My husband and I love coffee but sometimes want a change from that routine. This week we have switched over to hot tea. I typically drink hot herb tea at night as part of my evening ritual before bedtime. I always keep an assortment from which to choose. Actually, anything hot will do, but tea has the least calories since I don't need to add sweetener or cream to it.
My husband grew up with his mother making English breakfast tea (probably Twinings) for him which I never even knew about. So, to make something "just like Mom used to make" for him, I started brewing tea in the evenings. I had some English breakfast tea so I used that initially for a single cup.
We agreed to drink it for our morning hot beverage instead of coffee for awhile to see if we preferred it. I always heat water and brew tea to make a pitcher of tea anyway, but I had not made it in a drip coffee pot before. We have a Mr. Coffee which heats the water VERY hot so I tried it. Perfect hot tea. An entire pot plus it has a warmer to keep it hot. Coffee left on too long gets a burned taste, but the tea does not appear to.
I use the large family sized tea bags from Lipton to make an entire pot. I put it in the pot itself (not in the basket) and make sure it is laying on the bottom of the pot. The little tag hangs over just a little from the top. You don't want it to touch the burner and catch fire while you're getting your morning shower! I have not tried using dried tea leaves but I suppose you could put those in the basket filter and do the same. With these teabags, I don't have to measure amounts of tea to use.
Try this little tip when you are in the mood for a pot of tea, especially on these cold winter days (even in Florida) that we've all been having lately. Mrs. Tea is a product on the market but you really don't need both if you have drip coffee maker.
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