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Brewing time: The finer the grain of tea, the faster the brew time. Nearly powdered teas are ready to go in about two minutes or less, while large leaf varieties may need more than five minutes.
Kevin Solway (173)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Tea
Make your own decaffeinated tea: Caffeine is highly water soluble, so it is one of the first constituents of the leaf to be extracted in the steeping process. Usually 80 percent or more of the tea's caffeine content is released within the first 20 to 30 seconds of steeping. You can enjoy any tea virtually caffeine-free (with little sacrifice of flavor) by discarding the water after the first 30 to 60 seconds of steeping and adding fresh hot water to the now largely decaffeinated leaf.
Kevin Solway (173)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Tea
Iced tea: To make iced tea that is clear and not too cloudy, place 4 tea bags into a 2-quart pitcher of water and leave in the refrigerator for approximately 4 hours. When making a pitcher of iced tea, add fruit juice (pineapple or citrus juice) - it tastes refreshing, delicious and saves on the amount of tea you use. To keep ice tea cold without diluting the tea, freeze some of the brewed tea in ice cube trays and use them in your serving pitcher.
Kevin Solway (173)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking
Drink filtered water: And filter it with a good quality filter. The water that comes through your regular tap is not top quality.
Kevin Solway (173)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Coffee
Keeping coffee fresh: Ground coffee can start losing its freshness as soon as you open the packet. Roasted beans will remain fresh for about a week. Keep your coffee as dry as possible, and away from extreme heat or cold. Refrigeration can damage coffee.
thesource (378)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Coffee
Grinding coffee beans: Never grind more beans than you need for immediate consumption. Once the beans are ground, the flavorful oils are exposed to the damaging air. As these oils dissipate, so will the flavor and aroma of your coffee.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Coffee
Espresso at Home: When selecting a machine for home, look for one that will drive the water through the coffee with the aid of a pump vs. a steam driven machine. A good pump machine will cost more, but you will probably find that the investment worth it if you are serious about enjoying tasty espresso.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Coffee
Drink coffee straight: Sugar, milk or cream ruins the flavor of good coffee.
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking > Soft drinks
Save money on soft drinks by buying soda water and adding your own flavouring.
kellyjones00 (593)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking
Make cheap "vitamin water" and fizzy vitamin drinks by steeping a tea bag in soda water, and stirring in a ground-up multivitamin tablet. You could also add spices like powdered ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mint, etc.
kellyjones00 (593)
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Main > Living > Food & drink > Drink and drinking
Create fizzy health salts, with the same ingredients as "Andrews health salts".
Ingredients commonly available.
20g Bicarbonate of soda
20g Citric acid powder
20g Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)
40g Finely powdered sugar (Icing sugar)
Mix thoroughly, then add one heaped teaspoon to a glass of water for a refreshing drink.
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