Making Tea on Shabbat

From Halachipedia
  1. According to many poskim tea leaves are considered foods which cook easily and could cook in a Kli Sheni and therefore it's forbidden to put a tea bag in a cup and pour upon it boiling water from the urn nor may the tea bag be put in a cup in which water was poured from an urn. [1]
  2. The preferable way of making tea on Shabbat is to use instant tea which may be placed in a Kli Sheni (a cup with water which was poured from an urn) and better yet in a Kli Shelishi (a cup with water which was poured from a Kli Sheni). [2]
  3. Another preferable method is to prepare "tea essence" by cooking a tea bag before Shabbat, saving the flavored liquid, and putting it into a Kli Sheni (a cup with hot water which was poured from an urn). [3]
  4. Lastly, if one didn't prepare tea essence before Shabbat many are lenient to make tea using a Kli Shelishi by pouring boiling water from an urn to a cup (Kli Sheni) and from that cup to another cup (Kli Shelishi) and putting the tea bag in the Kli Shelishi. [4]

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References

  1. Mishna Brurah 318:39, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 660)
  2. Igrot Moshe 4:74(16)
  3. Mishna Brurah 318:39
  4. Igrot Moshe 4:74(15), 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 661)