Alex S. > wrote:
>Ok, first of all, I live in Canada. I usually have loose tea but
>occasionaly I have Tetley. When I buy Tetley bags, they are called
>"two cup premium tea bags". So what I usually do is put two in my
>four-cup tea pot, and brew for four minutes. Would I acheive the same
>effect if I put it in a one-cup mug and brewed for 2 minutes? What
>should I do? Any help is greatly appreceated.

Two-cup for 4 minutes.

Tea and water are proportional, but time and temperature are not
variable.

3 minutes makes a clearer cup; 5 minutes makes a chewy one.
If you have the chance to pay attention, 3 minutes 40
seconds is a pretty nice balance with Tetley bags.

--Blair
"Next week: which bag has the best staples?"