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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?

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5 July 2005, 03:43 UTC #1

what's the difference between brewed & steeped?

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Wayne Boatwright
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5 July 2005, 03:52 UTC #2

On Mon 04 Jul 2005 08:43:59p, Me wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
I didn't know there was a difference unless, of course, you're using an "iced
tea machine", in which case I would think "brewed" we be appropriate.
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5 July 2005, 14:32 UTC #3

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
If you prepare tea correctly, brewed and steeped are the same.
Dora

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Dimitri
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5 July 2005, 16:29 UTC #4

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
Brewed is made with hot water.
Steeped is generally made with cold water such as sun tea.
Fill a jug with cold water, add the tea in bags, cover and put out in the sun to
steep. Good stuff.
Dimitri

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Wayne Boatwright
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5 July 2005, 16:45 UTC #5

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
Brewed is made with hot water.
Steeped is generally made with cold water such as sun tea.
Fill a jug with cold water, add the tea in bags, cover and put out in
the sun to steep. Good stuff.
Dimitri
Cookbooks often say to pour boiling water over the tea in a teapot and allow
to "steep".
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5 July 2005, 17:13 UTC #6

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
If you prepare tea correctly, brewed and steeped are the same.
In UK yes🙂

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5 July 2005, 17:34 UTC #7

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
Brewed is made with hot water.
Steeped is generally made with cold water such as sun tea.
Fill a jug with cold water, add the tea in bags, cover and put out in
the sun to steep. Good stuff.
Dimitri
Cookbooks often say to pour boiling water over the tea in a teapot and allow
to "steep".
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4 entries found for steep.
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steep[1,adjective]steep[2,noun]steep[3,verb]steep[4,noun]
Main Entry: steep
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English stepen; akin to Swedish stöpa to steep
transitive senses
1 : to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for
softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)
2 : to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)
3 : to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading
influence) <practices steeped in tradition>
intransitive senses : to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid
synonym see SOAK
- steep·er noun

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5 July 2005, 17:58 UTC #8

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> what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
Brewed is made with hot water.
Steeped is generally made with cold water such as sun tea.
Fill a jug with cold water, add the tea in bags, cover and put out in
the sun to steep. Good stuff.
Dimitri
Cookbooks often say to pour boiling water over the tea in a teapot and
allow to "steep".
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Dimitri
4 entries found for steep.
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steep[1,adjective]steep[2,noun]steep[3,verb]steep[4,noun]
Main Entry: steep
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English stepen; akin to Swedish stöpa to steep
transitive senses
1 : to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for
softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)
2 : to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or
soaking)
3 : to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading
influence) <practices steeped in tradition>
intransitive senses : to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid
synonym see SOAK
- steep·er noun
I wasn't referring to dictionary definitions, but to cookbooks.
For example, from Joy of Cooking, 1964 Edition:
"Place tea leaves in a preheated pot... Water should only just have arrived
at a brisk rolling boil... Pour over leaves, stir, and permit to steep not
less than 3 and not more thana 5 minutes."
There are many similar references in other cookbooks.
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5 July 2005, 18:19 UTC #9

Me said:
what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
You brew something by steeping it.

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5 July 2005, 23:59 UTC #10

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what's the difference between brewed & steeped?
If you prepare tea correctly, brewed and steeped are the same.
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In UK yes🙂
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Dora

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6 July 2005, 14:30 UTC #11

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<Snip> every time I use boiling water to brew the tea for iced tea I notice a
small "film" on the surface of the tea when cooled. If I make a cold steeped
tea I do not have that "film" and the tea is less bitter.
Dimitri

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6 July 2005, 14:56 UTC #12

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<Snip> every time I use boiling water to brew the tea for iced tea I
notice a small "film" on the surface of the tea when cooled. If I make
a cold steeped tea I do not have that "film" and the tea is less bitter.
Dimitri
I've seen that, too. I'm guessing that's the oil from the leaves,
although
I've also seen it on "sun tea".
If I steep tea in cold water, it never seems to have as robust a flavor.
Not sure I notice any bitterness either way.
Bitterness comes from steeping too long or low quality tea.
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6 July 2005, 14:58 UTC #13

On Wed 06 Jul 2005 07:30:43a, Dimitri wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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On Tue 05 Jul 2005 10:34:17a, Dimitri wrote in rec.food.cooking:
<Snip> every time I use boiling water to brew the tea for iced tea I
notice a small "film" on the surface of the tea when cooled. If I make
a cold steeped tea I do not have that "film" and the tea is less bitter.
Dimitri
I've seen that, too. I'm guessing that's the oil from the leaves, although
I've also seen it on "sun tea".
If I steep tea in cold water, it never seems to have as robust a flavor.
Not sure I notice any bitterness either way.
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