OMG guys - I made my tea with boiling water from the stove

[pantsparty]

and














it tastes













exactly the same! 

[janiejones]

liar.

[zoidberg]

Impossible. No American owns or knows how to use a kettle.

[dukesilver]

Lies!

[pantsparty]

Jun 2, 2013 22:44:39 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

Impossible. No American owns or knows how to use a kettle.

I used this pot thing that I use to heat up soup? I know it sounds crazy - but it got the water boiling! 

[zoidberg]

I think I need to see a picture of this.

[pantsparty]

Jun 2, 2013 22:45:05 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

I can't get with the special tea brewing. H does this and loves it. I hate buying him tea at Teavana and spending $30-40 on TEA. Just seems wrong.

Well, I do drink some Teavana and have one of their Perfect Tea Makers. In general the more expensive teas are better, but I typically buy Republic of Tea, which isn't as crazy expensive as Teavana.

[tdk2]

Aussies hooked me on electric kettles.

Best thing. I pre boil water for whatever I need to cook, too. Not saying it tastes diff from microwave. I just love my kettle.

My parents thought it was silly but now they love using it.


I admit, I only read first page or 2 of Canada post so maybe I'm just perpetuating a debate.

[tdk2]

I want a teapot like dot andbuzz has. It pees tea!

[tdk2]

DotAndBuzz

[pantsparty]

Jun 2, 2013 22:47:48 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Aussies hooked me on electric kettles.

Best thing. I pre boil water for whatever I need to cook, too. Not saying it tastes diff from microwave. I just love my kettle.

My parents thought it was silly but now they love using it.


I admit, I only read first page or 2 of Canada post so maybe I'm just perpetuating a debate.

I was actually checking out one tonight. I do like the thought of pushing a button and getting a perfect temperature. The one I was looking at will heat up to specific temperatures, so that's cool.

[pantsparty]

Jun 2, 2013 22:52:34 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Jun 2, 2013 22:47:22 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Well, I do drink some Teavana and have one of their Perfect Tea Makers. In general the more expensive teas are better, but I typically buy Republic of Tea, which isn't as crazy expensive as Teavana.

I just told him last week that Teavana closed so he'd stop asking me to buy him more tea when I go to the mall. Don't out me.  

LOL! You're mean.

[tdk2]

Jun 2, 2013 22:50:00 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Jun 2, 2013 22:47:48 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Aussies hooked me on electric kettles.

Best thing. I pre boil water for whatever I need to cook, too. Not saying it tastes diff from microwave. I just love my kettle.

My parents thought it was silly but now they love using it.


I admit, I only read first page or 2 of Canada post so maybe I'm just perpetuating a debate.

I was actually checking out one tonight. I do like the thought of pushing a button and getting a perfect temperature. The one I was looking at will heat up to specific temperatures, so that's cool.

When my awesome one died after 9 great years, I replaced it w a cheap one from Costco for about $30? I didn't get a temp regulated one. I figure it's usually already cooled to the better temp for tea by the time I remember that I boiled the jug.

[tdk2]

Jun 2, 2013 23:07:41 GMT -5 luckydog said:

I thought you were going to say when the water hit the tea bag, it boiled over your cup. Is it just me this happens to?

www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp

Apparently does happen and my mom would warn me a Millon times when I'd nuke my water for tea. I haven't had it happen though.

[wannabe]

Damn you for making me read that thread after avoiding it forever.

Also, Team Boil Water In Microwave.

[tdk2]

Jun 2, 2013 23:19:04 GMT -5 wannabe said:

Damn you for making me read that thread after avoiding it forever.

Also, Team Boil Water In Microwave.

Haha. I'm nearly there. But I don't want to read it. Tell me. Should I?

[TrickyBob]

I boil water in the microwave.

I've also made water explode. I had it in a measuring cup and was boiling it to leave in there for steam to clean my microwave. I put it in for the normal amount of time, walked away, and BOOM! Opened the microwave door and absolutely no water in the cup.

It made for easy clean up in the microwave though.

[dapotato]

Jun 2, 2013 23:21:27 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Jun 2, 2013 23:19:04 GMT -5 wannabe said:

Damn you for making me read that thread after avoiding it forever.

Also, Team Boil Water In Microwave.

Haha. I'm nearly there. But I don't want to read it. Tell me. Should I?

not worth it.

now i need to make some tea. and the canadians can just wonder if i'm using my electric kettle, microwave, or stovetop kettle.

[pantsparty]

Jun 2, 2013 23:27:25 GMT -5 dapotato said:

Jun 2, 2013 23:21:27 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Haha. I'm nearly there. But I don't want to read it. Tell me. Should I?

not worth it.

now i need to make some tea. and the canadians can just wonder if i'm using my electric kettle, microwave, or stovetop kettle.

I'm going to start boiling my water in the oven. I bet that water's even better than kettle-boiled water!

[dapotato]

Jun 2, 2013 23:29:16 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

I'm going to start boiling my water in the oven. I bet that water's even better than kettle-boiled water!

if your'e making only one cup of tea, you might consider using a toaster oven instead. especially when you move to the face of the sun.

[kristie]

Ugh, I guess this has been a discussion lately? Lol. My friend that I work with is driving me crazy with her tea rules. If I steep my bag too long it will be bitter, the temp can't be too hot or it will be bitter, blah blah blah blah. I am sure there is better tea, but at 3 am a microwave and Lipton green tea works just fine.

[annyong]

Pants! What kind (flavors) of tea do you like?

[sonrisa]

What is wrong with a proper stove top kettle? None of the uneveness of a microwave and none of the plastic flavor/burn the baby risk of an electric kettle.

[mrsukyankee]

Electric kettles (never made from plastic, ever - always made from metal) are the best thing I ever learned about when moving to England. You can boil water far faster than on the stove and so makes making anything with boiling water so much faster (pasta, potatoes, etc). If I moved back to the States, I would so buy a metal electric kettle.

[snickers]

Lol
I will have to boil water in the microwave later and try it.

[Deleted]

This thread is full of the blasphemy

Always boil water for tea in a kettle!

I own an electric kettle and I love that thing. I have to get another Betty Brown teapot though since I broke my other one.

[cc]

I've always made it that way. lol

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

Jun 3, 2013 3:43:41 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Electric kettles (never made from plastic, ever - always made from metal) are the best thing I ever learned about when moving to England. You can boil water far faster than on the stove and so makes making anything with boiling water so much faster (pasta, potatoes, etc). If I moved back to the States, I would so buy a metal electric kettle.

Microwaver here, but now you're making me regret selling the electric kettle we go for our wedding. We never really used it but it never occurred to me to use it to speed up boiling water for FOOD!

[auntie]

I <3 my electric kettle- always metal. It's faster and it doesn't trigger that whole OCD "did I leave the stove on?" thing.

[jane6672]

Jun 2, 2013 23:14:36 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

Jun 2, 2013 23:07:41 GMT -5 luckydog said:

I thought you were going to say when the water hit the tea bag, it boiled over your cup. Is it just me this happens to?

www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp

Apparently does happen and my mom would warn me a Millon times when I'd nuke my water for tea. I haven't had it happen though.

I warned everyone on page 5!!