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is tea best from a

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or


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i say the teapot - the tea has more time and space to brew properly and you end up with a better tasting cuppa.



and while we're on the subject, milk first, or milk on top?


first is the way to go, cos otherwise the whole lot gets cooled down by the milk, and i just prefer the taste doing it that way.


then again who cares? like my flatmate says (this is a running arguement between us) 'i can't taste the fucking difference either way :rolleyes:'


discuss.

Tea pot. If tea doesn't stew, you don't get the lovely tang, just the brown water colour. Of course, I use teabags so really I can't talk about tea without hanging my head in shame :p

Teapot, totally! I can make do with putting my tea leaves in one of those handy little balls, if I'm drinking out of a mug, but I think bag tea is usually a little less pleasant.....and I love my tea set anyway :D Kinda girly but, oh well.

Teapot

1 suger

no milk

= heaven :D

and while we're on the subject, milk first, or milk on top?
What about no milk at all?

i say the teapot - the tea has more time and space to brew properly and you end up with a better tasting cuppa.

and while we're on the subject, milk first, or milk on top?

If somebody else is making tea, I prefer it from the teapot. However, I'm too lazy to do it myself - making it in the cup is just less bother.

The teapot/mug decision also directly affects whether milk goes first or on top. If the tea has been made in a pot, the milk goes in first. However, when making it in a mug the tea goes in first, as I find that it brews better that way.

oh great another debate... tea bags vs loose :headbang:

well i'm just too lazy for loose tea. teabags all the way! those PG Tips pyramid ones are pretty damn good (and they look cool too)

Teapot, when I have the time. Though I have just had one strait into the Mug.

*Hangs Head In Shame"

Though I've only recently started having Tea again as Fair Trade Tea tastes so much better than other brands of tea! Also I don't mind wether the Milk is first or on top it makes no difference to me.

What about no milk at all?
Damn right. A twist of lemon.

its gotta be chai, and its gotta have a bit of real honey in it.

...or earl grey straight....or green... gah.

sadly, I too use bags or even (shock!) powders sometimes since tea, delicious as it is, is not a high priority of mine. Im sure ill get around to getting a proper brewing kit sometime or maybe a french press.

Ever use green tea as a chaser when you're sippin some vodka? Not something id do every day, but I think everyone should try it once.

Teapot!!! And from china cups, I hate mugs - they are so horrible to hold.

Favourite tea - Nambarrie or Scottish Blend :)

Funny, I was having a debate about this today. In Information Systems we are doing psuedocode (spelling??) and the standard example is 'Making a Mug of Tea". Like the pure **** I am I pointed out that tea should be drank from a cup and made in a teapot. Not straight into a mug :)

Pot.

Of course, being an uncouth USian, I use either a French Press or pack loose leaves in my espresso machine... (ever seen tea so dark you can't see through it...at all..? :eek: )

What about no milk at all?

Yeah, milk ruins tea.

If somebody else is making tea, I prefer it from the teapot. However, I'm too lazy to do it myself - making it in the cup is just less bother.
depends how many cups you drink at a time ;)
me, if there's a pot i'll just have as many cups from it as i can physically manage, so this be not an issue for me.
but whats the deal with tea making you need to pee?! or is that just me :confused:

The teapot/mug decision also directly affects whether milk goes first or on top. If the tea has been made in a pot, the milk goes in first. However, when making it in a mug the tea goes in first, as I find that it brews better that way.
indeed. i guess the question was directed at those crazy 'cup' people. i mean my flatmate often puts the milk in, puts the teabag on top, then adds the water... thats just weird :eek:

(ever seen tea so dark you can't see through it...at all..? :eek: )
in france yep... that was when i began my love of earl gray tea (without milk).... mmmm yummuy


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but whats the deal with tea making you need to pee?! or is that just me :confused:

Well, the sight of a boiling kettle doesn't compell me to go to the toilet. But that may just be me.


indeed. i guess the question was directed at those crazy 'cup' people. i mean my flatmate often puts the milk in, puts the teabag on top, then adds the water... thats just weird :eek:

My uncle is stranger. He only leaves the teabag in the cup for about 5 or 10 seconds. And he reuses teabags (he has been known to get 12 cups of tea out of a single bag). Although I admit that even he doesn't put the milk in first...

