Tea Preparation

Do you already have a Keurig? Then it definitely makes sense to wonder if you can also use it to make tea. The same goes if you are considering one primarily for coffee, but would like to make tea with it, too. But if you don't have one and are considering it primarily for tea, there are far better options. So does that mean you can make tea with a Keurig? Yes. … [Read more...] about Can You Make Tea With A Keurig? (What You Need To Know)

Even high quality loose leaf tea is not super expensive. But it can add up, if you drink a lot of it. You can definitely save some money if you grow and dry your own leaves for tea. Plus, you can be sure there are no harmful components in your tea. But it's a ton of work, right? Not nearly as much as you might think, at least if you already have a garden. Or … [Read more...] about How To Dry Leaves For Tea (Without A Dehydrator)

The best sweetener for tea is no sweetener at all. But if you don't like plain tea, that's obviously not going to work for you. Adding sugar is easy, but we all know that sugar is not good for us. Luckily, there are far better sweeteners available than sugar. Ones that are all-natural, healthier, lower in calories, and actually taste better, too. So which … [Read more...] about How To Sweeten Tea Without Sugar (Healthy & Tasty Alternatives)

Honey in tea divides people. Some tea drinkers won't have their tea any other way. Others refuse to add honey, or anything else, to their tea. Some even consider it sacrilegious to drink tea any way but plain. Personally, I prefer my tea plain, too. But I also like the flavor of honey added to tea. And I can't deny the additional health benefits. Both tea and … [Read more...] about Benefits Of Honey In Tea (+The Common Mistake That Limits Benefits)

All you need to make a cup of tea is tea leaves and hot water. Some people believe you need boiling water, but that is only true for some teas. But no matter the type of tea and the temperature of water you need, you will need to heat the water to the correct temperature somehow. And the microwave presents itself as an obvious solution, if you don't have an electric or … [Read more...] about Can You Microwave Water For Tea? (Don’t Do It)

Let me start off by saying that this is a bad idea. We'll get into the details why below. But I do understand the question. You want to start drinking loose leaf tea, but you don't want to have to buy a bunch of equipment. You already have a coffee maker and both coffee and tea are made with hot water, so why shouldn't it work? Well, there are a few things wrong … [Read more...] about Can You Make Tea In A Coffee Maker? (And Should You?)

Tea temperature is vital. The temperature of the water you use to make your tea determines both the flavor and the health benefits you get in your cup. Get it wrong and you could end up with a flavorless tea with few healthy components. Or a tea that is far too bitter. But don't you just boil some water and toss a teabag in it? Not if you want your tea to taste the … [Read more...] about Tea Temperature (Best Brewing Temps For The Perfect Cup)

You want a cup of tea, but you don't have a kettle. What to do? How do you make tea without a kettle? The kettle provides the hot water, so you really just need a another way to get that. And we all need boiling water from time to time and manage to get it without a kettle, right? Use one of those methods to make your tea without a kettle. You can heat water in a … [Read more...] about How To Make Tea Without A Kettle (Using Tools We All Have)