why isn't coffee packaged the same as tea? how come you need a whole apparatus to make coffee when at the end of the day it's -hot water -through grinds -through a filter so the bits don't come out
Unless you like French press you don't want the grounds soaking in water as long. Differences in grind...and tbh, headaches. Not everyone, even common tea drinkers, throw away the tea bag once it's steeped. The longer coffee grounds are in the fluid the more tannins seep in, making a more bitter and headache inducing brew.
As a user of a French press, I can definitely confirm the change in the taste the longer the coffee in is with the grounds. That last cup is a LOT stronger/more bitter than the first.
Folgers did/does actually make tea bags, but it's coffee. they're single use so you don't resteep and also it's Folgers, so if you don't already have a taste for cheap coffee it won't be Great
-hot water
-through grinds
-through a filter so the bits don't come out