Do you put milk in before the teabag/teabag before milk?

SparkyTech

So Ladies and Gents

To settle an age old debate. What are your preferences with regard to the teabag, milk, and operation in making said cup of tea?

Do you prefer to pour in the milk first and then the teabag, or does the cuppa taste better if you let the teabag stew for a bit?

Or are you more partial to a herbal tea

Answers on a postcard :eek:

mikedragon32

Milk in last if it's a teabag definitely!

If it's a pot of tea at the Mammy's, then milk first.

orourkeda

Just drink the f*ckin tea.

Herbal tea is for green party members

phasers

Why on earth would you put the milk in before the teabag?

Red Hand

Do you prefer the milk first and then the teabag

No, I'm not a freak.:pac:

I dont put milk in tea, yuck

enda1

Don't use teabags, and always use teapot. So milk in cup before tea in cup. i.e. the correct way.

chin_grin

1. Cup.
2. Teabag.
3. Hot water.
4. Stir.
5. Squish the teabag to within an inch of it's life.
6. Take out teabag.
7. Tiny drop of milk.
8. ??????
9. Profit.

SparkyTech

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

Do you prefer the milk first and then the teabag

No, I'm not a freak.:pac:

Some of us love our freaky cuppa tea :pac:

Duggy747

You'll drink whatever cup of fùckin' tea I make ya!!

I must have sugar in my tea, horrible without it, but I love my coffee without sugar. Tis' great being awkward.

Anyways, teabag 1st THEN milk...............ya wierdo.

sbsquarepants

It's not an age old debate.
It was settled many, many years ago.
A scientific study found that only the most predatory of paedophiles and the mentaly ill put the milk in first. Fact!

o1s1n

Who the hell puts a teabag in milk? You'd then have to take the tea bag out, covered in milk..which will then stink up whatever bin it goes into.

Makes no sense.

enda1

o1s1n wrote: »

Who the hell puts a teabag in milk? You'd then have to take the tea bag out, covered in milk..which will then stink up whatever bin it goes into.

Makes no sense.

If a milk soaked teabag is the smelliest thing to go into your bin, that's very very strange... How bout meat bits, that gone off mandarin in the back of the fridge, fish, etc. etc.?

Bendihorse

chin_grin wrote: »

1. Cup.
2. Teabag.
3. Hot water.
4. Stir.
5. Squish the teabag to within an inch of it's life.
6. Take out teabag.
7. Tiny drop of milk.
8. ??????
9. Profit.

You can make me a cuppa any day! I always have to make the tea at work cos everyone else puts in too much milk... :eek:

I have explained manys the time 'you know when someone says they like a drop of milk so you put in a splosh, then you give another drop for good measure, Ya? Well leave out the extra drop for me please' :cool:

They think I'm weird cos I'm so fussy about tea, but it's a win for them cos they always get their tea made for them

NoDice

Seriously, what's with the lack of Atari Jaguar in the poll options lately. AH seems to be growing up.

I put the teabag in first and take it out before putting in the milk. I also like my cuppa's colour to look like the skin of a Mexican.

jester77

Why do people put milk in tea And particularly black tea as opposed to other types?

It dilutes the taste and is not nice. If the tea is too hot, then let it cool down a while.

NothingMan

It's really very simple. Find sleeping victim with open mouth. Unzip trousers. Expose scrotum and dip into open mouth while mate takes picture.

Any other way and you're doing it wrong.

enda1

jester77 wrote: »

Why do people put milk in tea And particularly black tea as opposed to other types?

It dilutes the taste and is not nice. If the tea is too hot, then let it cool down a while.

The sugar and fat round and enhance the flavour, while taking away the bitter kick. Its not about cooling the tea (well for me anyway).

But its only black teas I'd add milk to I think. It must be reasonably bitter/astringent to deserve the milk treatment.

Angron

I don't drink tea. I'm a monster

Apanachi

Where's the "I don't take milk in my tea" option?

jester77

jester77 wrote: »

Why do people put milk in tea And particularly black tea as opposed to other types?

It dilutes the taste and is not nice. If the tea is too hot, then let it cool down a while.

I agree, black tea with some honey nom nom

kfallon

Teabag in, followed by boiling water then sugar, stir and add milk!

Then get the biscuits out, pref rich tea but not to dunk, oh no, just to practice a couple of 'rounds' for the next soggy biscuit competition :pac:

MGMTea

definitely teabag first then milk. I love my tea milky even though I'm lactose intolerant cause i'm mad like that

baltimore sun

milk in tea? That's just plain wrong, you'd never see anyone from tea-producing countries doing that & they'd know

Osgoodisgood

Milk after teabag of course.
Teapot would be better but milk still goes in last.
But I wouldn't get all squiffy if the right amount of milk went in first by mistake. I can get on board with that.

What I can't accept is calling it a "cuppa"!

Since when did we all become 63 year old women?

kfallon

Osgoodisgood wrote: »

Since when did we all become 63 year old women?

