American Ilxors: Do you use Kettles to make tea?

Totally use an electric kettle but am also a tea dawdler and apostate who leaves the teabag in the cup and either drinks the cold tea, nukes the cold tea, or adds more boiling water to the cold tea. All several times every day - I probably get the equivalent of 4 cups of tea, all with that same sad teabag.

One time I was introduced to a "Cuban espresso" where you put a teaspoon of raw or brown sugar on top of the grounds before tamping. I'm usually a no-sugar guy but that can be a great pick-me-up (e.g. when hungover). Having the sugar in the extraction process alters what comes out of the coffee grounds as well. I'm sure Alfred will raise an eyebrow and tell me it's no more Cuban than Ron DeSantis' boot heels, but I'm ignorant.

Wait what, no, for a cubano you put the sugar in a little metal creamer and then you add a few drops of brewed coffee to it and you mix that up into a light brown slush. Then you add the rest of the brewed coffee and stir it up.

How dare you all use my beautiful thread to discuss ewww coffee! I blame you Sinker!

I am drinking tea right now, electric kettle, two tea bags in 12oz mug, Rington's Gold

Rington's tea is really nice.

i am drinking a “first flush” darjeeling blend

I love the rington's instant coffee! Haven't had the tea but I don't really drink tea.

But the instant coffee is the best I've had. I have it at home for if I run out of the real stuff.

I'm sad because the US distributor for Rington's is kaput... I'm going to Newcastle in April so I can stock up then but what will I do next year?!?

My Dad loved Rington's coffee. There's a near half empty jar there and with him just passing away (funeral was yesterday) I dunno if it will get used as my mum doesn't really drink coffee and I don't like it at all. He loved the smell of it especially.

Wait I had no idea ^ was who you are until you just said that. I'm very sorry about your dad, K.

Thanks ENBB

I'm drinking a big mux of Twinings Strong Breakfast Tea (pyramid loose leaf teabags) right now.

My Dad loved Rooibos tea. Because there was no caffeine in it the cardiac doctors said he could drink as much of it as he wanted over the last 20 years despite having heart failure. He did. His heart stayed strong til the end too. It was sepsis (which he had beaten before) that got him.

Next time you guys have a tea or a coffee, you can toast him. He loved his tea and coffee.

Raising a mug to his memory right now. My condolences to you and yours, 7th

really sorry about that news - just copped the new username too

Just made a fresh cup... cheers to your dad!

Raising one up to him now

my go-to black tea is just Trader Joe's irish breakfast - round bags, no string
God only knows who makes it but it's pretty solid everyday tea

I'm also a fan of rooibos anytime after noon but despite it's non-stimulant claims, I sometimes get wired on it -- anyone else get revved up on rooibos?

yes me because it is so effin good

I'm gonna start salting my tea because I'm annoyed by how much attention this story is receving

Josefa apparently you can do the Cubano either way. I find it easier to tamp down the sugar on the coffee, and I think it improves the extraction that way ...

To comply with thread etiquette I will agree that rooibos is the shit, very pleasant tea.

xp I'll keep that under advisement. I only have a Moka pot so I can't do it that way.