[header] How to use loose tea to make tea [title] Boil the kettle with water in it. [title] When the water is boiled, pour the water into the teapot. [step] Leave it in the teapot for about a minute and then pour the water down the sink. 
This is called steaming the pot, so the tea will stay hotter for longer. This is because the pot is already hot so the lower temperature of the pot doesn't cool down the tea.