Tea Drinkers - How to you make your hot tea?
_lyndseybrooke_
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I'm considering switching from coffee in the morning to tea.
I usually fill up a travel mug with coffee, add 1 T sugar free French Vanilla creamer, and 8 packets of Splenda (anti-Splenda people, shhhhh). I was thinking of using some unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of the creamer in my tea. Thoughts?
I've had hot tea in the past, but I usually boil water in a pot with tea bags, add milk and sugar, and I enjoyed that. At work, I'll have to get hot water from the coffee maker, let a tea bag sit in it, and then add whatever I'd like.
So, how do you make your hot tea? What do you put in it?
Also, for a tall travel cup, should I use one or two tea bags?
I usually fill up a travel mug with coffee, add 1 T sugar free French Vanilla creamer, and 8 packets of Splenda (anti-Splenda people, shhhhh). I was thinking of using some unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of the creamer in my tea. Thoughts?
I've had hot tea in the past, but I usually boil water in a pot with tea bags, add milk and sugar, and I enjoyed that. At work, I'll have to get hot water from the coffee maker, let a tea bag sit in it, and then add whatever I'd like.
So, how do you make your hot tea? What do you put in it?
Also, for a tall travel cup, should I use one or two tea bags?
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I drink tea every morning and all day long. I have a few boxes of assorted teas at my desk. I don't like my tea very strong so I use one tea bag in my very large mug. I am addicted to tea... there is so much more variety than with coffee... I add milk to my chai tea and it is amazing Oh and I use truvia to sweeten my tea I am actually sipping on a cup of pear green tea right now0
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I heat tap water in the microwave, then drop a teabag into it. Done.0
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I heat tap water in the microwave, then drop a teabag into it. Done.
same here. Once in a great while I add almond milk to chai tea but usually not. I find sugar or sweetener in my tea to be unnecessary (although I generally DO sweeten my coffee).0 -
Hot water from the coffee maker? Eww!
I get water from the water cooler and microwave it, then make my tea as usual. Never tried creamer in my tea but I've gotten used to skipping it in my coffee to cut out the calories.
I sometimes use 2 tea bags if it's a bigger cup, but you make be able to get away with one if you're not too picky.0 -
8 packets of Splenda... wow!
You should use one teabag for 250 ml, give or take, so it depends on how big your travel mug is. However, I would caution against brewing tea in a plastic mug. No idea why but it never comes out tasty that way...
Personally I don't put milk, sweeten it with sweet-n-low (basically saccharin) and drop an ice cube in it because I don't like it super hot. Everyone's different though.
ETA : sometimes I add a dash of lemon, but not often.0 -
Boil the kettle, pour boiling water over tea bag. Let it sit for a bit.
Then I normally add soy or regular milk, and sweetener.
Love tea: vanilla chai and sticky toffee are my current favourites. Almost like a 5 calorie warm dessert0 -
I have an electric teapot. Heat the water then pour over the teabags in the cup. For a large travel mug I use 2 teabags but then I don't let it steep too long before I remove the bags. I don't like leaving the bags in the water more than 5 minutes max.0
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I buy a variety of different flavors (orange spice black tea, blueberry white tea, etc). I just pour some hot water (also from the coffee machine at work), put the tea bag in for a bit, remove tea bag, and consume I don't add anything else to it.0
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I heat tap water in the microwave, then drop a teabag into it. Done.
same here. Once in a great while I add almond milk to chai tea but usually not. I find sugar or sweetener in my tea to be unnecessary (although I generally DO sweeten my coffee).
It took me awhile to learn to drink my coffee black. I do still like it with a little milk and unsweetened coco powder once in awhile, but I can't imagine dumping sugar in it now, and I've always thought creamer was an abomination.0 -
I heat tap water in the microwave, then drop a teabag into it. Done.
Same here, but I add honey and lemon juice for my daily teas.
When I want something more special, I use my Teavana stuff and my Teavana tea steeper thing.0 -
Tea water heated in the microwave never has the same taste or clarity as boiled water, poured over a teabag, which is then steeped and discarded. I always use boiled water. If it was for work, I would probably invest in an electric kettle. I like unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my tea.0
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Boil kettle -> add teabag to cup -> pour boiling water in cup -> either leave teabag or remove after a few minutes -> add milk if having regular tea -> enjoy
Trust me, I'm English. I know my tea.0 -
put teabag in mug
add hot water to mug
jiggle teabag around until the tea is the desired colour
remove teabag
drink
note: if the tea needs to be drunk quickly, then add cold water after removing the teabag0 -
I don't like creamer/milk/soy in my tea because I drink very flavored teas. Right now I am mainly drinking tea forte coconut truffle. I also really like black vanilla tea.0
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Boil water first. Then add jasmine green tea bags (2) to 4 cups of water. Steep 3 minutes then pour over a little ice.0
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Water should be BOILING to correctly make Tea.
P.S if it doesn't have Tea in it (those fruity things) then it's NOT Tea - it's just a fruit Infusion.0 -
You can add Truvia sweetner or Ragave organic nectar. I add nonfat milk sometimes (1/3 cup). It's delicious to me lukewarm or iced. I drink it all day long. That's how I get in my water0
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Hot, not boiling water, add tea bags. Brew 5 minutes. Allow to cool. Drink.0
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8 packets of splenda?! What's the point of having the coffee if you can't taste it? lol0
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I drink coffee all morning, but switch over to tea for the afternoon/evening. I use distilled water in a Zojirushi water boiler and my usual tea is Tazo Zen with a couple packets of Splenda.0
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