[Closed] Nice cup of tea?

I drink tea. Just made a cup of coffee*

How in the world do you drink that shit?

*once a year, for no other reason just to remind myself that it is the world's worst beverage.

Tea is for hangovers and washing down fryups.

far too late in the day to be drinking either you weirdos.

*slurps at G&T*

I bet it was because you put the milk in before the sugar.
Try it the other round, it's a different beast. 😉

Coffee's just for people who have trouble with subtle complexity of leaves.
In simple terms if coffee were a band you'd be drinking one-direction.

[i]How in the world do you drink that shit?
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Hold the cup or mug to your lips, tip it up towards the mouth and the liquid goes in. Drinking. It's very simple.

Coffee is fine, if you're from the European mainland or the Americas.

If not, it is merely an affectation, a rejection of your birthright and an indication of moral turpitude.
Have a cold bath, make an appointment with your doctor and pray it's not too late.

And stay away from my daughters.

tea is like a session ale, a nice pint of best
coffee is a strong porter, puts hairs on your chest

Probably because you've never had a decent brew. I drink coffee too but I much prefer tea. I never get home after a crappy day at work or a trip away from home and look forward to a cup of coffee. But I'm fussy about the way it's made and in my experience the majority of people make crap tea. The rules I work to are:-
1, buy quality tea bags. Loose leaf is better, but life is too short. Decent quality tea bags can make a very good brew. Cheap tea bags are crap. - you're wasting your time, drink coffee instead.
2. Heat is the key for flavour. It's important to pour the water onto the tea bag while its still bubbling on the boil. I'll hang by the kettle and as soon as the kettle clicks off I'll pour it. DON'T put milk in first. This cools the water and you won't extract the best flavour.
3. Brew the tea, not too long, maybe 1 mins to 1.5 mins depending upon the tea. If you're at work and have one of those water heaters rather than a kettle then I pre-heat the mug first to get an acceptable brew.
4. DON'T squeeze the tea bag against the side of the cup. This releases a bitter acid flavour like tannin in wine. Lift the tea bag out, let it drain then chuck it away. Never re use a tea bag.
5. Add milk but not too much. Milky tea is rank, what's the point of extracting flavour only to dilute it, just a splash or two.
6. Sit back and enjoy!

IanM, well put, sir!

Wobbliscott, I do believe that you have clobbered the nail on its head.
Mrs cyclebiker put the milk in first once...I had to have stern words while making it myself with descriptive yet required instructions, terrible.

Tea shops, the new coffee shops here in that Lunnjon.

Should be taught at school I think. It's one of those cornerstones of our culture, like proper beer and decent fish and chips - which is coming harder to come by these days.

Marmite on toast. Heaven
Washed down with a cup of tea. Perfection.
There's no way a coffee goes with marmite.

A little experiment:

1. Make two cups of tea, one with the milk in first, one with the milk in last.

2. Taste both, noting the difference:
Milk first tastes smoother and is bland.
Milk last tastes better - a more complex drink fit for adults, not some pale emulsion fit only for infants.

3. Allow the drink made with milk in last to cool, then reheat in the microwave.
It will now taste the same as if you had put the milk in first.

[i]If not, it is merely an affectation, a rejection of your birthright and an indication of moral turpitude.
Have a cold bath, make an appointment with your doctor and pray it's not too late.[/i]

god, I'm actually slightly ashamed of myself...* 😆

*I would agree with you, but it tastes so...tea-ish.

Milk in your tea? Tsk, uncultured yokels....
Tea should be enjoyed black, not diluted with cow feed...
Squeeze the bag? Unforgivable! The bag acts as a filter, retaining impurities. Boiling water, short brew, NO SQUEEZE....perfect. 🙂

Tea with milk, what is this the bloody stone age?

I swear I can hear Land of hope and glory playing in the background...

I do drink mainly coffee, but if forced to choose only one for the rest of my life, it would have to be tea. I'm British by god.

P.S. leave bag in- gets stronger as you go down the mug. yum.

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Nevermind all that it's cocoa time, so that's good night from me zzzzz

I like tea. I like coffee.

It's far easier to make a shit cup of tea than a shit cup of coffee. (Which is why I started drinking coffee in the first place.)

The whole 'milk in first' thing relates to bone china teacups and teapots. It's at best irrelevant when you've got a mug and a teabag. What Wobbliscott said is largely correct (though I'd dispute the loose-leaf comment).

Sugar in tea is evil (assuming the English norm of black tea with milk).

The mug has to be bone china for best results.
When we go for a meal I will have a beer with my starter but when my main course comes it has to be tea.
There isn't a meal that tea doesn't taste great with.

Tea is fantastic, to be enjoyed in volume.
The dangerhousehold has been enjoying punjana (? An irish brand!) of late, cheap as chips from morissons and loads better than yorkshire. Yum.

