Help settle the great debate! Brew making

[Hazel-nut]

I don't drink tea or coffee so have used Nellys option :P

[wiltshire builders]

I had a customer offer me a cuppa and when I tasted it, it was Earl Grey!

I know what you're thinking but he was married and had kids. Weird.

[redken1]

If you make tea in a pot would you add the milk to the pot first?

There's your answer!

You're welcome

+1

The hot water fuses the tea-bag enriching the brewing process for the perfect cuppa. Cold milk will have the opposite effect making the tea-bag soggy and neutralising the flavour. :

We would probably have lost the war if it wasn’t for, ‘a nice cuppa tea.’ :P

I drink coffee! ;D

[wiltshire builders]

I drink coffee! ;D

My kettle has a setting for coffee. It doesn't boil it as apparently boiling water gives coffee a burnt taste.
Complete waste of money as I don't drink coffee. I only bought it because it matches the toaster [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Loops]

Water first if it's brewed in the mug.

Milk first if it's poured out of a teapot (cos it's been brewed already).

8-)

[Rabb]

Always water first in my opinion.
Can't stand weak tea.
Leave to stand for 4-5 minutes then sugar it ; and then add the milk.
(If you put the milk in before the sugar - the sugar doesn't dissolve as well because it's cooler!)

It's personal preference really - I used to drink black tea and coffee ; now I drink both with sugar and milk.

I also like "Gold Top" milk (I've got expensive and unhealthy tastes - but the way I look at it is a little bit of what you like won't hurt you)

[Dan505]

Why do people always ask if i milk the pot? Its a stupid question, i don't milk the pot as i'm not a dick.

Jac, your link saying that Brits milk first

[Jacde]

Dan, bless you, you're clutching at straws ;D
I suspect the reason Brits 'milked' first was because they would have normally brewed loose leaf tea in pots, so they would have put milk in the cup before pouring the tea.
Now days, so many of us normal folk use tea bags in a mug and therefore water first milk after.
Me, well, water all the time and if brewed in a pot, always add milk at the end as milky tea is the spawn of the devil!!

[Dan505]

Thank you Jac gotta clutch at something! Glad i'm not normal then i've just made my 1st backward brew an its grim, i'll stick to what i kniw but if anyone wants to invite me round and try convert me brew technique then........

[redken1]

[quote author=monday21 link=1349273686/12#12 date=1349282282]


I drink coffee! ;D

My kettle has a setting for coffee. It doesn't boil it as apparently boiling water gives coffee a burnt taste.
Complete waste of money as I don't drink coffee. I only bought it because it matches the toaster [smiley=thumbsup.gif][/quote]


Ye that’s right Dan – coffee don’t taste very nice when you get that burnt taste in your mouth.

I’m shocked I thought it was only frustrated women and posers who cared about matching kettles and toasters. ;D ;D ;D