If you wonder how long to microwave water for tea or if you can heat up water in microwave oven to make tea, read this post to find out how to make the perfect tea with the help of a microwave oven! In fact, it is so easy to make a cup of tea using water heated in the microwave.
You just need black tea bags and heated water to make simple, plain black tea.
If you want to make green tea, just use green tea bags in place of black tea bags to steep the tea.
Can You Heat Up Water For Tea In The Microwave?
If you wonder if you can heat up water in the microwave to make tea (or even coffee), the answer is yes!
If you heat up water in microwave (following the instructions in recipe) you can easily make a cup of black tea or green tea without even having to turn on the stove to make tea in saucepan.
Keep in mind that we are talking about making one or two cups of tea here, if you want to make large batch of tea for more people the stove top method is more easier.
This is the most easy method to make tea, than making tea in saucepan especially if you have only one cup of tea to make.
Same with most kinds of teas, so if you know how long to heat water in the microwave to make tea, you can most definitely make a cup of many of of your favorite teas.
This is especially helpful if you do not want to make a large batch of tea, but you only want one or two cups of tea.
Note that we only heat the water in the microwave to make the tea, in which the tea bags are steeped.
Do not microwave tea bags when you make the tea, and this is very important as the tea bags may catch fire if you microwave the tea bags so it is not recommended. Also, this is mostly mentioned in popular tea packages as well.
You can heat the water in the microwave using a microwave safe mug or cup and steep the tea in the hot water, but make sure you do not microwave the tea bags.
So let us read in detail about making tea in microwave and most specifically how long to microwave water for tea.
In general, you just need to heat the water for about one minute time in the microwave using a microwave safe mug or cup to make the tea.
If you need the tea to be very hot, you may heat the water for about one minute and 30 seconds.
Once the tea is heated, you can place the tea bags in the mug or cup with hot water and let it steep for about 3 minutes or follow tea package directions.
Stir in milk & sweetener if desired. It is that easy & simple to make a cup of tea using water heated in the microwave oven!
In this post, I will give a simple recipe to help you make the perfect tea using water heated in the microwave ove. So here you go!
How To Make A Cup Of Tea Using Water Heated In Microwave Oven?
To make tea using water heated in the microwave, you may use the below ingredients and follow the below directions.
Ingredients used
water 1 cup
tea bags 1 or 2 – according to preference (use two tea bags if making milk tea)
Optional ingredients:
whole milk ¼ cup (may use little more if needed. May also use heavy cream or coffee creamer)
sugar 2 tablespoons (adjust to taste, may use another sweetener)
ice cubes 3 to 4 or as needed to make iced tea, if desired
Step by step instructions
Add the water to a microwave safe mug or cup.
Heat the water in the microwave oven for about one minute.
Carefully take the hot water mug outside and place the tea bags in the hot water.
Steep the tea for about 3 minutes or follow tea package directions.
If you place the tea bags in the water for a long time, the tea may taste bitter, especially if you are planning to enjoy it as plain black tea without sugar.
I usually just steep the tea for about 3 minutes when I am making plain black tea.
Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags. If you are making black tea without adding milk or sugar, it is not a good idea to squeeze the tea bags as it may cause bitter taste.
If you just wanted a cup of plain black tea, now it is ready so you can enjoy your tea!
If you think the tea has cooled more than your preference, you can heat the tea in the microwave (in microwave safe cup of mug) for another 30 seconds and then stir well using a spoon so the heat is evenly distributed, enjoy.
to add milk and sugar to make milk tea (optional)
Add milk and sugar to the prepared black tea and heat in the microwave (in microwave safe mug or cup) for another one more minute.
Carefully take the hot cup of tea & stir well using a spoon so the sugar will dissolve in the hot tea.
Enjoy the easy, simple & delicious milk tea!
to make iced tea (optional)
Allow the tea to cool down to room temperature.
Chill the tea in refrigerator.
Once the tea is cooled enough, add ice cubes to a glass cup and pour the chilled tea over the ice. Enjoy!
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Below you can get the simple, easy tea recipe in detail.
Microwave Tea – Black Tea, Milk Tea, Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 tea bag use two tea bags if making milk tea
Optional ingredients:
- ¼ cup whole milk may use little more if needed. May also use heavy cream or coffee creamer
- 2 tablespoons sugar adjust to taste, may use another sweetener
- 3 ice cubes or as needed to make iced tea if desired
Instructions
- Add the water to a microwave safe mug or cup.
- Heat the water in the microwave oven for about one minute.
- Carefully take the hot water mug outside and place the tea bags in the hot water.
- Steep the tea for about 3 minutes or follow tea package directions. If you place the tea bags in the water for a long time, the tea may taste bitter, especially if you are planning to enjoy it as plain black tea without sugar. I usually just steep the tea for about 3 minutes if I am making plain black tea.
- Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags. If you are making black tea without adding milk or sugar, it is not a good idea to squeeze the tea bags as it may cause bitter taste.
- If you just wanted a cup of plain black tea, now it is ready so you can enjoy your tea! If you think the tea has cooled more than your preference, you can heat the tea in the microwave (in microwave safe cup of mug) for another 30 seconds and then stir well using a spoon so the heat is evenly distributed, enjoy.
to add milk and sugar to make milk tea (optional)
- Add milk and sugar to the prepared black tea and heat in the microwave (in microwave safe mug or cup) for another one more minute.
- Carefully take the hot cup of tea & stir well using a spoon so the sugar will dissolve in the hot tea.
- Enjoy the easy, simple & delicious milk tea!
to make iced tea (optional)
- Allow the tea to cool down to room temperature.
- Chill the tea in refrigerator.
- Once the tea is cooled enough, add ice cubes to a glass cup and pour the chilled tea over the ice. Enjoy!
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