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[luciazephyr]

Poll #7429 This is serious business to me, no lie.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37

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How many times do you use a tea bag before throwing it away?

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One time, for I am a tea novice or possibly I exclusively drink light teas.
15 (40.5%)

Two times, which is pretty okay.
15 (40.5%)

Three times, as I like to live on the edge.
2 (5.4%)

I am a mutant and my superpower is to be able to steep tea four times.
0 (0.0%)

I am God. I can reuse teabags *forever*.
0 (0.0%)

I drink coffee, for I am a classless heathen. True story.
5 (13.5%)

Also, mezzanineview bribed me with Mumford & Sons and Sufjan Stevens, so now I have a tumblr. Anyone want to follow me or whatever?

Comments

[everbright]

Honestly, if the blurb on line says it can be steeped more than once (usually it's Oolong) then I'll steep it more than once, but everything else it's one and done. Granted, I don't drink Pureh at all, but I was under the impression that most tea prep assumed one steeping. Also,

WHITE TEA IS WATER. YOU WILL NOT CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE.

[sophia_sol]

I would happily follow you! If I knew what your name is on tumblr. (although by "follow" I mean "add to my rss reader because I don't actually have a tumblr"...)

[luciazephyr]

OH! um. lucyzephyr.

[sophia_sol]

Awesome, thanks!

[sarken]

"One time, for it is Lipton and who gives a fuck" would be a more accurate answer for me.

[luciazephyr]

that is a totally acceptable answer.

[killerkaleidoscope]

I will! My username's the same over there as here.

(By the way: hi, it's your other beta. I kind of loathe my old LJ account but it has its uses so *shrug* I keep it around but scorn all ties to it.)

[astro_noms]

I use teabags once, because mostly it's crappy bag tea or herbal stuff that's weak anyway. When I use looseleaf, I use less than is recommended and then steep for a bit longer than I'm supposed to and get something stronger.

[samjohnsson]

It depends on the brand and how far apart. Earl Greys, I can get two good and one weak cup. Jasmine, one and a weak. Chai, two usually, sometimes a third weak one. Most herbals, just one. And if there's more than six hours, I tend to not reuse, since they develop...oddly. (ETA: This applies to Tazo and Twinings. Celestial Seasonings are one-and-done.)

Unless it's hoarhound, which I can get four cups out of, when I have to. ETA: But that's loose tea.

[pineapplechild]

I drink jasmine and I both like it weak and also pack the tea bag (loose tea). so, as I generally am drinking it at work, I tend to reuse ad infinium. but if I have tea to hand, 2-3 times.

[thene]

I pretty much always just use teabags once (but I only drink green tea, so), though I do sometimes reuse coffee grounds if I'm feeling very poor.

Btw; just figured I'd ask if you felt like leaving any prompts. Needs moar prompts! It's gonig pretty good considering the tininess of the fandom though.

[qem_chibati]

One time for me refers to the one sitting - so if I have a very small cup I might use it 2-3 times, but otherwise I don't drink tea often enough (on average once a week) to feel comfortable reusing it.

[schneefink]

People use tea bags more than once? Huh. I've never seen that. Maybe there are different kinds of tea bags? I can't imagine using our tea bags twice. But I'm not an expert.