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Stiltzkin · 10-13-2003, 07:59 PM

This might sound like a dumb question, but I can't find good instructions on how the hell to do with anywhere!

I have some Lipton tea bags, but I don't know how to brew them. I don't want to wake my dad up either to ask him how to do it, but I need some tea now! Okay, so this is what the instructions say on the box I have say:

1. Use 2 Lipton Family Size Flo-Thru Tea Bags. Bring fresh cold water to a full rolling boil and pour 8 cups over tea bags.
2. Brew 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Remove tea bags

I have never brewed this stuff before, so according to these instructions what I do is... fill a pot with water and heat it up. I have not yet put the tea bags inside the water, but for some reason I am supposed to pour 8 cups of something--sugar?, lemon?, pepper?--ontop of the two bags anyway. So let's assume that the tea bags are still on the table, while the water is boiling by itself. So I pour 8 cups of something onto the tea bags, which makes no sense at this point because it never told me what the hell to do with the tea bags, and then... I brew 3 to 5 minutes. Brew what? Can I toss the tea bags into the pot now? It never tells me when to put them in there. Then, suddenly, even though this thing has not yet cooled down, I have to remove the tea bags. Ouch! Do I use tongs to remove them?

Okay, okay. All seriousness aside *snicker*, I really don't know how the hell to brew tea. Every website in existence assumes that I am trying to brew leaves. I don't have any freaking leaves! I have tea bags, damn it! I wanna brew tea bags! So do I put the bags in first, then the water, then boil it. Or do I heat the water up first, let it start boiling, then toss the bags in? Or do I get the water boiling, then pour it into some container, like a kettle, that can be sealed, toss the bags into the kettle, seal it, and let it set for a while? Or should I just pop the bags into the microwave and hope tea comes out?

Okay, I'm sorry, I know I'm ignorant. Go ahead and rant and rave about how ignorant today's youth is, blah, blah, blah. That's nice. Please just tell me how to brew this stuff!

Thanks.

10-13-2003, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	How to brew tea. This might sound like a dumb question, but I can't find good instructions on how the hell to do with anywhere! I have some Lipton tea bags, but I don't know how to brew them. I don't want to wake my dad up either to ask him how to do it, but I need some tea *now!* Okay, so this is what the instructions say on the box I have say: 1. Use 2 Lipton Family Size Flo-Thru Tea Bags. Bring fresh cold water to a full rolling boil and pour 8 cups over tea bags. 2. Brew 3 to 5 minutes. 3. Remove tea bags I have never brewed this stuff before, so according to these instructions what I do is... fill a pot with water and heat it up. I have not yet put the tea bags inside the water, but for some reason I am supposed to pour 8 cups of something--sugar?, lemon?, pepper?--ontop of the two bags anyway. So let's assume that the tea bags are still on the table, while the water is boiling by itself. So I pour 8 cups of something onto the tea bags, which makes no sense at this point because it never told me what the hell to do with the tea bags, and then... I brew 3 to 5 minutes. Brew what? Can I toss the tea bags into the pot now? It never tells me when to put them in there. Then, suddenly, even though this thing has not yet cooled down, I have to remove the tea bags. Ouch! Do I use tongs to remove them? Okay, okay. All seriousness aside snicker, I really don't know how the hell to brew tea. Every website in existence assumes that I am trying to brew leaves. I don't have any freaking leaves! I have tea bags, damn it! I wanna brew tea bags! So do I put the bags in first, then the water, then boil it. Or do I heat the water up first, let it start boiling, then toss the bags in? Or do I get the water boiling, then pour it into some container, like a kettle, that can be sealed, toss the bags into the kettle, seal it, and let it set for a while? Or should I just pop the bags into the microwave and hope tea comes out? Okay, I'm sorry, I know I'm ignorant. Go ahead and rant and rave about how ignorant today's youth is, blah, blah, blah. That's nice. Please just tell me how to brew this stuff! Thanks. __________________ The most important thing in this world is love. Last edited by Stiltzkin; 10-13-2003 at 08:04 PM..