Soldato
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I hate tea stained cups. Personally I bleach mine weekly.
Germs from tea stained mug?
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That's what we do, but apparently that constitutes washing and is a no no.
When you're finished with a pot of tea pour away any excess and remove the leaves/ bags. There's no need to rinse it out because when you warm it you'll do that anyway. Obviously if it's not going to be used for some time then you can give it a rinse after you've finished with it.
A teapot does need washing occasionally; once you start getting flakes of tannins breaking off the inside and getting into your cup. You can put most teapots in the dishwasher, then clean the inside of the spout with a suitable brush.
As for when to put milk in, it's traditional to add milk to a cup then pour in the tea. This stems, I think, from when fine, delicate china cups were used, having milk already in them makes them less likely to break from the heat of the tea.
If you're not using a teapot; instead are making it in the cup, then add the milk last, after the tea has brewed and the bag/ strainer been removed.
And as for not washing cups or mugs, stop being so lazy and slobbish and just wash it.
A teapot does need washing occasionally; once you start getting flakes of tannins breaking off the inside and getting into your cup. You can put most teapots in the dishwasher, then clean the inside of the spout with a suitable brush.
As for when to put milk in, it's traditional to add milk to a cup then pour in the tea. This stems, I think, from when fine, delicate china cups were used, having milk already in them makes them less likely to break from the heat of the tea.
If you're not using a teapot; instead are making it in the cup, then add the milk last, after the tea has brewed and the bag/ strainer been removed.
And as for not washing cups or mugs, stop being so lazy and slobbish and just wash it.
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Your supposed to season a Wok, and washing with soap destroys that. 'Traditional' way of doing things, and you get a nice flavour out of a nicely seasoned wok.
At the end of the day our immune system is there to do something, if you believe in the Hygiene hypothesis, using a dirty wok is good for you
Does a seasoned wok taste of the last meal you cooked in it?
Just wrong, in so many, many ways. I'd bet money you also decontaminate your entire kitchen & sterilise anything coming in to your house from the big bad outdoors. Kids growing up in that kind of environment are inherently sickly. Why would you do that to the little kiddies?
Edit: On a lighter, off-topic note, anyone seen those new auto soap dispensers advertised? Millions of germs living atop your soap pump - presumably you only come in to contact with them just as you're about to wash your hands, but that doesn't really come across in the advertisement. I'm worried that the company isn't taking a responsible approach to panicking the idiot populace over tiny, invisible biting demons.
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What I meant was - I thought water had to be boiled for a period to guarantee sterilisation rather than just brought to the boil.
Secondly, pouring boiling water into a mug does not sterilise the mug as there could be germs round the lip etc. I.e. dried up saliva and milk residue. Mmmm.
Given that the overwhelming majority of bugs will be killed at 40 degrees, I'd say even bringing water to the boil in this country will render it sterile and any mug into which it is poured.
Robbie G said:
Fair point.
Actually a lot of bacteria are unaffected by boiling water for a couple of minutes. Spores even less so.
You’ll need an autoclave to deal with them effectively. Just a little OTT for cups and tea pots.
Rinse out the cup after each use to swill out any milk / tea in there. Stains are tannins which if anything are anti-bacterial.
I do wonder if this older generation is the last when men were men, bleaching your cup is a woman thing. Next thing you'll be wearing perfumes and worrying about your hair.
I do wonder if this older generation is the last when men were men, bleaching your cup is a woman thing. Next thing you'll be wearing perfumes and worrying about your hair.
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You dont wash mug? Thats just wrong. I always wash it out after every drink.
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I try to wash mug. But when I go cupboard is only potato.