Ironically the English don’t really know how to make tea. Then dump hot water on a tea bag then immediately throw on cold milk, making it impossible to actually brew.
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No one does that.
lol the BBC has literally aired specials on this subject
Whats next britain giving advice on how to most effictivly shoot ur fellow shoolchildren?
I think you're doing pretty well in that regard without outside help.
Therr is always room for improvement
One joke
It'll stop being funny when it stops being true
There is a reason everyone calls them the worlds greatest 3rd world country. They are always making it the greatest just never specified at what.
"agitating the bag"
If you want to create a better cup of tea at least begin with tea leaves, not tea bags.
Care to elaborate? I don't see how having the leaves in a bag is inferior to having them loose
With very few exceptions the tea used in teabags is of much lower quality than loose leaf tea. Often it´s just fannings and dust, swept from the floor.
Somehow I doubt tea companies are sweeping dust off the floor and putting it in tea bags. C'mon.
I am not an expert but I have read about such practices again and again over the years. It´s also common knowledge that food companies do much, much worse things.
Dust is what remains after the tea has passed through the grading machine. It is powdery in texture and is often swept off the floor. Dust is considered the lowest grade of tea.
What's wrong with the microwave? Heat is heat (except the 1995 movie which has little to do with heat or thermodynamics at all).
You could easily over steep it if you microwave it with the bag in it, but if you're just boiling water it shouldn't make a difference, other than being inefficient vs a kettle.
I don't think I would steep it in the microwave, but I could see myself boiling or reheating tea in it.
Don't knock it til you try it. Cold water and bag goes in a mug in microwave. 1-2 mins later tea comes out. No forgetting about hot water or letting things cool and forgetting about it. I dont care if it's correct. It tastes good to me.
Isn't microwaving the bag bad? Wouldn't it add microplastics and such?
I had no idea but a quick search shows most teabags have plastics.
Not sure if there's a difference between microwaving a bag in water or letting a bag sit in hot water
Step 1, grab some tea
Step 2, throw it the fuck out
Step 3, make coffee