No love for tea?

[Barclamïu da Miéletz]

My kettle has settings for different kinds of teas or coffee that I use when brewing.

Alien technology...

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

My kettle has settings for different kinds of teas or coffee that I use when brewing. I also use filtered water.

-Txec R

Mine just has a temperature knob on the base, so I've played around with it and found what seems to make things taste good. Coffee is set to 200 degrees, tea to 185.

[Audrada Roibeardet]

Those are good temperatures for brewing. If you decide to brew green tea, I would recommend that you lower the temperature slightly.

We seem to be focused on hot tea. You can also cold brew. Delicate teas can really shine when cold brewed. Plus, cold brewing tea doesn't take that long. Cold brew should not be confused with iced tea. Iced tea starts with a hot brew and then left to cool to room temperature before adding ice.

"Sun tea" is another option. Apparently it's popular in the Southern United States. I've never tried to make it. Rumor has it that brewing tea in the sun can potentially make you ill. I personally would risk my health for tea. Especially since the other methods seem to be safer.

[anglatzara]

When you write "European", @Audrada Roibeardet, do you mean British? Because I don't recognize what you describe at all (except for in the UK and Ireland). Of course you don't use boiling water with all teas. Of course you have an insert for the leaves that you lift out of the pot after 2-4 minutes, depending on the tea.

[Audrada Roibeardet]

I suppose I do mean "British" when I refer to a "European" method. I guess I should have said that Asian methods are superior to all others. I personally believe that the Gung Fu method is best.