What type of tea should you buy to brew in a kettle? Any suggestions on brewing tea?

Question

I got a tea kettle for Christmas (I love coffee but need a break from it, so I am branching off). Problem is, I don't know what tea to buy, where to buy it, or how to brew it properly. Any advice for a beginning tea drinker?

Answer 1

Awww. I bet you're American, aren't you? Tea is to the British what coffee is to the Americans, therefore I shall advise you.

You need to buy tea bags. These can be herbal tea bags, fruit tea bags, green tea, jasmine...it doesn't matter. You place the tea bag in a mug. With plain, normal tea, you can add milk. With most of them you can add sugar or a sweetener, too. You put water in the kettle, then hit the button to make it boil. It will flick off when the water is boiled. Add the water to your mug with the tea bag and let it sit in there anywhere from a few seconds to ten minutes. It's a taste thing - up to you. Remove the tea bag and drink!

Enjoy :).

Answer 2

Brewing tea in a kettle is a bad idea as it will taint any water boiled later for any other purpose. Tannic acid in the tea may corrode the metallic parts of the kettle, particularly aluminium. The teapot is designed to brew tea and is not usually used for anything else. Imagine making coffee from the kettle if it has a background taste of tea?

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Answer 3

PG Tips is the tea you need for a really good cuppa. In America, you can get PG Tips at World Market.

Answer 4

if you have a japanese market around you, or a asian market, see if they have any of these
http://www.teahaven.com/images/tea_accessories/tea_infuser_basket.jpg

they have different sizes for different sized cups. it sits on the rim of your cup, and you can brew one cup at a time. put some tea leaves in them, not a whole lot, like a small spoonful.

the tea that most resembles coffee in strength is english breakfast tea. it's an assam/ceylon type black tea, and strong in flavor. if you want lighter, you want something like ceylon. if you want green tea, try an asian market. don't brew green tea too strong or it will be bitter. another chinese tea that has good flavor is oolong. you can brew this stronger.

for tea bags, try yorkshire tea.

Answer 5

get you some Lipton tea bags.Lipton been around a long time.boil a pot of water put4 to 5 bags in the boiling water turn off tea add sugar and some lemon and you have sweet tea!