:eek: I do enjoy a good cup of hot tea now and again--from a mug, and maybe with a little honey if I have a sore throat.
But...I usually drink cold tea, with ice, lemon and sugar.
And never with milk. To me that sounds gross, milk is for coffe! :eek:
But if coffe were tea then I would put the milk in first, every time.

...or maybe i'm just an ignorant :confused: American (iced tea, you know, is very prominent in areas like South Carolina and Georgia. which is strange seeing as i live in Missiouri.)

Well, the sight of a boiling kettle doesn't compell me to go to the toilet. But that may just be me.
well its not the sight, its just that when i have a cup i usually have 3 or 4... and thats a lot of liquid! no wonder really :p



My uncle is stranger. He only leaves the teabag in the cup for about 5 or 10 seconds. And he reuses teabags (he has been known to get 12 cups of tea out of a single bag). Although I admit that even he doesn't put the milk in first...
that is weird :p
damn stingy old people my grandma does that :rolleyes:

green tea is nice, but i really like flavored teas. and Indian brews are good as well (i meant the country you ignoramuses)

ick, loose tea! to have it just...floating around in your cup. bleah. :gundge:

well its not the sight, its just that when i have a cup i usually have 3 or 4... and thats a lot of liquid! no wonder really :p

Are we talking 3 or 4 china cups or large mugs? Because 3 or 4 mugs would be a *lot* of liquid.


that is weird :p
damn stingy old people my grandma does that :rolleyes:

I don't think it's stinginess...it seems that he just honestly prefers really watery tea.

Are we talking 3 or 4 china cups or large mugs? Because 3 or 4 mugs would be a *lot* of liquid.

I don't think it's stinginess...it seems that he just honestly prefers really watery tea.
fair enough, i like my tea nice n strong...

and yeah i mean decent sized mugs :cool:

but whats the deal with tea making you need to pee?! or is that just me :confused:

That would be because caffeine is a diuretic i.e. makes you filter more water out of your blood and into your urine. More urine=piss like a racehorse

fair enough, i like my tea nice n strong...

and yeah i mean decent sized mugs :cool:

Ah, I just realised that I completely misunderstood your post about tea making you want to pee! I thought you meant that making a cup of tea made you want to pee...

Anyways, I couldn't drink that volume of tea. If I drink too much, I end up feeling sick.

Pot. We like pot.

Pot. We like pot.
Yes, but what about the tea?

Yes, but what about the tea?

Oh, right. From pot, but I don't usually use mine unless I have a friend over...

I prefer my tea: iced. :D

/me runs from the mob of angry, spoon-weilding brits. :p

How about cold tea with zero calorie sweetener?

I prefer my tea: iced. :D /me runs from the mob of angry, spoon-weilding brits. :p
You know, my "Espresso-Tea" works amazingly well for that. I mix it 1 to 7 over Ice in a 12oz tumbler. No Sugar.

I keep a 750ml bottle of this "tea concentrate" in my refrigerator in case I get a passal of Southerners (like my mother) over for a visit.

Butter, or Devon Cream on your scones?

Good English tea is best made in the pot. But to be true working class oik like me ;) you have to drink it from a mug. Preferably so strong that the tannin will disolve the teaspoon. And with 8 sugars.

So I guess you'll be drinking the Tetley while I'm brewing the Taylor's of Harrogate.

*shudder* neither :p

So I guess you'll be drinking the Tetley while I'm brewing the Taylor's of Harrogate.

Being a true southerner I wouldn't drink northern muck like any of those brewa (only kidding ;) ). Us Brits live on tea. It wakes us up in the morning, keeps us going at work at helps us relax after a hard days work. How people can keep going on coffe is beyond me.

