Canadian here. The idea of microwaved “tea” distressed me greatly

Am doing it for years and don't understand any difference if it's on a kettle or a microwave! I know many say there is, but i don't feel it!

You should see how Indians make tea... If India ever catches a British spy, we'll put him in a room and make Indian versions of tea. He'll crack in no time. 😂😂

Not uncommon at all in spain to make tea in the microvawe. Electric kettels arent common there

Get real. You're only heating up the water in a different way than boiling it. Why should it be horrifying to heat up water in a microwave oven? It doesn't make any difference tastewise whatsoever.

We're just heating the water in the microwave. What's the issue?

I'm from the US and this grosses me out

I make tea in the microwave - from italy.

Nobody elected you the spokesperson for the rest of the world. Death is horrifying. Disease, poverty...heating up water in a microwave? Smidge bit over dramatic.

Who cares what the rest of the world does really ?

this is a last resort for the tea drinkers among us. like, i want tea but i have no kettle or stove.

why?

I live in the US and this is horrifying.

Just the water, not the tea bag also.

You think that, but you don't know why, because there is actually no reason why it is wrong.

Same here.

So do I.

thank you for your honesty. Do you put the milk in first as well? ;-)

Do you own a toaster? Or, is this actually a reaction to feeling gas-lit when people tell you they can taste the difference between microwave or kettle tea? I can't tell the difference myself, and don't like tea for that matter, but lots of things in the house and kitchen require hot water, and I use my electric kettle daily....

But the purpose of a kettle is not to warm water, it's to *boil* water. Tea is properly made with boiling water. Yes I can tell the difference! Even just by looking at it - tea made with water that hasn't reached its boiling point has little foamy bubbles around the rim. And it tastes kind of "soapy".

Although i do use a kettle I think it is the persons own choice

That's understandable. Where I'm from (India) my family drinks plenty of tea. We also don't have a kettle. We just use a regular vessel to boil water on the stove. It may be double the time as compared to the microwave, but at least thew water is boiled and the tea brews better.

That makes us two!! I hate the lost space on the kitchen counter and the kettles after a while look horrifying and you need to clean them constantly!!

The temperature of the hot water affects the tannins in the tea leaves. When water temperature is too hot, the tannins are dissolved and other desirable compounds are destroyed. It will also taste bitter and astringent. When water temperature is too cold, the compounds are not released and the tea lacks balance and taste. You may need to experiment a little to find what temperature suits you best because the perfect water temperature is often a matter of personal preference. I'm not a tea snob - do what suits you but kettles make it easier to get the temperature of the water right and that's the only reason. Microwaves are very varied - alter the amount of water in the mug by a small amount and it can change the temperature up and down by a sufficient amount to impact taste. So, there's the reason - but just do what you want. 👍

I personally don't care so much about tea, but do you ever boil rice, pasta, eggs, potatoes, oatmeal etc? It's much quicker to boil the water in an electric kettle. I drink tea maybe 2-3 times per week but use my kettle up to 5 times per day :).