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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I don't believe there's a 'right' way of making a cup of tea, I rarely drink the stuff lol but I know a good few who can't survive a few hours without a good cuppa!
Curious to hear how you all make your tea. Teabag and milk first? Or hot water then teabag etc?
A girl I used to work with would put in the teabag, loads of milk, hot water and then the sugar. Which seemed really strange to me! Lol
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By *iona38ddTV/TS
over a year ago
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Bring kettle to boil add some water to tea pot to heat the pot boil kettle again empty of water from tea pot add 3 tea bags add boiling water leave for 3 to 4 min
The perfect cup then add what ever you want milk sugar or drink black mmmm |
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By *ab femWoman
over a year ago
Ayrshire |
"Bring kettle to boil add some water to tea pot to heat the pot boil kettle again empty of water from tea pot add 3 tea bags add boiling water leave for 3 to 4 min
The perfect cup then add what ever you want milk sugar or drink black mmmm"
I love a pot of tea |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not that I drink but when making for others i put the teabag in along with milk n such then the water last
John 
Weirdo!  
Yup you know me best.... Once a weirdo..... Hehe
John "
I think I need to join the weirdo group! (Mrs) I do this too when making tea, but I dont drink it!
Coffee for me!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not that I drink but when making for others i put the teabag in along with milk n such then the water last
John "
Bloody hell nearly choked on my tea there !! You make tea for others . That's a sight I must see , never made me a cup any time I visit  lol
In 2nd thoughts im glad I haven't if that's how you do it haha .
I put tea bag and sugar in then boiling water and add the milk last then stir . |
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According to yorkshire tea on telly other day pyramid bags are better boil kettle then let cool a short time add water to bag in cup or mug let stand till suits strength you prefer remove bag then add sugar milk or just lemon |
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"Not that I drink but when making for others i put the teabag in along with milk n such then the water last
John
Bloody hell nearly choked on my tea there !! You make tea for others . That's a sight I must see , never made me a cup any time I visit lol
In 2nd thoughts im glad I haven't if that's how you do it haha .
I put tea bag and sugar in then boiling water and add the milk last then stir . "
He likes to bring me tea n toast... The tea has got better... But still prefer my own K x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If someones making it for me,as long it's a strong cup of tea I don't care how they e made it lol .Even better if there's some cake to go with it!! Yum! "
Yoiur taking this too far ...lol
tea bag ..then hot water ...no milk no sugar
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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1. Get a very large mug (400-500ml is ideal), put a teabag in mug (Tetley I prefer).
2. The very instant the kettle boils, pour water through the teabag. Leave room for plenty of milk.
3. Wait about 5 minutes until tea is nice 'n' dark, give the teabag a little squeeze, remove teabag and put the teabag in the used teabag receptacle (not the sink).
4. Add one heaped teaspoon of white granulated sugar and stir thoroughly.
5. Pour in lots of semi-skimmed milk to the brim and stir thoroughly.
6. Drink whilst piping hot. If tepid, heat it up.
7. A packet of biscuits for dunking is mandatory. |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
Falkirk |
"Bring kettle to boil add some water to tea pot to heat the pot boil kettle again empty of water from tea pot add 3 tea bags add boiling water leave for 3 to 4 min
The perfect cup then add what ever you want milk sugar or drink black mmmm
I love a pot of tea "
I haven't had tea from a teapot for over 20 years. My gran made tea in a teapot for breakfast and tea time. It always tastes a bit better out of a tea pot  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Did I ever mention that I can print custom cups n mugs? then you can make your tea n coffee however the heck you like
PM for orders lol
John "
Can you put.im a fan of tea.bags and t.bagging
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Did I ever mention that I can print custom cups n mugs? then you can make your tea n coffee however the heck you like
PM for orders lol
John
Can you put.im a fan of tea.bags and t.bagging
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Ffs meant I'm a fan of tea.bags and NOT t.bagging  |
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol 
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx"
Something else both of you have in common then  haha
John |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John "
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John? |
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John? "
Tbh no lol
John |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
Falkirk |
"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John?
Tbh no lol
John "
Whaaaaat???????? No teapots?  |
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John?
Tbh no lol
John
Whaaaaat???????? No teapots? "
Plenty of bampots..... No teapots haha
John |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
Falkirk |
"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John?
