system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do tea bags say ‘Do Not Microwave’?

Does it have to do with how the tea steeps? Or something with metal staples on the bag?
gpt
Because you are doing it wrong!

You are supposed to put tea into boiling water all at once, not slowly heat it up with the water.  It does taste different that way.

EDIT:  To be clear, you don't put tea in water while it is still boiling, you bring the water to a boil, let it cool a bit, then put it in.