My wife and I were talking to one of the cooks at Trader Joes about making tea. She made it in the usual way: boil water, steep the teabag, and drink it. Our way is a little different: fill the coffeemaker with water, run the coffeemaker to get hot water, then steep a bag or two in the coffeepot. Makes plenty of hot tea.
FWIW, I measured the temperature of the hot water of the coffeepot and it hovered around 160 degrees F. I believe ideal coffee is brewed at 180 to 190 degrees, according to a friend who used to design coffee percolators. I’m not sure the ideal temperature for brewing tea.
