Teabag and sugar, then drown it in a scalding stream of boiling water.
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Depends what tea I'm making. For green and white teas I will add water first (175-185F) then steep the tea bag for 3-4 minutes.
If I'm making black tea or some fruity/herbal tea, I will toss the bag in first, then pour in boiling water and steeping for 3-5min depending on preference.
The teabag. Otherwise it would float on top, similarly to why you put cerial in before milk.
I don't put the milk in first so it won't travel across the inner curve of the bowl and spill out, making a huge mess. But that's just me
You use so much milk and so little cereal that the cereal would float?
Hot water in the base chamber of the pot. Coffee in the funnel. Top chamber screwed on. Put on a high heat until the coffee is ready.
And then the teabag last?
This depends on the water temperature. I boil mine, so I pour water first, wait a bit, then put the bag. If I do the other way around, sometimes the tea gets burnt and tastes too bitter, which I don't like.
I could also heat the water to a lower temperature but I don't have one of those fancy kettles with temp selection, and I usually get distracted to interrupt the kettle before it boils. But, if the water is hot enough already but not just boiled, then I'll put the bag first, then the water second.
They're designed to deliver the maximum amount of flavour in ~20 seconds.
So: bag first, then just-boiled water. Wait/steep for 20-60 seconds, fish out the bag with a teaspoon and squeeze against the cup, and then milk.
How do you milk your teabag?
Squeeze against the wall, milk it hard
With a come here motion with your finger(s)
It truly is such a versatile motion
The coffee grounds.
Set the bush on fire, toss a bucket of water on it, drink the hot bush broth drippings
So primitive, in the least impressive way imaginable
An interesting alternative that I've found (for when making English breakfast or something similar) is to steep the teabag in the milk first before adding the hot water. I find that it cuts down on the bitterness and makes a much smoother tea.
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