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Tea preparation
Tea varies, but all tea comes from one type of bush, called Camelllia Sinensis. The tea
may be black or green. The tea brew is not the same as tea-like infusions, such as
herbal tea or fruit tea.
Tea brewing process varies. To maintain valuable ingredients and taste of tea, steeping
process requires different temperature of hot water and different time depending on tea.
Green tea prefers hot water at 85 °C. Follow the in structions on tea packaging.
Black tea
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You can warm-up the teapot by placing it on the cover already when the water is
ready to the boil. Carefully lift the lid from the water container.
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Bring the water to boil
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Remove the teapot from the container to prepare the tea esencji.
WARNING! Risk of injury!
Hot steam releases! Water may drop from the teapot as a result of
condensation. Use a heat-resistant kitchen towel!
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Place the supplied strainer in the teapot.
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Place tea leaves in the strainer (approx. 1 teaspoon per cup) or tea bag directly in
the teapot (approx. 1 tea bag per 1 – 2 cups).
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Pour boiling water over the tea using the tap.
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Fill up the teapot with max. 0.6 litre of water.
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The more loose tea leaves or tea bags with less water in the teapot, the stronger
tea brew (a true tea drinker prefers a tea brew made from exactly 2.86 g per cup).
The best is to use a little more leaves to obtain tea concentrate.
NOTE!
You can adjust strength of tea brew to your individual taste. Take into
account required steeping time given on tea packaging. Tea blends vary.
