Don't Burn the Tea

I love iced green tea, but until recently, I didn't know the right way to brew it. According to Real Simple magazine, you burn the delicate tea leaves whenever you brew them in boiling water, and it makes the tea bitter. Here's the proper way:

• Instead of a tea kettle, heat water in an open pan.
• As soon as little bubbles start to form on the side of the pan, pour it over the tea bag(s).
• Only steep for 2 or 3 minutes (1 or 2 if it's white tea).
• Drink hot or add water and ice to make iced tea. I use two regular sized tea bags to make a quart of iced tea. I sweeten each glassful with liquid stevia.

Mmmm....I think I'll go pour some right now.