I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

Enjoying a nice cup of tea is a time-honored routine around the world. Not only is drinking tea a relaxing and refreshing pastime, but tea is an endlessly versatile beverage with so many different ...

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A freshly brewed mug of tea is the product of many serendipities: ancient human ingenuity, meticulous harvesting, global trade and a whole lot of chemistry. In her new book “Steeped: The Chemistry of ...

Tea aficionados will tell you loose tea tastes better. But bagged tea is much more convenient. We talked to tea experts to get the real story on how loose and bagged tea compare. Selection. While ...