On May 22, 3:01 am, Bernd Pollermann > wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> there was recently a discussion about the two methods
> of making tea with let's say 80 centigrade water.
>
> 1) let the water boil and then let it cool down
>
> 2) heat the water up to 80 centigrade only
>
> Unfortunately I was cut off the news group for a while, and now
> the discussion has disappeared.
>
> Could anybody give me the result of this discussion? Or wasn't
> there any definite conclusion?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bernd

BTW, you can even make a very good green by using room temp water and
letting it steep a bit longer. We did this with a bunch of 2007 greens
at Imperial Tea Court recently and I must say, "mighty tasty!'.
Shen