Teabags don’t even come with their own holder. So you have to be aware of that cooling, coalescing gunk on a saucer the whole time you sip in your cup. A cold used teabag is one of the most unpleasant things in a middle-class household, whereas cold tea leaves are just wet plant stuff.

Yeah, I don’t use a coaster. I just steep it and then toss it in the trash whenever I feel like it. It’a lot less nasty than loose wet plant stuff.