It’s taken most of the box of these inexpensive little bags to accept the fact that you let the water get cool to tepid, you drag the bag leisurely through the water 6, definitely no more than 8 times, and that’s it. STOP. Otherwise it gets a bitter barb at the end of the sip.
Self-control in steeping tea. There’s a concept I need to practice…
Self-control and tea? What’s that? That sounds like quite the process.
I tend to ruin teas you have to fuss with; I am a heavy-handed steeper.