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Neat article. For those like me that struggle getting 170 degree water for green tea, I found a good trick which is to just put an ice cube on top of the tea,
by KingOfB 16y ago
Neat article. For those like me that struggle getting 170 degree water for green tea, I found a good trick which is to just put an ice cube on top of the tea, and pour the hot water on top of that. That prevents singeing the leaves that can kill a nice cup of green tea. I find it a lot more reproducible than 'waiting longer than a minute'.
- prewett 16y agoGet a good meat thermometer. I found one at my grocery store that has a little needle and is accurate to within about a degree.
- akahn 16y agoA good trick is to listen to the water boiling. At around 180°F the water starts bubbling and dancing, gets a bit agitated and might make a resonant sound in your kettle. I suggest using a thermometer and getting to know how the water sounds at different temperatures. Best place to buy tea: http://uptontea.com/ http://uptontea.com/ Top notch quality, and they put out a really good paper catalog describing all their hundreds of teas quarterly.
- eru 16y agoI heard that you should boil the water first, and then let it cool down. The listening method only works when you don't boil it, but go to the desired temperature without a detour.
- silentbicycle 16y agoWhen I boil water in an open pot, I can usually recognize the different temperatures by the way the water shimmers, the size of the bubbles, etc. Do that a couple times with a thermometer, and you can probably eyeball it from there. I've heard the stages of boiling referred to as "dragon eyes", "fish eyes", etc. See e.g. http://www.veetea.com/site/articles/Water-Temperatures/ http://www.veetea.com/site/articles/Water-Temperatures/ . That said, my wife and I got an electric teakettle with a temperature setting as a wedding gift, and we love it. That's another option. (This one, or a similar model: http://www.amazon.com/Choice-SmartKettle-Cordless-4-Quart-Electric/dp/B001I1BH98/ http://www.amazon.com/Choice-SmartKettle-Cordless-4-Quart-El... )
- KingOfB 16y agoAnother vote for Upton Tea. Great place.
- acgourley 16y agoGet a variable temperature water kettle, they are totally worth it. utiliTea from adagio is my favorite but I'd grab it on amazon for the best price.