How do i make a cup of tea?

This is what I do on weekends. Not ideal for working weekday. But on a weekend morning when ur all relaxed you owe yourself a good brew.

1. Fill your cup with water & pour into a small pan
2. Pour a little more water in to cater for evaporation
3. Get two cardamom pods and bash them open so the seeds come out
3. Fire up your cooking range and bring water to boil
4. Chuck in the tea bag (or loose tea) and stir for a bit
5. Pour in milk, put in sugar and add the cardamom (everything the seeds + shells) + stir. Bring to boil for 20 secs or so
6. Strain into cup & enjoy :D
 
Jamie said:
Either the way Guy Martin describes in the video here:


Or according to the British standard BS6008.
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That's how i do it. Apparently there is some science to putting the milk in first. If you add milk to the hot water there is way more hot water than milk so the milk instantly gets to boiling temperature and denatures whereas when a slow pour of boiling water is added to a pool of milk the entire milk warms up slower and denatures less. Could be bull though i suppose.
 
The key to a good cuppa is down to the cup, not the brewing technique. Using the wrong shape of cup will end in a poor tasting cup of tea. Do not use glass cups or thick rimmed mugs as they will distort the taste and often accentuate the amount of sugar used. HTH
 
desires said:
That's how i do it. Apparently there is some science to putting the milk in first. If you add milk to the hot water there is way more hot water than milk so the milk instantly gets to boiling temperature and denatures whereas when a slow pour of boiling water is added to a pool of milk the entire milk warms up slower and denatures less. Could be bull though i suppose.
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Its bull (sort of) - the water will have cooled down a bit by the time you add the milk if you do milk last and regardless this method gives a smoother taste than if you pour boiling water directly onto the milk which scalds it - tho if you prefer a harsher/earthier tasting cup of tea this is one way to do it. Personally I prefer a smoother (but not weak) taste which pouring the milk in last achieves.
 
I'll have to ask the sevants, poor, wretched & put upon souls that they are. They do make a lovely cuppa though. They've been out clearing the roof of snow all night, I'll ask them when they get back in.
 
Depends on the tea of course.

If you are using **** stalks chopped up and put in a bag like a noob then the above methods are fine as your tea will taste like a donkey's backside anyway you brew it.

If you have some real tea then the method depends on where the tea is from. Of course all the best teas come from China so the best way to brew the best tea is clearly Gong Fu Cha. If you haven't tried it...well then you don't know what real tea is.
 
Jono said:
Boil Kettle,
Warm up Teapot with a little boiling water, swish it around a bit then tip it out
Teabag(s) in pot, add water
Give a little stir, leave to brew for a couple of mins
Milk in Cup(s)
Give tea one last stir and squeeze teabags with spoon against the side of pot
Pour tea into cups.
Enjoy

Depends on the tea whether or not I have milk. Also. CBA with loose leaves most of the time, although they are SO much better.
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That's the exact method my mum uses. Although i just wack the bag in the cup
 
After some disscusion me and my friend may have rediscovered the ancient secret to perfect tea, so I thought I'd just pop in and share our revelation

*drum roll*

The Tea Cosy ;)

:D
 
If you like great tea, buy a tetsubin.

I bought one for my wife, and it makes stonkingly good tea. Tea bags are necessarily convenient, tea leaves are much better though when you're not leaving for work in 8 seconds time.

My tea bag technique (hurr):

Bag in cup
Hot water in cup
Do something else for several minutes
Stir brew
Remove bag
Add milk
Stir
Party
 
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