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I use coffee filters as tea bags, where I twist the end up and then I slide that twisted end between the teeth of a fork, which weighs it down to the bottom of the glass (and yes, I do put glass cups in the microwave all the time and I haven't broken any of them so far). This method works excellent.
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just now I had an idea for spinning the fork which has the teabag on it. Then, I thought, what if there was a slow spinning mechanism that could do that part for me!? A motor! A "tea spinner" would work like an egg beater with two teeth on it instead of the beater, and it would spin at a much slower speed.
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The fork in the microwave is of more interest than the glass cup. |
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// The fork in the microwave is of more interest than the glass cup. // |
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Where is the pen of my aunt ? Have you seen the steamroller of the policeman's mother ? I will not buy this record, it is scratched. |
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Summon the postillion, there is an earwig in my grandmother's speaking-trumpet ! |
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1st) I put the glass of water in the microwave for 2 minutes. |
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2nd) While the glass of water is heating in the microwave, I'm also scooping the loose tea into the coffee filter, then twisting the filter into a "rat-tail" configuration, and then I slide the twisted part in between the teeth of the fork. |
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3rd) After the microwave beeps, I take the hot glass out and then insert the fork containing the teabag on the end. |
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4th) Then I have to manually rotate the fork in order to speed up the diffusion. This idea is about automating the stirring process so I have both hands free to blog on the Halfbakery or to type a report, etc. |
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// I take the hot glass out // |
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You just take the hot glass out, leaving the water in ? That's a good trick; we would pay a pound to see that. |
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It's simple.... Hold the glass above the hot-water line so you don't burn your hands, and keep the rim of the glass parallel to the ground as you're walking so the water doesn't spill out. (assuming you're not on a slope or else you would need to hold the glass at an angle to the slope you're walking on to avoid spilling) |
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Why not dispense with the coffee filter altogether? ...just take the spinning concept further - a tea centrifuge. Just mix the loose tea with water and start the brew/spin cycle. The tea would settle to the bottom. |
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That's not how centrifuges work. Also, most of the tea leaves are bouyant in water, I'd guess that 95% of them are floaters and 5% of them are sinkers when I put a scoop of them in the water, and the sinkers become colloidally suspended in the water so they don't actually sink to the bottom of the glass. That's why stiring the loose tea in a centrifuge wouldn't work. |
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