Is there too much tea in a tea-bag?

Oranage2 · 25-01-2011 07:30PM #1

While watching Vicent brown on the tv3 website and after making a cup of tea and leaving the tea bag in the cup, I noticed that the cup of tea was very strong, so from that i take it that the quick stir then throwing the teabag out isn't using all of the potential tea 'flavour' so should tea bags use less leaves?

Do people find there cups of tea weak?
Also how many sugars do you put into your tea?
Finally if you're a coffee drinker

admiralofthefleet · 25-01-2011 07:31PM

too much saliva tbh;)

25-01-2011 07:32PM

If you can stand the spoon up in the cup of tea, it's just about right.

AckwelFoley · 25-01-2011 07:33PM

I drink coffee black mostly

or the odd cup of jasmine.

Milk and sugar in either is rotten

refusetolose · 25-01-2011 07:35PM

i dont drink tea but i always squeeze the **** out of the tea bag with the spoon if im making a cup for someone

strokemyclover · 25-01-2011 07:35PM

There's not enough tea in a tea bag. If there was a little more, I could get at least 6 cups out of one - 5 is my record: it took a lot of effort hanging it out on the washing line after each cup but I saved that 7.5c dagnamit!

admiralofthefleet · 25-01-2011 07:35PM

snyper wrote: »

I drink coffee black mostly

or the odd cup of jasmine.

Milk and sugar in either is rotten

the lavender is strong in this one

we'llallhavetea_old · 25-01-2011 07:36PM

i use two teabags and pound the livin shoite out of them. i like my tea like tar.

Red Hand · 25-01-2011 07:36PM

snyper wrote: »

I drink coffee black mostly

or the odd cup of jasmine.

Milk and sugar in either is rotten

I never took you to be a jasmine drinker.:pac:

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 25-01-2011 07:36PM

I push the bag against the side of the mug with the spoon before I take it out and put in a drop of milk, no súcra.

MrMatisse · 25-01-2011 07:38PM

Theres too little feckin tea in the tea bags!

Yakult · 25-01-2011 07:40PM

Depends, sometimes I like my tea strong when Im having a fry or a sandwich. Other than that I like it mild.

Cranky Mc Funhouse · 25-01-2011 07:41PM

I've seen some banal threads on this but you sir are clearly excelling thus far. If i had a cap I would surely doth it to thee.

Oranage2 · 25-01-2011 07:44PM

Cranky Mc Funhouse wrote: »

I've seen some banal threads on this but you sir are clearly excelling thus far. If i had a cap I would surely doth it to thee.

Cool story bro...

Cranky Mc Funhouse · 25-01-2011 07:48PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Cool story bro...

REALLY?!? Thanks!!! Vaya con dios brah!

OutlawPete · 25-01-2011 07:48PM

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

.. i like my tea like tar.

Very hot and nice to swallow?

stimpson · 25-01-2011 07:48PM

Tea bags are for little girls. Real men use leaves in teapots the way nature intended.

And milk and sugar are abominations. I like my tea like I like my women. Hot, black and as wet as possible.

Creature · 25-01-2011 07:54PM

No, there's not enough tea in a tea-bag. Not for me anyway.

red menace · 25-01-2011 07:56PM

stimpson wrote: »

Tea bags are for little girls. Real men use leaves in teapots the way nature intended.

And milk and sugar are abominations. I like my tea like I like my women. Black and as wet as possible.

Submerged in boiling water?
Too many likes in that sentence for my liking, like

nosey rosie · 25-01-2011 08:05PM

Depends on the tea bag...
Irish tea is very strong... you'd get a couple of nice cups out of a Lyons teabag. Have you tried PG Tips? Weak as water it is...its strictly a one-cup-teabag, and not that great either.

Irish tea is the best in the world I reckon

Naikon · 25-01-2011 08:12PM

Hate teabag tea but real proper tea is quite good actually. Prefer Coffee over both though. You won't beat straight black French Press Coffee. Throw out that piece of **** coffee maker or the instant stuff. Yuck.

stimpson · 25-01-2011 08:12PM

red menace wrote: »

Submerged in boiling water?

Good point. Post edited.

red menace · 25-01-2011 08:18PM

stimpson wrote: »

Good point. Post edited.

Idiot successfully placated

OutlawPete · 25-01-2011 08:24PM

I like my Tea brewed strong, not coloured strong.

Some people just soak the tea bag and cause it's goes Jet black, they call that strong - but that's just all the tannin crap.

I much prefer to get quality tea and brew it.

I love my glass teapot, has a section in the middle where you place the tea leaves and prevents them for going into the cup when pouring.

Yes yes, a tea strainer does the same, but this has the cool factor as it's like a James Bond teapot