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Simple question. When making tea, do you put your milk in first or last?
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I’m milk in last. |
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"Simple question. When making tea, do you put your milk in first or last?
Find people that share your tea making preference on this thread. You never know you might have more things in common.
I’m milk in last. "
I believe it should be milk in last as the consistency of the milk can prevents the teabag from releasing the tea to the max!! I changed my
Tea making once I knew this then never looked back  |
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By *afkaMan 1 day ago
Nottingham (ish) |
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I’m milk in last.
I believe it should be milk in last as the consistency of the milk can prevents the teabag from releasing the tea to the max!! I changed my
Tea making once I knew this then never looked back "
Oh dear 😔
Milk first into a teacup then pour freshly brewed tea from a teapot add sugar to taste. |
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"With tea - milk in last.
With coffee - milk in first
That’s my set of rules as well - I’ve never looked into why coffee get the milk first though."
Pouring boiling water directly on to instant coffee can burn it and affect the taste. Pouring cold milk in to boiling water can also scald the milk too |
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The theory around it is that if you are posh, or upper class in the day, milk in first so as not to crack the fine china whereas servants put milk in last as their cups etc were cheaper.
However, I prefer tea leaves and teapot.  |
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"Simple question. When making tea, do you put your milk in first or last?
Find people that share your tea making preference on this thread. You never know you might have more things in common.
I’m milk in last. "
Depends if I'm using a teapot or not if making a bru in a mug milk in last |
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Milk in last because milk is the common denominator and doesn't vary in strength, flavour or consistency — unless it's Goats Milk etc — whereas I, personally, variate between different types of tea with different strengths and colour (Darjeeling, Assam, Lapdog SueSnog, etc), which would then necessitate how much milk is added to it. |
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If pouting from a tea pot, a little milk in first. If not, likec tea bag, milk after as want to see the colour if tea and judge how much milk to use. I usually have earl grey or darjeeling though and black. |
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Tea bags in the mug, boiling water leaves for around 2.5 mins to brew, then milk. And I prefer the tea bag left in. Proper mechanics brew.
Coffee milk in first, water not not boiling. Enjoy your drink. |
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By *RWoodyCouple 1 day ago
Lincolnshire |
If its for a cup of tea for someone then milk in last. For coffee I'd go either milk first or last. I vaguely remember reading that boiling water burns the coffee and affects the taste. Somewhere around 82C being optimum. But I don't think I can ever taste the difference to be honest.
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By *AJMLKTV/TS 1 day ago
Burley |
"milk, teabag, cold water and sugar into a mug, microwave for 3 mins, stir and enjoy. Job done
Imagine waiting 3 minutes to microwave your tea instead of waiting for less time to boil a kettle  "
In those 3 minutes I can watch the deer nibbling the rosebushes at the bottom of my garden, or watch the birds at the feeders, or look up at the stars through the garden room ceiling. I never hurry to do anything |
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"Simple question. When making tea, do you put your milk in first or last?
Find people that share your tea making preference on this thread. You never know you might have more things in common.
I’m milk in last. "
Many reasons why milk last is the correct answer.
Most importantly the milk fats coating the tea leaves and screwing with the flavour extraction process means that that brew IS FUCKING RUINED |
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"Simple question. When making tea, do you put your milk in first or last?
Find people that share your tea making preference on this thread. You never know you might have more things in common.
I’m milk in last.
Many reasons why milk last is the correct answer.
Most importantly the milk fats coating the tea leaves and screwing with the flavour extraction process means that that brew IS FUCKING RUINED"
Sometimes people put the water in first and the tea stews and then the tea is ruined anyway. I think ruined tea is a part of life |
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"Black tea only for me !!
What about the clotted cream on your scones ? (Maybe I should start another discussion for that one !!)"
Jam then Cream for me but I’m sure someone will disagree. Definitely room for another thread to discuss this.  |
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