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Recs for tea for Keurig?

FranandZoe — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:20:26 GMT

Can anyone recommend a plain old black tea for the Keurig? I love English and Irish breakfast tea in the a.m. I like Red Rose tea in the afternoon and evening but apparently RR doesn't make a K-cup in their regular black tea. I tried a Lipton one (Indulge) but it's pre-sweetened with caramel - ok but not what I'm looking for. Anyone know of a great plain black tea?

Re: Recs for tea for Keurig?

mac116 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:42:09 GMT

I have had a difficult time finding k-cups of the teas that I like. I have been using tea bags in a cup and adding hot water from the Keurig. My brother puts the teabag into the k-cup holder to make tea.

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FranandZoe — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:46:48 GMT

Good idea to just use the Keurig for hot water - I'm going to try that right now. Does using a tea bag in the K-cup holder make the tea strong enough? Thanks - great ideas!

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wvumountiefan — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:18:08 GMT

I was gonna suggest the English breakfast tea but I see you already have. that's the one I love also!!

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FranandZoe — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:44:32 GMT

wvu - thanks anyway - try the Irish!

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NickelEmily — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 05:43:23 GMT

On 10/12/2014 mac116 said: I have had a difficult time finding k-cups of the teas that I like. I have been using tea bags in a cup and adding hot water from the Keurig. My brother puts the teabag into the k-cup holder to make tea.

I do this, too! I haven't found an actual kcup tea I like. The tea seems to leak out and does quite steep properly. But for delivering hot water...now that works well.

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jannie3 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:34:05 GMT

The last one that we got was Twining English Breakfast tea k-cups, and we also buy Celestial Seasoning black tea. Both are good.

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birkin baby — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:41:20 GMT

I usually just use a tea bag in a cup and dispense hot water.I stock up on k cups when Bi-lohas their awesome sale that comes to $5 per box iand one off you buy 5 boxes. I buy these braands twinings English Breakfast,tazo English Breakfast,and one of my favorite brands... republic of tea English Breakfast (marshalls and Amazon). My favorite tea bag brand is Ahmad. I like their English Breakfast,Irish breakfast, and Special tea #1. I also buy Yorkshire Gold brand at TJ Maxx. I love tea and rarely drink coffee anymore. Lipton does make a plain black tea k-cup. I see them at Target.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:51:02 GMT

Honestly, I just use the hot water feature on the Keurig and a plain old tea bag. It's much more economical than buying tea K-cups.

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Iwantcoffee — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:48:41 GMT

I also use the Keurig for hot water and have tea bag in cup. This also works for hot chocolate and apple cider.

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Trix — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:59:53 GMT

I like the Tazo Tea K-Cups. My favorite is Zen. Another one I like a lot is Twinings Winter Spice...yummy.

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NickNack — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:41:07 GMT

I've tried a lot of them and think Twinings English Breakfast black tea is the best. Really though, I prefer tea bags or loose tea. I don't think a tea bag would work in the Keurig because it wouldn't be steeped.

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HonnyBrown — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:50:01 GMT

On 10/13/2014 JeanLouiseFinch said:
Honestly, I just use the hot water feature on the Keurig and a plain old tea bag. It's much more economical than buying tea K-cups.

This!

But if you have to have a k-cup, Coffee Bean makes a Darjeeling Black Tea. Lipton makes a bunch of different iced tea blends, so they would have to (I hope) make a plain, black tea.

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:06:40 GMT

On 10/12/2014 Frannie said:
Good idea to just use the Keurig for hot water - I'm going to try that right now. Does using a tea bag in the K-cup holder make the tea strong enough? Thanks - great ideas!

I do both. For hot tea, I usually just put the tea bag in the hot water, the same as I've always done with tea bags. For iced tea, I stuff two tea bags in the Keurig and fill a 16-oz plastic cup with ice and brew the tea directly into the cup of ice using the 8-oz setting.

Putting a regular tea bag into hot water is both more cost effective and more environmentally sound.

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FranandZoe — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:41:38 GMT

Thanks everyone! I did make it last night just using the hot water - it worked great. I'll definitely try some of the other black teas.

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RASHIKE — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:44:09 GMT

Go to coffeeam.com and order your tea by the #. Then use your my Keurig insert with your own tea, just like I do with coffee. You then have the option of what ever tea or coffee you want.

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millieshops — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:47:20 GMT

I'm not a very discerning tea drinker, so when I don't want to brew a whole pot of tea I just put a bag in a cup and use the hot water from the Keurig. I still prefer brewed tea though. (I also prefer my coffee dripped or brewed, but I wouldn't be without my Keurig for its convenience.

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NickNack — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:00:14 GMT

On 10/13/2014 RASHIKE said: Go to coffeeam.com and order your tea by the #. Then use your my Keurig insert with your own tea, just like I do with coffee. You then have the option of what ever tea or coffee you want.

You're not steeping your tea when you do it that way though. Tea needs to be steeped to reach its full flavor.

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I am still oxox — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:05:38 GMT

On 10/12/2014 NickelEmily said:
On 10/12/2014 mac116 said: I have had a difficult time finding k-cups of the teas that I like. I have been using tea bags in a cup and adding hot water from the Keurig. My brother puts the teabag into the k-cup holder to make tea.
I do this, too! I haven't found an actual kcup tea I like. The tea seems to leak out and does quite steep properly. But for delivering hot water...now that works well.

What size cup do you use for the tea, can you try to make a smaller cup for a stronger tea?