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Depends on the kind of tea. For black tea, near boiling is good, but for whites and oolongs it's not. Though I suppose the British are famous for black tea. (I
by vwoolf 14y ago
Depends on the kind of tea. For black tea, near boiling is good, but for whites and oolongs it's not. Though I suppose the British are famous for black tea.
(I got a electric tea kettle with a built in thermometer not too long ago, so this is an interesting issue for me.)
- caf 14y agoSo much so that you can't make black tea at high altitudes. (An acquitance of mine has a kettle like yours at 1000m elevation, and with the thermostat set to 100°C it does not stop boiling of its own accord).
- eru 14y agoThat's why normal electric kettles stop boiling when there's enough steam pressure.
- robotmay 14y agoI'm amazed that British adventurers ever managed to climb mountains if they couldn't make a decent cuppa on the way up.
- finnw 14y agoWe solve that problem by carrying a pressure cooker.
- rom16384 14y agoWell, British Tanks have a tea brewing device [1]: "Similar to every British tank since the Centurion, and most other British AFVs, Challenger 2 contains a boiling vessel (BV)[citation needed] also known as a kettle or bivvie for water which can be used to brew tea, produce other hot beverages and heat boil-in-the-bag meals contained in ration packs.[9] This BV requirement is general for armoured vehicles of the British Armed Forces, and is unique to the armed forces of the UK." [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_2#Crew_and_accommodation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_2#Crew_and_accommoda...
- robotmay 14y agoWe've got our priorities straight; tea first, crushing & explosions later.
- rmc 14y agoDepends on the kind of tea. For black tea, near boiling is good, but for whites and oolongs it's not. Though I suppose the British are famous for black tea. In the UK (& Ireland) "tea" means black tea. You can get fancy teas, but "tea" on it's own just means black tea. We put milk in it aswell.
- debacle 14y agoAnd then you drink that swill?
- leoc 14y agoWe tried washing our hands with it instead, but that worked out even more poorly. :P Don't worry, the milk (and quite possibly sugar) kills the taste of the black tea nicely.
- debacle 14y agoThe milk and sugar is what I'm asking about. Black tea is just fine on its own, maybe with a bit of honey.
- jgranby 14y agoHere's a sound guide: http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm