Lewis Perin wrote:

>
> Of course they're different, but I was responding to the assertion
> that the pod machine was bad because it didn't allow enough steep time
> to draw out the leaves' goodness. I plead guilty to provocation, but
> still...
>
> /Lew

Well, gongfu doesn't come in pods, so clearly that is a non-issue. The
types of tea that are available in pods all require longer steeping
times than the pod machine allows for proper infusion.