strainer in the lid - steeping indefinitely (aka 'stewing') is supposedly against the rules (but lack of the time to use a teapot has changed the rules).