I remember trading a Russian soldier some kit, and he gave me a block of tea.

Wrapped in foil, it looked like a block of black plastic. You cut off a chunk and put it in boiling water, where it decomposed into flakes.

The tea that resulted was strong enough to strip paint from metal.

Definitely teapot, loose tea when it's available, and milk first (if I'm so inclined). Regrettably, it tends to just be mug and tea bag for me. :(

I remember trading a Russian soldier some kit, and he gave me a block of tea.

Wrapped in foil, it looked like a block of black plastic. You cut off a chunk and put it in boiling water, where it decomposed into flakes.

The tea that resulted was strong enough to strip paint from metal.
I must find me a Russian soldier then, and something of mine worth trading!

That would be because caffeine is a diuretic i.e. makes you filter more water out of your blood and into your urine. More urine=piss like a racehorse
ooh i didn't know that... brings me back to fun ol' a-level biology, that *far away stare*

all i really remember nowadays is when i stabbed myself in the arm with a scalpel :p

Yes, but what about the tea?
anyone ever made weed tea? i'm gonna after my exams next week... i have a book full of weed related recipes :)

What's wrong with Taylor's? I've been drinking it for years, and it's better than the crap they sell as tea here in America.

I remember trading a Russian soldier some kit, and he gave me a block of tea.

Wrapped in foil, it looked like a block of black plastic. You cut off a chunk and put it in boiling water, where it decomposed into flakes.

The tea that resulted was strong enough to strip paint from metal.

The Russians drink their tea without milk or sugar, and traditionally use a huge metal teapot called a Samovar (not sure of spelling). However, they do tend to make their tea weak to the taste, hence you'll probably find you used too much as they tend to concentrate their tea. Russian tobacco, however........well, just leave that shit well alone!

What's wrong with Taylor's? I've been drinking it for years, and it's better than the crap they sell as tea here in America.
Its blended and packaged in Harrogate, Yorkshire, up north - theres nothing wrong with it, I was just making a stupid north/south joke. I didn't know you get it in the US, any other famous English stuff you can get?

Its blended and packaged in Harrogate, Yorkshire, up north - theres nothing wrong with it, I was just making a stupid north/south joke. I didn't know you get it in the US, any other famous English stuff you can get?

Ah, Yorkshire - the Third World.

I've learned how to make a proper scone (not those things you get at Starbucks). So I had to get some Devon Cream, which you can get here.

Of the English teas I've tried (and I've tried a bit more than a handful), I like the Imperial Tea Room from Taylor's. You can make it strong and it still won't be too bitter, and when made strong, you can put milk in it without it tasting funny.

Can't have tea without some sort of snack, though.

UK troops have great rations - they have huge cans of jam (to be eaten in one sitting), and my favorite is pilchards in tomato sauce - quite satisfying if you've really been working hard.

Italian troops get a lot of fresh baked bread. Uh oh, I'm talking about food for soldiers again...

I prefer my tea: iced. :D

/me runs from the mob of angry, spoon-weilding brits. :p
*n00ks j00 with sp00nz0r* ;)

Ah, Yorkshire - the Third World.

I've learned how to make a proper scone (not those things you get at Starbucks). So I had to get some Devon Cream, which you can get here.

Of the English teas I've tried (and I've tried a bit more than a handful), I like the Imperial Tea Room from Taylor's. You can make it strong and it still won't be too bitter, and when made strong, you can put milk in it without it tasting funny.

Can't have tea without some sort of snack, though.

UK troops have great rations - they have huge cans of jam (to be eaten in one sitting), and my favorite is pilchards in tomato sauce - quite satisfying if you've really been working hard.

Italian troops get a lot of fresh baked bread. Uh oh, I'm talking about food for soldiers again...

Ever tried bully beef?

