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How do you make yours?

  • Tea bag in; water; tea bag out; milk (26%, 18 votes)
  • Tea bag in; water; milk; tea bag out (17%, 12 votes)
  • Milk; tea bag in; water; tea bag out (4%, 3 votes)
  • Tea bag in; water; wait; tea bag out; milk (50%, 34 votes)
67 voters. Poll end: 7 months ago

This entry was edited (7 months ago)
@gilesforyou Good coffee is a coffee that can be consumed with nothing added. I approve.

When I have milk and make tea in my cup I do Tea bag in, water in, wait, milk, teabag out.

If I have a pot of tea I do milk in cup then tea in cup.

Either way there's often cake in mouth too.

@madelainetaylor Sounds nearly perfect. Cake and a pot of tea are undoubtedly the pinnacle of my hierarchy of needs.
never milk... Slice of lemon
@amino This is an acceptable choice. Also fresh mint.
Only that "milky-teabag first" 7% are wrong! I can live with the others. The leaves need to see boiling water (or boiling milk!) for it to taste to come through properly.
This entry was edited (7 months ago)
@chiffchaff The water and the leaves must mingle first, oh yes indeed. Mmm.
@kæt
what is this "milk" you speak of?

Or when making more than one cup of tea:

* tea (loose leaf) in teapot
* add boiling water, wait
* pour tea into mug/cup
* add milk to taste.

If using fine china cups I might put the milk in before pouring the tea from the pot.

@noondlyt

"Tea... Earl Grey... Hot..."

*I don't actually like tea...

Tea…! Never liked the stuff. My parents was 95% milk and 5% tea.
@stevendrowe I refuse to call that tea. If they like it that way that is fine but that's a no from me.

@noondlyt

Lactose intolerant- teabag, boiling water, honey, remove teabag

@noondlyt

Honestly it does depend on the honey, and the tea obviously.

I had a friend at work who also used honey in his tea and confused the hell out of our coworkers when he turned to me and said, “honey?” In the break room.

But we also liked different honey so if one of us bought a brand we didn’t like we could often swap.

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