How do you make a good mug of tae?

440Hertz · 30-10-2020 1:40pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

pouring in the milk in first is an abomination

That came about because in the 19th century Chinese porcelain (known as China) was able to resist heat while British porcelain tended to crack. So, it became “posh” to put the milk in first. In reality, it just meant you weren’t able to afford good quality China & were making excuses worthy of a brexiteer trying to make themselves believe that Yorkshire champagne is superior to Champagne.

trellheim · 30-10-2020 1:58pm

Cup of tae

Huge catering teapot. 10 teabags. Leave on gas stove for 3 hours it should just be ready. Serve with 6 sugars and half milk. Ah when I used to be on the sites

lulublue22 · 30-10-2020 1:59pm

by not making it in a cup / mug ðŸ˜ teapot all the way

r93kaey5p2izun · 30-10-2020 2:07pm

Mug of tae

Barry's Classic Blend. Loose leaf tea. Made in a teapot. Drank from a mug, black, no sugar. Tea bags have a vile common aftertaste regardless of brand. Water must be actually boiling. Burco boiler water rarely hot enough, resulting in disgusting tea also.

COVID · 30-10-2020 2:24pm

Cuppa

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Cup a Rosie

A whole lotta...

km991148 · 30-10-2020 3:16pm

jmlad2020 wrote: »

No more. A gentle stir of no more than 3 twirls is followed by removing the teabag and dropping the equivalent of 3-4 small teaspoons of semi-skinned or fully skimmed (gay) milk.

I don't think it's possible to have gay milk? Does milk have sexuality?

km991148 · 30-10-2020 3:17pm

Allinall wrote: »

Agreed.

But it makes for a lovely cup of tea.

BS. Tea needs to be brewed in hottest water possible. What's the point in boiling the kettle at all if you are about to cool the water right away?

raclle · 30-10-2020 3:34pm

ablelocks wrote: »

my mothers version of "tea" is a disgrace - she dips the corner of a teabag in hot water or alternatively takes a spoonful of tea from my dads cup and adds it to her hot water

My mothers version is awful as well

by the time the process is finished the tea's gone cold. She'll half fill the cup, then add the teabag, stir, pour in more hot water, stir, remove spoonful's, stir, adds more water, removes more spoonful's and then adds milk

trixi001 · 30-10-2020 4:03pm

The perfect cup

Punjana tea leaves
Boil kettle, pour a little bit into teapot and pour out again
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons into a tea pot
Add water from kettle
Reboil on hob (hob on high setting).

When boiled remove from hob, to a stand and cover with tea cosy.

Get mug, milk etc

Pour tea from teapot into mug, and add enough milk to make to tea the perfect shade of light brown.

Drink

Then top up with whats left in the pot

My normal tea
Teabag in cup
Add boiling water (Not reboiled water though..)
Stir teabag, squeeze tea bag on edge of cup
Remove tea bag

Add milk

Drink about half the tea and then set it down and forget about it, before picking it up again and drinking it almost old!

TK Lemon · 31-10-2020 7:18pm

Cup of tae

One Lyons teabag
2 teaspoons of sugar
Boiling water
Stir around
Drop of milk
Stir again and take out teabag.

That’s the perfect cup.

ExMachina1000 · 31-10-2020 7:22pm

Cup of tae

Boil kettle
Pour water into mug around halfway and let it sit for a couple of minutes to heat the mug
Reboil kettle, dump mug water ,add teabag , fill and leave sit for 4 or so minutes.
Remove tea bag, add milk
Smoke joint, sip tae

is_that_so · 31-10-2020 7:23pm

George Orwell had a plan!

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73943/george-orwells-11-tips-proper-tea-making

beerguts · 31-10-2020 9:20pm

Mug of tea

Ok here is the correct way to make a Mug of Tae
(1) Barrys teabag into mug
(2) Pour water just of the boil into mug
(3) Stir for 20-30 seconds
(4) add a drop of milk - only a drop now the tae should be a dark tan colour
(5) And I cannot stress this enough - Leave the teabag in the cup while you drink it.

Now a Pot of tae requires the following:
(1) Scald the Pot with some of the water from the boiled kettle
(2) add 1 teabag for the pot and 1 extra teabag for each person getting served from the pot (i.e. 2 people require 3 teabags 3 and more people will require 4 teabags which is the maximum that can be added to the pot)
(3) Place the pot with the tea and hot(not boiling) on a stove top or gas ring on a medium heat for 1 minute - as we say in the west "To let it Draw"
(4) Serve in mugs and add milk (again only a drop)

Some other rules I live by:
- Barrys tea only. None of that Sassenach Lyons ****e. If you do drink it you are a west Brit and probably a protestant. Nor that new age Hun ****e from Lidl/Aldi- aka Mcgraths
- No SUGAR - Tea is for that slightly bitter taste on the tongue.
- Don't use that Northern Irish milk you find in petrol stations and in supermarket own-brand stuff in you tea - all Nordie milk has a taste of cheese and should be banned from the Irish Republic
- You use the Irish word tae when describing the drink. but use the english teabag for the physical tea inside that filter bag

(Now before anyone gets sand in their vagina with me - these are the rules I live by and I respect and serve anybody tea in their preferred manner if I offer to make it)

How do you make a good mug of tae?

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