We serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 (many come right at 9:30 which is fine with us). However, I have a nice glass tea kettle so that guests can see the water bubbling to full boil. Just before guests start arriving hubby pushes the button to start the tea water. However, someone may not come to use it until 9:15 or 9:30. Many just walk up and pour the lukewarm water onto their tea bag because they assume the water is always boiled (obviously at home they have to push the button on their own tea kettle, but here they think it's magic). I put a small note to push the button down and it will take a couple minutes for the water to be ready for perfect tea but to no avail. They then throw out the tea bag that didn't steep and start all over again.
If you have a tea kettle, how do you stop this? I was thinking it might be better to just put an airpot of boiling water out but the tea kettle is used by lots of guests throughout the afternoon.
If you have a tea kettle, how do you stop this? I was thinking it might be better to just put an airpot of boiling water out but the tea kettle is used by lots of guests throughout the afternoon.