An electric kettle for the water and loose tea with a strainer. I'll usually make it in a mug, occasionally a small teapot, or a thermos if I'm traveling.
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Big pinch from a cheap 1 kilo bag of black tea, in a pint glass, strain into other pint glass.
Mostly drink coffee, but some days I want something more relaxing.
A mix of herbal and chai at this point. For herbal I don't add anything, while chai gets a splash of milk and maybe a spoon worth of sugar. The British are right, you've gotta take the bag out.
I have a kettle that can do different temperatures, and it's dope, but annoyingly it doesn't ever turn off on the black setting because of altitude, so I have to go down a peg.
I basically take everything 'black' with two sugars, I never put milk in my tea. And I'm particularly partial to Earl Grey and peppermint.
Also, Demerara sugar FTW.
How is the iced Grey? Doesn't sound like my cup of tea (tee-hee) but your choice is very intriguing...
Its great! I saw the little "try over ice!" on the box and never looked back. I reccomend an extra tea bag and steeping a bit longer, then pouring over more ice than you think you need. You want to flash cool it. I dont add anything to preserve the strong flavor, but I know many throw in some sugar.
I boil water in a sauce pot on the stove. Slosh it into my mug. Plunk in a tea bag and set the timer on my microwave for 3:30 so that I don't forget and over-steep it. No milk. No sugar.
It's dangerous to run a microwave with nothing inside - https://www.mashed.com/642257/you-should-never-run-your-microwave-empty-heres-why/
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Whatever black tea steeped for slightly longer than whatever it says, teaspoon or two of sugar, and a splash of milk. I mostly drink black coffee though.
I put loose leaf tea (usually a blended black tea such as English breakfast) in a basket in my mug and then pour boiling water from my kettle over it and let it sit for about 3-4 minutes. Remove the tea and add a bit of sugar and milk, stir and enjoy. I've got one of those "smart" mugs so my tea stays hot for the entire time I'm drinking it.
Boiling water. Kettle at home and Kuereg with no pod at work. A half teaspoon of sugar. A bit of soy milk. And usually ice.
Edit: not as common, but 90 seconds in microwave works fine.
Just a green tea bag in a mug with hot water. I leave the tea bag in the whole time. No milk or sugar. Sometimes Iβll drink celestial herbal tea, but itβs very strong if you leave the tea bag in too long.
Water in the microwave. Cheap Lipton tea bag for five mins. A little cashew milk. It's fine.
Regular tea: Loose green tea steeped with an infuser for longer than recommended, plain
Herbal tea: Tea bag, either plain or with a bit of sweetener and/or lemon
Yerba mate: Out of a low-maintenance stainless steel "gourd"
Also, I use an electric kettle to heat the water, unless I'm camping or road tripping.