If you need to make more than just a cup or two of tea, you can brew it all at once (and keep it warm) by making it in a coffee pot.
DIY web site WikiHow details how to do it, noting that it’s quite useful if you need a large volume of tea. It isn’t all that different from making coffee, except you don’t use a filter and you place a tea bag or two in the filter basket. Hit the link to see the step-by-step instructions.
How to Make Tea Using a Coffee Pot [WikiHow]
smurfydog
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 4:16 PMNo. Just no.
Tea in a bag in any form is just wrong.
I can’t think of any good use for teabags outside of war or natural disasters.
Bolden
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 4:50 PMHow about convenience, and less mess?
Sean
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 8:50 PMYou know what’s more convenient and has less mess? Using nothing at all. Do it right or don’t bother.
jenn
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1:13 AMI came here to say: no, just…no. but it sounds like it was covered. :)
Cam
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:22 AMThough I adore my “real” tea I must say tea bags are very convenient. I use both. Though I’ll never put them I my coffee perc, THAT is the wrong part of this.
You looking at me?
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1:43 PMThe water will be nowhere near boiling point so whatever the resulting brown coloured liquid is, it certainly isn’t drinkable tea.
rasterfastermaster
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1:54 PMThere is a special vessel that is designed to do the same thing that has been around for a few centuries: it’s called a teapot.
Fiona
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3:34 PMThis is an insult to tea and coffee lovers. (I am a lover of both).
I agree with Sean – do it right or don’t bother.
Matthew
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:46 PMIt’s been said a few times already but just to make sure the point is coming across (coming from a tea & coffee drinker).
No.
(shudder)
Doone
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 4:00 PMI use a thermos like a tea pot. Real tea, boiling water and good, non stewed tea for 3-4 hours. Tea bags are an abomination useful only in dire emergencys.