As someone who bookends most days with a pot of tea, I’m surprised at how frequently people who can rattle off the differences between light- and dark-roast coffee or Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon ...

I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

How long you steep certain tea types can drastically affect their final flavor profile. Here's a roadmap to proper brew timing and temperature. Joey is a writer/editor, TV/radio personality, lifestyle ...