Tbh no lol
John
Whaaaaat???????? No teapots?
Plenty of bampots..... No teapots haha
John "
Well yeah, we know that lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John? "
Ive got a few tea pots love them tnere are all little unique designs and all vintage x |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
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"I think Shelley is the only one I've seen so far who makes it like I do lol
So many different ways, kinda fascinating. I now want a teapot haha
Lx
Something else both of you have in common then haha
John
Teapots are the way to go......my mum used to have a stainless steel one too........but I think it tastes better out of a China one. Can you do them too John?
Ive got a few tea pots love them tnere are all little unique designs and all vintage x"
Put the kettle,on then |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I always go for loose leaf tea because it is simply better. Even the high quality tea bags are just the dust swept up from loose leaf. Loose leaf doesn't necessarily cost more either but if you really enjoy it is well worth it. My guide is something like...
- Always use a teapot. Without getting really into it, the infusion process works better in a pot than into a cup. Tea is an infusion, not a boiling.
- Use loose leaf tea
- Always use freshly drawn water the best flavour in teas occurs the more oxygen is present in water so reboiling water or using water that has sat in the kettle for hours make a really flat tea
- 'Boil' accordingly. Black teas use boiling water whereas green/white teas benefit from about 80 degree water
- Heat the teapot and cup beforehand as this also helps benefit the infusion process
- Measure tea accordingly, usually one teaspoon per person/cup
- When you pour the water into the teapot allow the tea time to infuse! The amount of people who pour water in then just remove the bag instantly are just making coloured water.
- Black teas typically infuse for about 4/7 minutes, any longer and they start becoming really bitter. So take the leaves out after that point. Bitter isn't a sign of a 'stronger' cup of tea, or coffee for that matter.
- You can reuse tea leaves several times, not so much black tea leaves but even still with some you can get 1/2 infusions out of them. With Green Teas you can get as many as 7 and usually the 3rd onwards are really where the tea starts to shine.
I'd never add milk/sugar/sweetener to it because it takes away from the quality of the tea itself. Unless it was Chai tea where it has traditionally always been a part of it. It ultimately is a person palate thing but the more you get into it the more you discover about tea. |
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By *imbo57Man
over a year ago
kilmarnock ish |
Brew in the Mug drap in T bag tetley prefered cover with coo add freshly biled water stir 12 circuits clock wise 12 anti clockwise leave to brew for 5 mins and apparently its brill . I only ever have Coffee but make t for visitors to above method . |
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By *entenTeaCouple
over a year ago
Buckley North Wales |
T converted me to her way of having tea. Now it has to be with the bag left in the mug after being well squeazed and only a small splash of milk. Dark brown and very strong.
Preferably Tetley or Tetley Extra Strong.
Daily quantity consumed: 4 to 8 mugs per working day. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"For a start, you shouldn't be using tea bags, vile things filled with dust and scrapings. Get proper tea leaves "
I remember seeing one of your teas and wanting it so much! Cant remember which one though. Loads of lovely ones were available!
Lx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't like tea. Or coffee. I'm a hot chocolate kind of girl. And not the instant stuff you make with boiled water.. I like steamed milk and whipped cream. Crumbled flake on top and if really indulging.. melt in a coconut lindor chocolate ...
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"I don't believe there's a 'right' way of making a cup of tea, I rarely drink the stuff lol but I know a good few who can't survive a few hours without a good cuppa!
Curious to hear how you all make your tea. Teabag and milk first? Or hot water then teabag etc?
A girl I used to work with would put in the teabag, loads of milk, hot water and then the sugar. Which seemed really strange to me! Lol
Lx"
Always add the water to the tea, get a better brew that way. If a mug, I put the bag in, water & then milk, chuck the bag out before making a new one.
If a pot, then the traditional warm the pot, one teaspoon per person and one for the pot. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Couple of tips.
boil the kettle and pour some boiled water into a "China" cup leave this in for 10 seconds or so to heat the cup. empty the cup.
let the kettle boil again just to make sure its bloody roasting. Now there is a nack to this bit. Put the bag in the cup and aim the spout of water at the bag as the water goes in the cup you need the bag to inflate. If you can achieve this the tea will be much better!!
add milk or whatever after leaving to brew for a minuite or 2 |
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