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Brewing a Great Cup of Green Tea/Precautions

Posted on July 30, 2012 3:00 AM by Dr. Jo in Nutrition | 0 Comments

Brewing Your Tea

Before writing this article I brewed my first pot of green tea and did it all wrong.

 

Green tea requires more delicate handling than many other teas. Bringing the water to boil and throwing in the tea bag just does not work for green tea (that’s what I did).

 

So bring your water to just 160-170 degrees F. Use a candy thermometer to achieve the most accurate temperature. But if you don’t have one you can guestimate the temperature by turning off the burner when the water starts to boil and then let it cool … Read the rest