Since my vaginal dryness kicked in :pac:

MGMTea

kfallon wrote: »

Since my vaginal dryness kicked in :pac:

thanks for that, i was eating my breakfast :pac:

kfallon

MGMTea wrote: »

thanks for that, i was eating my breakfast :pac:

Now think of Mary Byrne with a big dry gooter!
Enjoy your Bran Flakes

o1s1n

enda1 wrote: »

If a milk soaked teabag is the smelliest thing to go into your bin, that's very very strange... How bout meat bits, that gone off mandarin in the back of the fridge, fish, etc. etc.?

I never said it was the smelliest thing. If they were to build up in a bin soaked in milk it would be rotten.

I live on the top floor of a very warm apartment block. The bins go down to the basement. Result? Having to figure out what things stink up the bins the most. Worst offenders - anything with milk, uncleaned egg shells and uncleaned fish containers.

I wash out egg shells, wash fish tin containers and don't put nasty milk soaked teabags in the bin.

ballsymchugh

orourkeda wrote: »

Just drink the f*ckin tea.

Herbal tea is for green party members

why is it called herbal tea? tea is tea, ginger and lemongrass tea is just some drink with hot water. feckin hippies.

Mr Freeze

Milk in last....

Sometimes leave the tea bag in for an extra strong cuppa!!!

Sometimes no milk at all & accompanied by many profanities as someone else used that last drop at work. :mad:

gbee

The traditional British costume is to use only China tea pots and China Cups for their tea.

The tea was brewed in the pot ~ when this was determined to be of the correct density/strength it was time to pour.

The milk would be added FIRST for two reasons: A: It protected the delicate China Tea ware. B: It acts as a brewing arrester so the teas won't get any or much stronger.

People who like milky watery weak teas will usually put the milk in first, the milk arrests the brewing and keeps the teas weak .

People who like medium, strong or brewed teas won't touch the cup with milk until they are about to drink and the milk's function is merely for taste.

A chemical reaction take place between the tea and the milk. This reaction cannot be undone.

prinz

Milk should never be added before the tea bag ffs. Philistines.

Milk is only added first to a china cup before the tea (already brewed) is added.

Of course you can always have tea without milk.

the_syco

Sugar, then hot water, then teabag, and after a bit of squeezing, some milk

jester77

enda1 wrote: »

The sugar and fat round and enhance the flavour, while taking away the bitter kick. Its not about cooling the tea (well for me anyway).

But its only black teas I'd add milk to I think. It must be reasonably bitter/astringent to deserve the milk treatment.

Then why not get a black tea that is less bitter?
There are so many different varieties

norrie rugger

Tea
Earl Grey
Hot


That is all

W.Shakes-Beer

just after making an epic brew.

1. Put on toasted sandwich
2. Pour water into cup (preloaded with tea bag)
3. stir teabag and squeeze til it almost bursts.
4. Scoop out teabag with spoon, hook teabag into sink.
5. Add 2 sugars then milk.
6. Eat epic sambo and drink tea.
7. Wait for someone to complain as to why there is sugar all over counter and a teabag in the sink.

enda1

jester77 wrote: »

Then why not get a black tea that is less bitter?
There are so many different varieties

I know there are. I have about ten at home actually (plus many other teas) which I've picked up in Harrod's, Dublin, Bath, Brussels, Paris and Aachen I think.

The bitterness isn't a problem though. The milk just eases it, plus the tannins which are quite harsh in black tea. Overall I find the milk rounds and softens tea.

Degag

Suger has to go in before the milk and the milk has to go in after the bag!

happyoutscan

Don't squeeze the teabag. Instead, leave it in for an extra half minute. Perfect Tea will be yours.

Luap

I leave the teabag in. :cool:

Owenw

The author of 'A nice cup of tea and a sit down' gave the recipe for a perfect cuppa when he was interviewed on the G Ryan Show 3-4 years ago which I followed ever since:

Best tea is made with loose leaves in a pot, however if using a teabag:

Tea bag in cup
Pour in boiling water
Wait around 40 seconds to brew
Light squeeze and remove
Add small amount of milk to taste

I also add sugar before pouring in the hot water so it dissolves completely and prefer semi-skimmed than full fat milk, for a nice strong flavour.

Another interesting fact I heard somewhere is that the fat in the milk actually keeps your tea hotter for longer.

I loath weak tea, too much milk added, or the bag left in the cup.

whydoibother?

Would coffee be simpler?

L'prof

Teabag and then the milk, but then again I drink builders tea, so maybe my input is irreleavant!

Johro

bluewolf wrote: »

I agree, black tea with some honey nom nom

Whoever came up with 'nom nom' or 'om nom nom' needs shooting. After a period of painful torture. Having to drink tea made using method 'milk before teabag' would do. Christ. The world's going to hell.

Sephiroth_dude

Tea first then milk

RichieC

phasers wrote: »

Why on earth would you put the milk in before the teabag?

used to be a sign of being poor, as your cheap cups would have cracked if you poured boiling water in straight.

Son Of A Vidic

Teabag then add milk for me.

Christ, putting milk in first would be a bit like wiping your ass before a sh1t - why?

PeterIanStaker

And I keep the teabag in the cup. None of this "weak tea" malarkey.

McChubbin

Squish the **** out of the tea bag then add the slightest hint of milk. Mmmm. Strong tea.

Ruu_Old

Anyone who puts in milk before teabag is a heartless bastard! That goes for you, number 1! :mad: