"Serendip" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/23/2005 1:51 PM, Bluesea wrote:
> > "Serendip" > wrote in message
> > news
> >>
> >> As I said in my original post,
> >> a friend never varies the temp or steep time, but always the amount of
> >> tea leaves. It works for him...
> >
> > I don't mean any offense - I'm curious as to why he does that. Is he
rich,
> > naturally wasteful, did someone teach him that all teas should be brewed
for
> > only 30 secs? 'Cause if he could brew a good cup w/ 1 tsp for 2-5 min,
or
> > whatever - depending on the tea especially black, he would use less tea
and
> > spend less money than if he added enough tea to make a good brew in the
> > aforementioned 30 secs.
>
> LOL - doesn't offend *me* at all! I dunno - he started really
> drinking tea when he lived in Japan for several years, and mostly drinks
> green tea. He's found that more than 30 seconds makes things taste
> bitter for him, and so he taught himself his 30 second rule, and does
> the same with darjeeling, other blacks, etc.

It's too bad that he never learned that different teas have different
brewing parameters, but as long as he's happy...<shrug>.

Thanks for the explanation.

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