Kettles

**Linliel** · 2012-01-10 12:39

Originally Posted by Darkslitter

Can anyone who's not European taste the difference between tea made with boiling water and tea made with cold or warm water assuming the end temperatures are the same?

I'm not European, and yes. Absolutely.

**Charismatic** · 2012-01-10 12:40

Originally Posted by Darkslitter

Can anyone who's not European taste the difference between tea made with boiling water and tea made with cold or warm water assuming the end temperatures are the same?

no

**Conrad** · 2012-01-10 12:44

Putting coffee or tea into a microwave or boiling water using one was a completely foreign concept to me until about a year ago when a friend's mom did it and I was completely bewildered by it.

**Demosthenes** · 2012-01-10 12:45

Though I will say Iced Tea seems to be an American thing, and it is pretty damn ballin' when it is not over sweetened.

**Conrad** · 2012-01-10 12:48

Sweet tea in the south is a big thing, apparently.

**Charismatic** · 2012-01-10 12:48

Originally Posted by Skirkle

Sweet tea in the south is a big thing, apparently.

Quite.

**Charismatic** · 2012-01-10 12:48

Big, that is.

**Demosthenes** · 2012-01-10 12:52

Sweet tea is iced tea with even more sugar than I want.

**Linliel** · 2012-01-10 13:00

How to make awesome iced tea:

Boil your kettle. I dgaf if you don't have one. If you don't have one, you should go get one.

Get some jasmine tea. Leaf tea, preferably. Put it in a teapot or a large jug that won't break if you pour boiling water into it. For about 1.5L of water, put in 5 tsp of tea. Leave it to steep for about 5 mins. Remove the tea leaves. You used a tea ball, right? sucks to be you if you didn't.

Add about 1/4 cup of white sugar and stir to dissolve. You can add more to taste, but I think 1/4c was the magic number for when I made it.

Stick it in the fridge.

Drink when cool.

And that's about as close as you can get to Yeo's Iced Jasmine Tea which is my favourite ever but which I can't find outside Australia

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

**Demosthenes** · 2012-01-10 13:09

Arizona iced teas are cheaper than bottled water.

**Linliel** · 2012-01-10 13:12

Originally Posted by Demosthenes

Arizona iced teas are cheaper than bottled water.

Does it involve peeing into a bottle or something?

**Charismatic** · 2012-01-10 13:17

I hope so, then I could make my own very easily.

**Darkslitter** · 2012-01-10 13:32

Originally Posted by Linliel

For about 1.5L of water

How much water is this in American?

**Shiroikage** · 2012-01-10 13:32

I love my electric kettle. It's a POS but it gets the job done for tea or coffee.

**quannum** · 2012-01-10 13:37

had one similiar to this
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pub...nH2Qg0Uoh9n8-w

guess i lost it somewhere, but i just use my water cooler for tea now

**Sera** · 2012-01-10 13:39

electric.

woogie woogie woogie.

**Linliel** · 2012-01-10 13:57

Originally Posted by Darkslitter

How much water is this in American?

About 1500mL.

**Linliel** · 2012-01-10 13:58

Originally Posted by Sera

electric.

woogie woogie woogie.

doin' it right gurl

**Lucienne** · 2012-01-10 14:23

Originally Posted by Darkslitter

How much water is this in American?

Slightly less than half a gallon.

Edit: or more. One sec.

**Sera** · 2012-01-10 14:24

Originally Posted by Linliel

doin' it right gurl

my oldest friend's mom and dad are from ireland, they had a kettle. i stayed at their house a lot. once i moved away, i needed one of my own. i couldn't go back.

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