It’s fairly inefficient and less convenient than a dedicated electric kettle, but no there’s nothing wrong with the results. I did pick up a cheap electric kettle recently and it’s nice, but doesn’t get a ton of use since I don’t drink that much tea.
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Asclepiaz@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Could someone explain why it matters? Is microwaving water for tea akin to instant coffee or Keurig to snobby coffee drinkers? (I nuke water for tea, but when it comes to coffee I use distilled water, fresh beans, a scale and it’s kinda ritualistic)
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
No, it doesn’t actually matter as to the quality of the tea. Hot water is hot water. Assuming you don’t just microwave til it’s boiling, and instead get it to the proper temperature, there will be 0 difference.
A lot of electric kettles have fine temperature control, so it’s easier to dial in on an exact temperature. Brewing a lot of teas too hot will burn them and make them taste bitter. This is 100% a temperature thing, though, and what you use to make it hot has no impact.
FoD@startrek.website 8 months ago
At the end of the day, everything is just atoms moving at different wiggle rates, that’s the technical term. It doesn’t matter what makes them wiggle faster or slower.