Steep timer · 2 g · 200 ml · covered
05:00
Pour 200 ml of water just off the boil over one teaspoon of the blend.
Why five minutes
A timer for bark, seed and root.
Tea leaves give up their flavour in two or three minutes. Cinnamon bark, fenugreek seed and dried ginger do not. At two minutes you have coloured water; at five you have the cup. Cover it while it steeps so the cardamom, mint and tulsi oils stay in the drink.
Press start when you pour. The screen fills with tea as the cup does, your phone stays awake, and a chime tells you when to strain. Prefer it stronger? Use a little more blend rather than a longer steep, which can turn gurmar and fenugreek harsh.