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I have a nice electric kettle that I use for pour over coffee, but my morning tea, I just nuke a tea bag in water for a minute and a half, and move on with my morning.

I’m great in the AM. I just want caffeine.

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mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
You microwave the water with the tea bag already in it? At least drop the bag in after microwaving…

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- simplejack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I microwave with the bag in. You want nucleation sites during heating so bubbles can form. If you ge over 100c with water in a smooth container, then add tea, that’s how you instantly boil over.
  
  That said, I’m in the camp that wants their black tea just under the boiling point. It’s less bitter and doesn’t need cream or sugar. I know that a certain time, cup size, and power level usually sticks the landing between 95c any 100c.
  
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- topherclay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  The superheated instant boiling thing can be mitigated with basically anything in the water.
  
  A teabag, for example.
  
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