How Do "you" Make Tea

[ivor4781]

i've always used water on the boil to make mine, (we go for a good individual indian tea) but a tea specialist said on a tv doc that should not be boiling but off the boil around 90'c as it spoils the flavour
what you you do ?

[paddywak]

I don't, tea is terrible stuff only fit to pour down the drain.

[aelmpvw]

i'm going to tell the wife that i want my tea made with 90 degrees c water ... i'll let you know her response

[ivor4781]

depends what you buy paddy there are hundreds of different types just like there is off coffee of which i only drink espresso at home (not everybody's taste also)

[McMouse]

Boil the kettle and pour straight into the tea pot.

[Sqad]

I just shout....TEA!

[carrust]

Does she wear a French maid's uniform whilst serving it sqad? ;-)

[237SJ]

Water in aircraft beverage makers "boils" at around 93 degs C and tastes cr@p so you can draw your own conclusions from that.

[McMouse]

Anyone remember the joke about the Gobling Teasmaid?

[Sqad]

carrust.......not JUST the uniform, but with half cup underwired bra with knickers.

[carrust]

You lucky sod...dribble...:-)

[Sqad]

carrus...yepp! tell me about it....off to the Club now.

[carrust]

The one about the char woman only liking oral sex mc'mouse?

[aelmpvw]

can i hear the sound of a mad stampede to Sqad's place for tea?

[Bazile]

All this warming the tea pot and water at a particular temperature is nonsense .

All you need to do is stick a tea bag in a mug pour your boiling water on , squeeze the tea bag on the side of the mug with the spoon , pour your milk in , add your sugar , stir and hey presto ( sugar and milk optional of course )

[AB Editor]

If you're using teabags you can abuse them however you like and you'll get roughly the same kind of tea at the end...

... this is because teabags are filled with the "dust" from tea production, rather than the actual leaves....

Here's some temp/steeping guides for proper tea:

The following are general guidelines originally published by the Speciality Tea Institute of North America:

Black – 4 to 5 minutes at a temperature of 200-212 degrees Fahrenheit

Oolong – 4 to 7 minutes at a temperature of 195- 205 degrees Fahrenheit

Green – 2 to 3 minutes at a temperature of 170 -190 degrees Fahrenheit

White – 3 to 6 minutes at a temperature of 170- 190 degrees Fahrenheit

Pu’erh 1 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 205- 212 degrees Fahrenheit

It also allows me to tell my favourite tea joke:

Why did the marxo-anarchist only drink herbal tea?

Because proper tea is theft...

[mikey4444]

My old Mum always told me to take the pot to the kettle, not the kettle to the pot. So I always use boiling water. Also you should never add the milk to the tea bag first...a hanging offence in my house.

I have told this story before on AB but here goes ::

Once, in America, while staying with friends, I visited some friends of theirs, who had never met an Englishman before. The host was somewhat nervous of making me tea but didn't do too badly. But she blotted her copy book by asking me if I wanted cream or lemon.

"Cream...in tea ? " I gasped, in a horrified voice.

Americans have some very funny ideas you know.

[gingejbee]

Never. Neither of us drinks this foul stuff. I've never tasted it...the smell makes me gag!

[andy-hughes]

I don't mind what kind of tea bag it is - I put my milk and and sugar and tea bag into a mug and pour boiling water on.

The idea of the milk in first means that you can get the right colour before you take the bag out.

[Sipowicz]

And where are you taking the wife Andy?

[emmie]

i don't, only if have visitors, which is rare