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    This Is How You Should Be Making Tea, According To Science

    If you put milk in before taking the tea bag out you are a monster. FACT.

    1. Water should be at boiling point when you pour it over the tea bag.

    2. It might actually not be that bad to reboil water that's already been boiled once.

    3. Only boil the amount of water that you need for however many cups you're making.

    4. Warm your mug or pot first if you want your tea to stay hot longer.

    Otherwise heat will transfer from your hot tea to the cold cup, and your tea will cool down quicker.

    5. Never put the milk in first.

    6. If you really really want to you can put sugar in with the tea bag before you add water.

    7. Brewing time should be somewhere between two and five minutes.

    8. Don't reuse tea bags, even if they're really nice and expensive.

    9. To cool your tea quicker, leave a teaspoon in it for a few seconds.

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