many tea folks will say that having "the air" leave the water (whatever that means other than *don't *boil) will make for a very flat cup of tea. don't try that with green tea or it will taste like limp broccolli!
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, chiliblindman wrote: > If your microwave has a temp probe and you set it for 190 or 200 degrees, > being below the standard boiling point of 212 F. > When I want hot tea on mine I put 1 cup of water on high for 2 minutes, > for coffee it is 1 minute on high. > I use the same measuring cup all the time. I do not have to have mine > boil positively for a good cup, but I do hate to clean up or have a cup so > hot I burn myself. Unless the water going in is the same temp and the > container and amount of water is always the same, it is hard to have one > setting. > ...............bob > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
