Burst tea bags

owlbethere

Anyone else experiencing burst teabags? It's been happening for months now. I thought it was a dodgy box but it's loads of boxes. Lyons tea bags user

.red.

owlbethere wrote: »

Lyons tea bags user

That's your problem right there.

Deebles McBeebles

Is that you, Barry's Tea marketing team?

Happy4all

you need to buy the pyramid ones

shaveAbullock

What's the best tea from an Irish owned company.

Is it Barry's?

Sephiroth_dude

owlbethere wrote: »

Lyons tea bags user

That wouldn't happen if you were using Barry's.

SureYWouldntYa

So long as you discover it while making the tea or just after putting the milk in then it's not too bad, sh1t happens

But if you've just sat down with a biscuit or 3, and its only then you pick up the mug and see the leaves floating at the top, or god forbid - only when you take a sip

There's few things worse in the world

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

owlbethere wrote: »

Anyone else experiencing burst teabags? It's been happening for months now. I thought it was a dodgy box but it's loads of boxes. Lyons tea bags user

I used to chuck out the tea when that happened but it’s actually grand. I just don’t drink the last mouthful or two.

owlbethere

The bags are bursting open in the teapot. We don't know about yet until we take a drink of tea and it's all loose in the cup. Awful

shaveAbullock

Does this only happen to people who don't drink Barry's?

Darc19

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

But if you've just sat down with a biscuit or 3, and its only then you pick up the mug and see the leaves floating at the top, or god forbid - only when you take a sip

Leaves?
Ever seen the sh1te they put into the cheap teabags. Certainly no leaf

corner of hells

owlbethere wrote: »

The bags are bursting open in the teapot. We don't know about yet until we take a drink of tea and it's all loose in the cup. Awful

Ah , theres your problem , in a teapot you need to use tea leaves and an infuser.
Teabags go to ****e in a teapot, only Rednecks would try use teabags in a teapot.

Ubbquittious

Loose leaf. Every bag is burst before I start making the tea

Water John

TMK some teabags are sealed with some plastic in the seal which is heated. Manufacturers may be trying to move away from that. Not saying it's what's happening here, but it's a theory.

dxhound2005

It never happens with Lyons Gold Blend bags.

Losty Dublin

corner of hells wrote: »

Ah , theres your problem , in a teapot you need to use tea leaves and an infuser.
Teabags go to ****e in a teapot, only Rednecks would try use teabags in a teapot.

No real need for an infuser for regular tea to be honest, though they do add ceremony to things. A regular tea strainer should suffice the OP here.

r93kaey5p2izun

Loose leaf for life! (Barrys)
Tea bags are awful. They all have the same weird aftertaste regardless of brand.

LETHAL LADY

I received a sample of Nescafé coffee bags included with a Littlewoods order today. Coffee in a teabag 🧐??

Junkyard Tom

Water John wrote: »

TMK some teabags are sealed with some plastic in the seal which is heated. Manufacturers may be trying to move away from that. Not saying it's what's happening here, but it's a theory.

I'd say you're on the ball. Lyons are making plastic-free teabags and might be perfecting the sealing process of the new teabags.

Mr. CooL ICE

And just when we thought 2020 couldn't get any worse

irish_goat

Just drink the leaves, it's good fibre, probably.

dingdong1234567

I burst my tea bag once. She didn't like it

Markcheese

shaveAbullock wrote: »

What's the best tea from an Irish owned company.

Is it Barry's?

Are they the only ones packing / blending in Ireland ..

maestroamado

corner of hells wrote: »

Ah , theres your problem , in a teapot you need to use tea leaves and an infuser.
Teabags go to ****e in a teapot, only Rednecks would try use teabags in a teapot.

"redneck tea" it would make a great brand name.
I use leaf tea and use little bubbles i get abroad.
Oddly enough i think its better made in mug.


"mugs and redneck tea" thats me....

Edgware

dingdong1234567 wrote: »

I burst my tea bag once. She didn't like it

Was she tea bagging you at the time?

Losty Dublin

Markcheese wrote: »

Are they the only ones packing / blending in Ireland ..

Bewley's still do. Not sure if Robert Roberts still do or where it's made but they certainly still sell tea and it has the Love Irish branding, make what you will of it.

irish_goat

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Bewley's still do. Not sure if Robert Roberts still do or where it's made but they certainly still sell tea and it has the Love Irish branding, make what you will of it.

Punjana/Thompsons blend and pack in Belfast too.

shaveAbullock

irish_goat wrote: »

Punjana/Thompsons blend and pack in Belfast too.

Protestant tea, just like Lyons *yuk*

irish_goat

shaveAbullock wrote: »

Protestant tea, just like Lyons *yuk*

A lot of drinks in Ireland would be "Protestant" if that's the way you want to look at it.

shaveAbullock

irish_goat wrote: »

A lot of drinks in Ireland would be "Protestant" if that's the way you want to look at it.

It is and it's why I only drink tap water and Barry's tea.

Losty Dublin

shaveAbullock wrote: »

It is and it's why I only drink tap water and Barry's tea.

No hassle, son. You stick to the auld holy water and I'll stick to the reformed beverages and fluids

.red.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

No hassle, son. You stick to the auld holy water and I'll stick to the reformed beverages and fluids

Rumour has it Pope John Paul II blessed himself with Barry's tea when he said mass to over 2 million people back in '79.

Darc19

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I received a sample of Nescafé coffee bags included with a Littlewoods order today. Coffee in a teabag ðŸ§??

Coffee flavoured drink - nescafe is not coffee.

And the outrageous 39.9% interest littlewoods charges credit accounts (0.1% below money lender rates) means it was not a "free" sample.

phelixoflaherty

Are there any stalagmites in the pot?

Galwayguy35

Always use McGraths and no problems so far anyway.

Grand taste as well.

shaveAbullock

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Always use McGraths and no problems so far anyway.

Grand taste as well.

They must use polypropylene to seal the bags just like Barry's.
Polypropylene is an essential component to a good tea bag.

Lillyfae

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I received a sample of Nescafé coffee bags included with a Littlewoods order today. Coffee in a teabag ðŸ§??

That’s what Senseo is. Not a new concept, but not a great one either.

biko

You need a tea ball tong infuser

.red.

biko wrote: »

You need a tea ball tong infuser

That sounds like something you'd buy in Ann Summers