Pouring out water that way also reduces the amount of caffiene found in the tea. Instead of buying decaf tea I simply steep any tea that I want to make for about 10 seconds, pour it out, and then resteep. Caffiene is suppose to be one of the first thing released from tea so that process decaffinates my tea.
I rarely let my green tea steep for three minutes. Most of my green teas steep for 1 minute. There are a few blends that will steep for longer then that but that is because the blend uses rooibos or a black tea.
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