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Derek W said:
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I'm in equal parts mesmerised and horrified.
 
nine_tails said:
I'm in the market to up my tea game...

I fondly remember making tea in a massive pot at one of my older workplaces.

I'd like to get a tea-pot....I think two cups would be the perfect size.....What teapot do you recommend?

Also please share your variations on the brew.

Spasiba!
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Personally I recommend Bodum teapots. The glass hasn't stained and have been using it for nearly 2 years now. I have the 2 cup and the 4 cup but find the 2 cup the perfect size and only whip out the 4 cup with guests.
 
Cheapest value tea possible. Usually around £1.00 for 80 bags....black. No milk, no sugar...yom yom....

Made in the cup!!!!
 
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koolpc said:
Cheapest value tea possible. Usually around £1.00 for 80 bags....black. No milk, no sugar...yom yom....

Made in the cup!!!!
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Eww, not just the black tea either. My sister in law used to buy Asda's cheapest T-bags for people who come visiting as they were all coffee drinkers. She made me a cup once and only once!! Asda smartprice T-bags are like dishwater, like they have already been used once, dried out and re-packaged for sale, yuck.

We used to do the black Tea thing (with a couple of extra sugars to take the bitterness away) down the Falklands because being stuck on a mountain top we used to run out of milk then UHT milk often as we could only get supply drops on fine days. As I was always down there in the height of their Winter we didn't get many fine days although when we did they were stunningly clear although very crisp.
 
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We got our teapot from T2 which doesn't seem to exist anymore, so can't help there. But if you want a teapot/mug hybrid for the times you just want to make yourself a cup then this is a great option.

In terms of tea, we only drink Two Spoons
 
Hagar said:
There us a bit of Lord Snooty in a few posts. Having worked on quite z few construction site when you get back to the cabin and boil the kettle,take a tea bag out of the cardboard box on the worktop add water, add sugar from the bag likewise on the worktop, sniff the milk, frown at the date add a splash. Sip and enjoy. It is equally done to leave the tea bag in until the dregs if you wish for a proper builders tea.
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This is how to make and drink tea.
 
Tea or coffee should only be drunk from bone china cups or mugs.

Otherwise tons of leeway, black or green, Chinese or Indian or even British tea, sugared or not, milk or not
 
I went home to Newlyn, Cornwall last summer to see my father on his birthday and discovered in the village co-op Smugglers Brew, a Cornish Tea so I grabbed a box although at £2.45 for 80 bags I wish I had bought more because it turned out to be a cracking cup of tea, a good strong flavour and perfect for anytime of the day. It's sold on Amazon but more expensive than instore.
 
Hagar said:
Tetley tea bags, one per cup left to brew for a minute. Note heat cups with boiling water and water must be boiling when poured into the cup. Add milk to taste last. For me just a splash.
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Gross.

Yorkshire is the best of the bags

But teabagging? That's very different!


Ah no. Necro! :D
 
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Can anyone recommend a good tea scum filter?

A chap at my local tea shop used one, but unfortunately, the shop closed before I could ask about it.

You know when you make a pot of tea, the first cup is perfect, but by the time you pour a second, there’s an unappealing skin and brown flakes floating on the surface so its looks stewed!
 
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