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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do???"
This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?
Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better |
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I drink enough tea to sink a battleship when I get up, blue top milk after the water and no sugar.
I only have coffee in the evenings, but maybe just one or two mugs, blue top milk first, as it stops the boiling water from scorching the coffee granules, and 1 sugar  |
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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago
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As I learned from my dad when he taught me to make tea, the tea bag and milk must NEVER touch.
For coffee, the milk is added before the hot water to prevent a burned taste. I'll never know as I detest coffee but make it for colleagues. |
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"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do???
This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?
Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better"
Yeah, I didn’t get that logic either! The temperature would be the same regardless.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do???
This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?
Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better
Yeah, I didn’t get that logic either! The temperature would be the same regardless.
Lou x "
Sorry maybe it was the way I wrote it out, it made sense as I was writing.
I only drink coffee and only use a splash of milk (muddy water) and I always add milk first.
If you pour abit of milk in a cup then add hot water the water is hot. However if you add cold milk to hot water it will cool down slightly.
Hope that makes better sense.  |
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Coffee has to be milk first - otherwise the boiled water burns the coffee granules.
Tea is hot water first, let it infuse then add milk. Even from a pot, milk last. Unless you've got really thin, cheap china
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By (user no longer on site)
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Green tea, oolong and white teas differ in perfect brewing temperature, usually between 70-85 C. But I’ll assume you are all using a black tea, like PG tips, Tetley or Yorkshire tea. If that is the case, the best brewing temperature to release the flavour of the tea correctly is 95-100 C. A hotter temp gives a better brew, as it allows the leaves to open quicker.
Milk first doesn’t allow for this.
Coffee, on the other hand, brews better at below 95 C. Much like tea, the ideal temperature depends on the type. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack?
Yes when using a teapot. I'm guessing not many do these days. "
I like using a teapot and cup and saucer but it's not worth it for one person. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Green tea, oolong and white teas differ in perfect brewing temperature, usually between 70-85 C. But I’ll assume you are all using a black tea, like PG tips, Tetley or Yorkshire tea. If that is the case, the best brewing temperature to release the flavour of the tea correctly is 95-100 C. A hotter temp gives a better brew, as it allows the leaves to open quicker.
Milk first doesn’t allow for this.
Coffee, on the other hand, brews better at below 95 C. Much like tea, the ideal temperature depends on the type. "
I pour the boiling water onto my tea bag. I thought I was doing it wrong. |
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"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack?
Yes when using a teapot. I'm guessing not many do these days.
I like using a teapot and cup and saucer but it's not worth it for one person. "
It is - you can refill easily |
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Savage animals on this thread that put milk in first. I bet you're also the demons that put the toilet paper on under rather than over and put milk in the bowl before the cereal.......savage animals indeed |
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Logically, the milk is added to the tea after it has been brewed; you can guage the amount that is required. Otherwise you are pre-guessing the strength of the brewing process.
Instant coffee is destroyed by boiling water; let the water cool down for a minute or so, after boiling, it needs to be 90 - 95C.
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"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do???
This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?
Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better"
Same here. Surely the final tea temp will be the same regardless of whether milk goes in first or last.
Does anyone warm the milk before adding to the tea?
You can't beat an authentic chai latte though... made with a little water and mostly milk with cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Mmm... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???
I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.
What do you do???"
That's precisely why I do it afterwards- plus you get a stronger cuppa that way |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever"
Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)
This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.
Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first. |
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"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever
Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)
This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.
Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first. "
Finally, a rational explanation for the milk first approach! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever
Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)
This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.
Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first.
Finally, a rational explanation for the milk first approach! "
The milk forms a fatty barrier over the tea bag and hinders the percolation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’m not sure it’s etiquette... it’s a process and the tea bag must be left for a couple of minutes, removed before any milk is introduced. If the water isn’t boiling or is cooled by the addition of milk then the tea cannot infuse properly. In my view.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A teapot is a must. Milk should always go first as otherwise the hot tea will crack the bone china. If you’re drinking tea from a ceramic mug sort your life out! |
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"Should I be the one to point out that we all really need to get out more. "
Tea is the salve to all ills, the connecter of people , the silent expression of love ,sympathy , friendship.
Don't knock the brew |
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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago
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"Milk last and only a gesture of milk, I like my tea strong. We shouldn’t really be using tea bags either it should be loose leaf.
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But bits of leaf sometimes leek out into the tea then  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If using a teabag in a cup / mug, the milk should be added last as the milk will cool the boiled water down enough to prevent it from infusing properly. The water should be poured from a bit of a height to allow the leaves to circulate and be gently pounded by the water, whicb will allow the flavour to develop. Once it is anticipated that the tea has reached its required strength the milk can be added and the strength checked. Any adjustment to strength should be done by gently wafting the teabag with a spoon and the teabag should NEVER be squeezed against the inside of the cup / mug.
Now, about the coffee - instant coffee was invented by the devil. You lot are insane!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Milk last and only a gesture of milk, I like my tea strong. We shouldn’t really be using tea bags either it should be loose leaf. "
I think I love you Hooves!
" But bits of leaf sometimes leek out into the tea then "
Get a good tea strainer and you’ll have minimum leaf leakage  |
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