To “hot up”’my tea next day?

[MaryTheMagical]

On work days I make two “mug flasks” of with one herbal tea teabag, so I have hot drinks to get me through the morning without interruption. No milk because herbal tea.

Yesterday afternoon I made a flask of tea to have in the garden but was so engrossed in attacking the ivy that I forgot to take the bag out or drink it.

AIBU to split the cold tea between two flasks and top up with boiling water for today? I am wondering if this is slightly gross, but seems silly to pour it down the sink only to make a fresh brew.

Try it and see if it works. If not then go back to normal? 🤔

Neither reusing it or throwing it away would be unreasonable. Both entirely unremarkable actions.

I say reuse. Why not?
(I microwave cold tea and have been known to put a cold cup of tea in the fridge and microwave it the next day.)

Can’t see the issue. Am I missing something?

I’d just make a fresh one, because it’s only tea.

if you’ve left the bag in, it might be incredibly bitter - but otherwise, yes, I’d reheat a herbal tea (no milk) from the previous day.

No problem. I often re-heat tea. Or I just drink it cold. I never make it cold (would feel odd - but then 'iced tea' is quite a big thing) but am happy to drink it when it's cooled down.

It's not tea for a start.

Are you that hard up?

@CurlewKate I don’t know! That’s why I asked the question. I wouldn’t reheat certain foods which are a bit grim once heated up (I was 42 before I ate reheated pizza!) and I thought tea may be on the same list.

That is an erudite point. Would it make a difference if it was regular tea as opposed to an herbal infusion?

Me too.

You monster.

Two concerns re 50:50 cold (lukewarm?) tea and boiling water:
would it taste strong enough or 'right'
would it actually be hot enough.

Make it, give it a quick try... and then tip it away.

@MissCooCooMcgoo No, but these are expensive “posh” teabags and it feels like such a waste to pour it away.

Ok, I have made the hot tea. It’s on the weak side but not bad! Starting work now, with birds singing my outside my window, sunshine and tea - all is well.

Black tea heated up is horrible as it’s ‘stewed’ .
Im very much a ‘use everything/no waste/eat leftovers’ sort of person but even I would hve thrown it out and made fresh. Herbal tea -like all brewed drinks - is best drank hot & fresh.
Edited to say I know this was a herbal tea bag - the black tea heated up was in reply to someone who said they heated up a cup from the day before 🤮

Considering herbal tea tastes like hot water in an unwashed cup I can’t see it being a problem.

Nothing to do with being hard up, why be wasteful?

In any case, you can make cold versions of these teas and keep them in the fridge for a few days so its similar to that.