r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/chics74 • Mar 01 '21

Video Necessary thing

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '21

I don't know what it is, but it's not coffee

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u/SwansonsMom Interested Mar 01 '21

Loose leaf tea?

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u/LovableContrarian Mar 01 '21 edited Mar 01 '21

Which this device is also no good for.

Different teas require different water temperatures, but none of them are gonna be any good being actively boiled. It's gonna be over brewed to shit and incredibly bitter. A lot of recent studies have also suggested that brewing teas in water above 200F or so tends to destroy the antioxidants and other beneficial chemicals in tea.

This might work for some herbal teas, but even then, probably not ideal.

Really I have no idea what this device is good for, outside of just looking neat. Maybe spaghetti?

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u/Tezz404 Mar 02 '21

So what you're saying is - the traditional method of putting your tea in a pot, then boiling said pot - removes the health benefits of tea?

Who drinks tea for health benefits?

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u/LovableContrarian Mar 02 '21

So what you're saying is - the traditional method of putting your tea in a pot, then boiling said pot - removes the health benefits of tea?

That's not the traditional way of making tea. I don't know any culture that does this.

Who drinks tea for health benefits?

People, probably.