Tea ! Tea ! Tea !

[Fox hunt]

Ok I'm not a big tea drinker what's the difference between brewing tea and steeping tea?

[gabeck]

Originally Posted by Fox hunt

Ok I'm not a big tea drinker what's the difference between brewing tea and steeping tea?

Well for us ...brewing is like the guys Wolf had tea in that camp ...tea and hot water in a tea kettle - simmered until it is strong enough to grow hair on your chest ......Steeping for us - is loose tea or bags in a china pot , allowed to " steep x number of minutes ( depending on amount .......either remove bags or pour into cups with a strainer ..... refreshing not bitter .

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Fox hunt

Ok I'm not a big tea drinker what's the difference between brewing tea and steeping tea?

"Brewing" is making tea; "steeping" is the soaking of tea leaves in hot water, which is how you (normally) brew tea. So there's no difference.

Tim Hortons made a big deal about their "steeped tea" a few years ago, which I thought was hilarious... because there's no way to make tea other than steeping tea leaves.

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by gabeck

.either remove bags or pour into cups with a strainer ..... refreshing not bitter .

Ah, so that's it. I thought that the guys that brewed tea strained it with their teeth.

Ron

[gabeck]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

Ah, so that's it. I thought that the guys that brewed tea strained it with their teeth.

Ron

Maybe they do.........the ones with the hair on their chests ........

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

Ah, so that's it. I thought that the guys that brewed tea strained it with their teeth. Ron

Thank you for my gut-busting laugh for the day.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

I thought that the guys that brewed tea strained it with their teeth.

The leaves work like floss... to take out the coffee grounds.