Probably because you've never had a decent brew. I drink coffee too but I much prefer tea. I never get home after a crappy day at work or a trip away from home and look forward to a cup of coffee. But I'm fussy about the way it's made and in my experience the majority of people make crap tea. The rules I work to are:-
1, buy quality tea bags. Loose leaf is better, but life is too short. Decent quality tea bags can make a very good brew. Cheap tea bags are crap. - you're wasting your time, drink coffee instead.
2. Heat is the key for flavour. It's important to pour the water onto the tea bag while its still bubbling on the boil. I'll hang by the kettle and as soon as the kettle clicks off I'll pour it. DON'T put milk in first. This cools the water and you won't extract the best flavour.
3. Brew the tea, not too long, maybe 1 mins to 1.5 mins depending upon the tea. If you're at work and have one of those water heaters rather than a kettle then I pre-heat the mug first to get an acceptable brew.
4. DON'T squeeze the tea bag against the side of the cup. This releases a bitter acid flavour like tannin in wine. Lift the tea bag out, let it drain then chuck it away. Never re use a tea bag.
5. Add milk but not too much. Milky tea is rank, what's the point of extracting flavour only to dilute it, just a splash or two.
6. Sit back and enjoy!

Nuff said, well done that man although I would have to throw a china cup in there for the ultimate taste, mugs are no good for tea.

 

cocoa

Tea needs to be real proper tea, like Assam or something. And not Earl Grey. That's just weird.

Teabag in the cup? Are you mad?
Use a teapot. 3 minutes minimum. Colour is not flavour.
Milk in first to protect the china.
Sup it like a fine wine.

I bet the OP drinks instant coffee too. Lost cause

Tea in a pot.
Tetleys, typhoo, yorkshire, pg are not tea just floor sweepings in a bag.

If you must use tea bags get something with some proper tea in them.

Use a pot,

Use a teapot. [s]3 minutes minimum[/s][b]the right time for the tea[/b]. Colour is not flavour.

Milk or no milk, depends on the tea and your mood, some are absolute no's some are personal preference.

Tea is a complex beast which needs treating with respect. Same as coffee needs to be made properly.

Pick the tea you like too
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Clipper tea.

Sipping black Lapsang as I read this, get experimental with tea, loads of subtle flavour variations if you drink it without milk or sugar and use loose leaf tea.
Is there a, correlation between preferring tea/coffee and that of dogs/cats?

All you need to know about what tea means to some people. Not work safe because it is a bit sweary.

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if im working at someone's house and they offer me a brew, i always go for coffee.
a crap cup of tea is terrible but a crap cup of coffee is manageable.

at home though its good espresso in the morning with a dash of milk. then good cups of tea until it's beer o'clock. anyone bringing 'freeze dried' stuff into my house is asked to leave.

Use a pot

Use the door blud...
Teapots are for stewing...Might as well drink gravy.
Folks who drink tea black(how it should always be) normally shun a pot, as it stews the delicate flavours.
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If you live dahn sarf, you get crap tea regardless because the water's s?t?u?p?i?d? too soft.

Teapots are for stewing...Might as well drink gravy.
Folks who drink tea black(how it should always be) normally shun a pot, as it stews the delicate flavours.

Coffee is vile, an insult to the taste buds. But it's obviously become fashionable over the last few years to ponce around in a generic coffee shop spending £2+ on something that tastes like the stuff you chip off the bottom of the pan after you've burnt some baked beans. Most people don't even like the taste of it so have to disguise it with various offerings of milk, sugar, syrups, chocolate shavings etc, but as long as they can be seen supping from their cup that's all that matters

Me? Give me a mug of good old Yorkshire Tea, add milk. Bosh™ Perfect

Nowt wrong with a Skinnymachilatteespressocaramelfrappechino with squirty cream and marshmallows on top.

Personally I cannot stand the stuff(tea) and will only drink it under duress,but then I like Rootbeer must have been a Yank in a former life.

not too long, maybe 1 mins to 1.5 mins

Good grief, what's that then? brown water?

Let it stew man, catch it just as the tannin starts to give it bitter taste - about 7 minutes. Add a drop of milk, and you're away. I like my tea stronger than most people drink coffee. I think I have a tannin addiction...

Two cups of chai tea for me this morning followed by an espresssssssssso

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Coop 99 tea, as per Wobbliscott's excellent instructions, but without the milk, mmmmmmmmm, I can taste it already 8)

hot water, not boiling.

it's ready sooner than you might think, longer isn't better.

you may have some small amount of sugar, or honey, if you're feeling delicate.

allow to cool a little.

enjoy at your own pace.

milky tea is for people who don't really like tea.

Confused by everyones narrow view on tea...
http://t2tea.com/tea/
there is no one recipe

when you drink 6-8 cups a day, mug > bag > water > milk > squeeze is fine.
anything else is just a waste of precious time.

milky tea is for people who don't really like tea.

Black tea is for people who don't like milk in their tea.

Sweet tea is for people who don't like unsweetened tea.

Etc

Etc.

Can someone get the "Doc Brown - Tea rap" from youtube and post it here please.

Humorous, informative and relevant.

it doesn't surprise me in the least that you don't like the tea you make.

I bet no-one else likes your tea either.

I've never had a cup of tea that wasn't disgusting in at least 2 different ways. And OK, sure, maybe every single one of them's been somehow defective but tea drinkers have been drinking from the same pot and going MMMMMM lovely tea...

Some people just have poorly wired tastebuds I guess, it'd take me too long to solder them up right so I'll just let them get on with it.

Tea and coffee complement each other...I drink both and when I switch you appreciate them more 🙂