How is the volume of a 6 oz tea cup measured?
For one tea bag, 4-8 oz is ideal. 8 oz might be considered a true US cup, but 4-6 ounces is the standard measurement for coffees and teas. If you’re using loose tea, obviously the amount of tea used and size of mug are both variable, so YMMV. Mugs can be any size. aubilenon mentions that a normal coffee mug is 10 oz. My coffee mug, which is pretty standard by itself, is 16 oz, WAY too big for one tea bag. But I agree that purchasing 10 oz mugs is a good balance of big and small. It also prevents you from getting hopped up on too much caffeine by limiting your intake. Tea can be oversteeped, understeeped, and diluted significantly. The amount of time you use to steep is up to you, but remember that significant exposure to water turns good tea into bitter tea. Some people tell you that that’s the only way to get the good flavor. That’s BS. That “flavor” is oversteeped, bitter tea that people have gotten used to calling “good”. While glass mugs are very nice to look at, be aware that they
