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Teabags in fractional sizes for those who
like just half a cup of tea or a whole cup
of
half-strength tea.
An assorted
pack of whole teabags, half-size teabags,
quarter-size teabags, etc., down to 1/
2^n
sized teabags will allow you to brew a
cup
of tea to the nearest
1/2^(n+1)
of the strength of a
normal-sized teabag.
minibags might help..
http://www.halfbake...ix_20Mini_20Teabags
although I wonder if you really want tea leaves [neilp, Oct 04 2004]
the good brew.
http://www.k-1.com/...ssays/cupoftea.html
one way to get it right. [cromagnon, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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Strength = Amount of tea * Time
Simply take the bag out sooner, and enjoy the seconds you save! |
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I thought you Brits shunned tea bags," loose tea is the only civilised way to make tea" I was told, in which case a half Tbs. will do nicely thank you and one lump please. |
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[MikeOliver] No - some tea flavours
develop over time - you need to keep
the
teabag in the water for a certain amount
of time to get all the flavour
components. |
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Or just have round teabags with perforated sections like pizza slices. Remove as many as you wish, depending on your taste. |
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Loose tea is more civilised [dentworth] but there are times when only a cup of builders tea will do. |
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loose tea blocks up the sink. no, teabags are more civilised. |
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What if I want an irrational fraction of a cup? Could there be special sizes such as 1/e? |
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(Oh, and the reciprocal of pi to your good wife.) |
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think you just need mini bags (see link) |
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What about having them in a roll of deci-teabags joined by perforations like bog roll. Then you just tear off as many (or as few) as you need. |
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[AO] I appreciated the F&S reference. Some of the perpetual motion merchants round here could do with listening to the song that follows your quote: |
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"heat won't pass from the cooler to the hotter;
you can try it if you like but you'd far better notta." |
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It will if you put one ot those peltier elements in between! |
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Good idea for those individuals who like weak tea. [ +] Not for me though. [link] |
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"some tea flavours develop over time"
I only drink tetley, so i'm not sure...
Although, i'm sure if this was baked you'd be charged a premium (see heinz soup for one, half the amount at twice the price), so it would be more economical to make a full cup o tea, top up with hot water to desired concentration, and chuck out what you don't drink! |
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How about 'roll your own' tea bags? You buy a sheet of rolling papers (in similar packets to those for roll your own cigarettes) which have been specially designed to tolerate boiling water, so that they don't just 'unroll' when dunked. Then loose leaf tea can be popped in to the bag, and sealed with a heat proof glue stick so that it looks like a piece of ravioli. |
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This has the advantages of having exactly the right amount of tea, and the disposability of your standard tea bag, i.e. no bits down the sink. |
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It would all be biodegradable of course, so as to be compost heap friendly. |
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Not a bad idea, why don't you post it seperately?
Alternatively use a tea strainer... |
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glad you said it M.O., seems obvious to me, or a tea ball, isn't that a difuser? |
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Isn't it rude to ask for an irrational cup of tea? |
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Roll your own tea bags is now a separate item. I'm brewing on gas today! |
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Can't you just not drink what you don't want?
Don't you just add water if you want it weaker?
Whats wrong with "bits down the sink" ? |
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I guess this is the same as individually wrapped cheese or like MikeOliver mentioned about the individual soups. Do those count as good ideas? Definately marketable but I don't know if they are good ideas. |
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Tea always tastes like watery flowers to me. |
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Perhaps coffee flavored tea would better appeal to you. |
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boys and girls: a tea difuser, The Civilised Way to Sup, clean, reliable, adaptable and available in funky designs. Cheers. |
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I'm getting this idea confused with Roll your own...... anyway I say the Brits get exclusive rights to export only loose tea to the states, and btw put a really high tax on it and ship it to Boston... |
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[bristolz] Aye, maybe to those around me but I never got into coffee either. |
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Maybe this idea would be a great hit to the vast tea drinking world but to me it just sounds like another excuse to add more wrapping to a product (though I must say, I buy plenty of those "excuses" myself) |
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Perhaps Guinness flavored tea . . . ? |
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