Tip of the Day 5 January 2010

Coffee Maker Not Just for Coffee

Use your coffeepot to brew hot tea. By doing so, you can stretch four tea bags into 10-12 cups of tea without sacrificing flavour and without steeping each bag individually. Simply put your tea bags in the part of your coffee machine where you would normally put your coffee (remove any tags and strings). Let the water through the top as usual. After it's finished brewing, you can remove the tea bags and immerse them directly in the freshly brewed pot of tea (if you like your tea strong, otherwise this step is not necessary).

During summer you can enjoy lemon tea throughout the day by brewing a pot in the morning using four lemon teabags, adding honey to taste and then chilling in the fridge. I particularly like lemon and ginger tea. Just add 1 teaspoon grated ginger to the tea as it steeps. Enjoy!