I got spoiled at the spa I used to work at. We had people that made big pots of loose leaf tea for us. The herbalist even made me a special herb tea with Yellow Dock since I'm anemic.
Now at home, I try to use my tea pots all the time. I've found that having an electric kettle to boil water speeds up the process. Since I'm still nursing my baby, I can't have anything too strong. But I have some yummy stuff from Republic of Tea called Mate Latte which is really good with a little milk and a spoon of sugar in a mug. But my favorite (that I can't have right now) is Wu-Yi Oolong that a friend got for me at a local Asian market. It's in bags, but when it's been steeping the leaves reconstitute to such a large size (compared to most tea in bags) that the paper is straining at the seams. Also, I have a special small teapot for medicinal teas (Pau D'Arco anyone?) that don't require a lot of water since they are so strong.

Ever tried bully beef?
I've never seen it, no. But I've read stories from Gallipoli...

I've never seen it, no. But I've read stories from Gallipoli...

Its basically tinned corned beef, but the tins are so damned hard to open, you usually find it easier with a howitzer. And then you get peoples attempts to cook it, which just melts all the fat and generally ends up a gooey, meaty mess.

Its basically tinned corned beef, but the tins are so damned hard to open, you usually find it easier with a howitzer. And then you get peoples attempts to cook it, which just melts all the fat and generally ends up a gooey, meaty mess.
oh, then I have had it.

I remember the only way I've eaten tinned corned beef and liked it was to throw it into some bubble and squeak. And then put a lot of Tabasco on top.

Then eat quickly, before it cools and gets nasty.

Pot, no question there. My two very very favourite teas are Margaret's Hope Darjeeling 2nd flush and Koopakanda Ceylon tea.
They are both rather light teas, the advantage being you can drink them all day and still sleep at night. If I want something stronger I'd go for Bewley's Irish Breakfast tea...

I've tried that Russian stuff, and some Turkish tea, both are awfully strong but I don't care for the flavour too much. Especially the Russian teas tend to have a smokey note that's not really to my taste.

Mug. Milk and sugar in 1st and then the teabag then the water. The teabag MUST b left in though.

I usually make my tea in a mug, being the rather lazy person that I am. I do drink rather a lot of tea, and if I had the time or the inclination I would make a pot, but I just tend to drink one mug at a time - a pot would be too much. Water goes in first, then milk; if it's the other way round it's difficult to fish the teabag out.

I like my tea so strong you can trot a horse on it, as my Irish grandmother possibly once said. At the moment I'm drinking Assam, which is rather nice; my parents drink Earl Grey which I'm not too fond of due to the weird bergamot flavour. I tried Lapsang Souchong once, it was lovely with a very nice sort of wood-smoke flavour. One day I would like to try green tea.

(Wow i just realised I could talk about this for ages... I'm such a brit) :cool:

anyone ever made weed tea? i'm gonna after my exams next week... i have a book full of weed related recipes :)

You'll probably want to add something to mask the taste, as it isn't particularly pleasant (unless you like the taste of weed).

Cup. When there's a mug free I'll use it, but usually I have these dainty-ass cups I use for tea. It's so simple. I love my electric kettle...

If I had a whole teapot. Well, my god. That's a lot of tea.

Oh, and milk? No milk. I'm lactose intolerant. :P Milk is icky.

Butter, or Devon Cream on your scones?
Either. I finally had the pleasure of trying Devon Cream this Christmas. Pretty damned good.

Butter, or Devon Cream on your scones?

I'd probably go for butter. And this post has just inspired me to go and look up some scone recipes...

I remember trading a Russian soldier some kit, and he gave me a block of tea.

Wrapped in foil, it looked like a block of black plastic. You cut off a chunk and put it in boiling water, where it decomposed into flakes.

The tea that resulted was strong enough to strip paint from metal.
Russian Advanced Tea Substitute... Almost, but not quite, totally unlike Tea.

You'll probably want to add something to mask the taste, as it isn't particularly pleasant (unless you like the taste of weed).
thanks for the tip, not a huge fan of the taste myself :)

recommend anything specific?

thanks for the tip, not a huge fan of the taste myself :)

recommend anything specific?

I had it with apple juice, simply because it has a strong taste and it was close to hand. You could always experiment by sugaring it or something, though.