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But, I personally think that waiting a bit for the water to cool down is not much of a hassle, even if you’re making green tea. I know people are going to have their specific methods and swear by them, and they’re all very right to do so. When I boil water in the kettle, it makes a nice cup of tea. A microwave’s error is easy to fix, so again it’s really up to how specific you want to be about your tea.
The main difference is how each of them boil water, Optimal temperature means everything when making tea. And the teabag-be careful, it will still be hot! Still, tea is tea and water eventually boils no matter which way you take it there. No, there isn’t – tea bag, boiling water, milk.
Well it has to do with how the water becomes boiling. I think we should all allow ourselves to just enjoy the beverage, whichever way we like it. This coupled with leaving a teabag in water for too long can make a brew taste, as Isark states, "no better than cabbage water". Others get goosebumps at the idea, and maintain that a kettle is the best and only true way of making tea properly.
And what is the optimal brewing temp for teas, anyway ? They both heat up the water for tea, and you can enjoy a nice cup whenever you feel like it. Boiling water in the microwave is easy. The truth is, tea and tea making and tea drinking is as much about emotion as it is about just drinking tea. Some people are very partial to their kettles, and the tradition and ritual of brewing tea. You just need to be very careful when boiling water in a microwave, and let it sit for a few minutes afterwards. Black teas can be steeped at higher temperatures, actually they need to be steeped at a higher temp than a green or white. Now you might meet people who swear the kettle imparts a certain flavor that a microwave never will. I hope I helped clear up the main difference between microwaving and boiling your water for tea. In the end a kettle produces a more reliable, steady, and even increase in temperature. The problem is YOU CAN’T MAKE TEA IN A MICROWAVE. As for the exploding water, it’s a very real danger. That being said, the traditional way of brewing tea is by kettle. If you really care about being specific, then a thermometer is your best shot at gauging the temperature of your tea’s water. Yuck. All rights reserved.
Although relatively uncommon, it is possible to superheat water (heat it above the boiling point) using a microwave. Sometimes the water turns out hotter, sometimes there are pockets of colder water. The microwave will only go for a specified amount of time and at a certain power, and produces irregular results. This means that the oxygen won’t really bubble up as it would in a kettle, and you’re faced with the potential of literal exploding water when doing so. Superheated water can be dangerous because it can boil instantly in a process called "erupting" (it looks like an explosion) when it contacts an object (like a tea … It’s an area where people are going to have very strong opinions and some arguments are bound to come up. I never use the microwave simply because pouring boiling water onto the tea or teabag in the teapot causes the tea leaves to burst and release all the properties in the tea. You can indeed boil your water and let it sit for a full minute. I drink several cups of very different tea types throughout the day (half of them at work), and brewing a whole pot of a certain type of tea is not for me. Sometimes I need to use a microwave because a kettle isn't available.
If you want to know more about coffee or tea, feel free to check the related articles below. Never put the black tea in when the water is boiling hot. My name is Alexandra, and this site is born from my love for tea and coffee. Founder of Jing Tea Edward Eisler agrees, telling the newspaper that "many teas taste better when made with cooler water.".