Someone tell me how to make tea please

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Maybe students freeze old teabags and then use them again.

They freeze old mushrooms to make tea, but that's a different story altogether

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by towny

They freeze old mushrooms to make tea, but that's a different story altogether

Is that the same as the banana skins (not that I'd know of course )

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Is that the same as the banana skins (not that I'd know of course )

Major headache time !!!!!

Back on topic please ( if there is one )

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by MetaWraith

The last really good cup of strong tea ever made was stolen for use as the brownian motion source in the Heart of Gold's infinite improbability drive, shortly before the Earth was destroyed to make way for a Hyperspace Bypass, thus precluding the making of further cups.

Sorry the ships central computers are currently tied up trying to help the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Nutrimatic Machines make a good cup of tea.

Aaah, perhaps this is what happened to Sparrow last week

It is an interesting fact that almost every culture invents a drink called a jynnan tonnyx, or something that sounds identical.

[Dave Stones]

Originally Posted by Stuartbe

Back on topic please ( if there is one )

both points were loosely on topic, in that they involved making tea....

of course i wouldn't know anything abuot mushroom or banana skin tea, being a good boy

yeh, right...

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by gary_580

3 heaped teaspoons of tea but no mention of the pot size?? The type of tea can also make a difference.

Also you should NEVER put hot liquid onto a small amount of milk as this can cause it to curdle. Better to put the tea into the mug and put the milk in after. Added benefit is you can add milk until you get the right colour.

I always put the milk in first then the tea bag, then the hot water. I then strain the tea bag.

Originally Posted by gary_580

3 heaped teaspoons of tea but no mention of the pot size?? The type of tea can also make a difference.

Also you should NEVER put hot liquid onto a small amount of milk as this can cause it to curdle. Better to put the tea into the mug and put the milk in after. Added benefit is you can add milk until you get the right colour.

Errrr...Milk only curdles when it is off.I've never had ANY problems with adding hot water/tea to milk UNLESS it is on the turn.

Incog.

If you only like cold drinks why not learn to make iced tea?It's delicious in this hot weather.

[Scrubbs]

Originally Posted by zoombini

Actually yes.

My wife dislikes normal Tea but loves Green Tea.
Its a different flavour, you do not need Sugar or Milk with it.

My wife dislikes normal tea as well she drinks china rose petal No milk no sugar

I think china tea has less tannin in it ,,,well...it doesn't taste as bitter as indian

an another thing. I don't think any one has mentioned it but....
the reason why people put milk in first is....

When the brits started drinking tea they quite often had cheap clay pots and would quite often crack if you put in the tea first ( got that from watching Discovery)

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

why not learn to make iced tea?It's delicious in this hot weather.

Yes I do drink that. But I buy it ready made. The lipton Ice tea is really nice with ice cubes on a hot summers day.

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Yes I do drink that. But I buy it ready made. The lipton Ice tea is really nice with ice cubes on a hot summers day.

Well it's much nicer to make your own.I have a non boil recipe if anyone is interested.

Incog.

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by towny

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9. Put some milk in the mug.
10. Put the tea strainer over the mug and pour the tea through it.
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Hold on a minute! You're passing very quickly over a major point of controversy that has exercised the minds of tea makers since time immemorial; namely, whether to add the milk to the cup before or after pouring in the tea. You can't just blithely assume that your preference is shared by all the country. At this very moment millions of "tea firsters" are probably seething over their cuppas and composing vitriolic replies!

As a former BT engineer I got used to tea made all different manner of ways.

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Pem

As a former BT engineer I got used to tea made all different manner of ways.

Ah, but with or without a biscuit on the saucer?

[cookie_365]

How to make tea:


1. Live in the right place. The best locations in the UK for beautiful, soft, tasty water are North Yorkshire, parts of Cornwall, and West Wales. The only problem with these places are the fact that you'll be in Yorkshire, Cornwall, or Wales.

If you live in a hard water area, use a proper water filter. Don't use one of those kettles with a bit of plastic mesh over the spout. If you fill the kettle through the spout, the **** gets washed back into your mug, and if you don't you'll be boiling weeks worth of **** together with your water.

2. Buy top notch teabags. At just a few pence ago you can afford quality. Don't be tempted to buy 1p each bags from the all night shop. A mugfull of water from the toilet pan will look, smell, and taste the same, and still be a penny cheaper.

3. Use a kettle. If you're office has one of those urns that keeps a steady stream of hot water, stay away, unless you have a serious calcium deficiency and like the taste of flat stale water, or are making a cup for an unpopular boss.

4. Pour the water the moment its boiled. A good cuppa is worth a few steam scalds.

5. Wait for the water to turn red (at least 2 mins). Wait at least another 3 mins for the taste to catch up with the colour. If you want a weak brew, use more water, not less time. Don't bother squeezing the bag agains the side of the mug - it achieves nothing.

7. So, you've made a great mug of tea. One scent of the beautiful aroma and you're transported to the banks of the great river Brahmaputra; you can almost hear the chattering of the village women as they collect the leaves in their grass baskets, and the dew sparkles on the tea leaves like a myriad of diamonds. You can feel the morning breeze on your neck. So what do you want to do? Stick in a big heap of industrially processed sugar? Bleaurgghh! No no no no no! If you don't like the way tea tastes, don't drink it in the first place!

8. There are those who like to add milk to their tea, just as there are those who think the Liberal Democrats will one day form the party of government. These people should, for their own safety as much as anyone elses, be subject to public humiliation, reported to the authorities for re-education, and denied access to sharp instruments. Imagine you're at a splendid dinner party. You've enjoyed delectable food, fine wine, and sparkling conversation. and now your host passes round the cheese tray. But what's this! Instead of a robust Stilton or refreshing Pont d'Yeu, you see nothing but tea-flavoured cheddar! Well, what an embarrassment! After a pause to regain your composure, you politely decline. And when did you last see tea flavoured Ski yoghurt in Waitrose? Never? Why? Because dumping big globules of fat in your tea is disgusting, that's why!

9. Flavoured tea. Well, what can I say? You're enjoying a lovely walk through the countryside, and have collected some gorgeous, juicy blackberries, bursting with taste. You're eating them with your sarnies in the car, but - alas - you accidentally drop one in your flask of tea. You wouldn't fish it out and eat in anyway. would you? You would? Oh my giddy aunt!

And don't get me started on instant coffee .............

[bbwannabe]

someone with wayyy to much time on their hands :lol: