steep time
Infusion waiting period
Steep time is how long tea, coffee, or other substances should soak in liquid to extract flavor.
Too short yields weak results; too long produces bitterness.
The term appears on tea packaging and in brewing instructions: The recommended steep time for green tea is two to three minutes.
Also called steeping time.
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
- infuseSaturate by steeping
- soakSaturate with liquid
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- tea bagPorous pouch for steeping
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- teagreen tea, black tea, oolong, white tea, Darjeeling