When making tea: Milk or water first...........

[The Wookiee]

Milk in tea ? ? Yuk ! !

 

[xenophon]

Milk in AFTER teabag out

 

[BadFish]

Apparently the milk molecules block up the perforations in the tea bag so the flavour can't get out. I leanrt that from Keith Miller from Eastenders!

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/2007/06/bigger-bag.html

 

[Worthingite]

I have actually slapped people before that put the milk in before the water.....

 

[brakespear]

My wife does the same on occasion which is strange for someone who professes to like 'builder's tea'. Water first for me all the way.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Milk first, then water. Makes the perfect, strong, scum-free cuppa

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Apparently the milk molecules block up the perforations in the tea bag so the flavour can't get out. I leanrt that from Keith Miller from Eastenders!

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/2007/06/bigger-bag.html

That's a load of bollocks. Scientists? What do they know?

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Teabag - Milk - Sugar - Water.

Then some manual straining (using the back of the teaspoon) in order to achieve desired hue.

= Best cup-o-tea ever.

This. But without the sugar

 

[BadFish]

That's a load of bollocks. Scientists? What do they know?

Keith Miller from Eastenders and some scientists! this is an undisputible fact!!

 

[dingodan]

"If milk is poured into hot tea, individual drops separate from the bulk of the milk, and come into contact with the high temperatures of the tea for enough time for significant denaturation - degradation - to occur. This is much less likely to happen if hot water is added to the milk." - Dr Andrew Stapley, a chemical engineer from Loughborough University.

I know not everyone agrees. So how about I make my tea how I like it. And you can all make your tea how you like it.

 

[dingodan]

Milk first, then water. Makes the perfect, strong, scum-free cuppa

Indeed, this is like the main point. I don't know how it does it, but it does indeed make for a scum free cuppa.

 

[BadFish]

"If milk is poured into hot tea, individual drops separate from the bulk of the milk, and come into contact with the high temperatures of the tea for enough time for significant denaturation - degradation - to occur. This is much less likely to happen if hot water is added to the milk." - Dr Andrew Stapley, a chemical engineer from Loughborough University.

I know not everyone agrees. So how about I make my tea how I like it. And you can all make your tea how you like it.

Keith Miller from Eastenders!! You must admit you are wrong on this Dingo and you must change your evil ways!

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Indeed, this is like the main point. I don't know how it does it, but it does indeed make for a scum free cuppa.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Keith Miller from Eastenders!! You must admit you are wrong on this Dingo and you must change your evil ways!

Keith Miller from Eastenders is plain WRONG on this one.

 

[tedebear]

"If milk is poured into hot tea, individual drops separate from the bulk of the milk, and come into contact with the high temperatures of the tea for enough time for significant denaturation - degradation - to occur. This is much less likely to happen if hot water is added to the milk." - Dr Andrew Stapley, a chemical engineer from Loughborough University.

I know not everyone agrees. So how about I make my tea how I like it. And you can all make your tea how you like it.

Maybe he needs to look at the degragation of the leaf and not the milk. Too many people in this world focusing on the fats in our lives...tea was originally drunk without milk at all I believe...

 

[BadFish]

Keith Miller from Eastenders is plain WRONG on this one.

Bloody Conspiracy theories.

 

[BadFish]

Maybe he needs to look at the degragation of the leaf and not the milk. Too many people in this world focusing on the fats in our lives...tea was originally drunk without milk at all I believe...

Bloody right, the milk should not get out focus as it is a secondary ingredient. After all the drink is call 'Tea' not 'Milk'. Right?.....Right?......come on who's with me...........

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Maybe he needs to look at the degragation of the leaf and not the milk. Too many people in this world focusing on the fats in our lives...tea was originally drunk without milk at all I believe...

Black tea is nice, if you don't mind scum all over your teeth afterwards. But it's milk in first for the perfect cuppa, for me.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Bloody right, the milk should not get out focus as it is a secondary ingredient. After all the drink is call 'Tea' not 'Milk'. Right?.....Right?......come on who's with me...........

Only a dribble of milk is required. None of this boiled pond water rubbish that some people drink.

 

[BadFish]

Of course the milk should go into the cup first. This discussion is academic really because Tea should be made in a pot and poured into a cup on top of the milk.