More about tea If I make a mug of tea, I use one teabag. If I make a pot of tea, I use 2 teabags. If I have loose tea, I always look up what the packet says. It usually says 1 teaspoon, 3-5 mins. The time sometimes varies, but I have never seen any other amount. One teaspoon is already variable enough, I guess. But why doesn't it ever say "or to taste", like it does with other stuff? I use 1 teaspoon for a mug, not a cup. Before mugs got so popular, did people drink stronger tea? If you want to make a pot with loose tea, the popular recommendation says: one teaspoon per person and one for the pot. So is it implied that one person drinks one cup? Is a cup a dainty china teacup? It probably isn't a mug, or is it? Why not say eg. 0.2 liters?