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AIBU to think this tea is stewed?

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ThisTeaIsBad · 11/11/2024 16:33

Hopefully there is a picture attached or this won't make any sense.

DH declares this tea to be perfect. I say it is stewed.

YABU - it is indeed perfect
YANBU - it is stewed

AIBU to think this tea is stewed?
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Foxybyname · 11/11/2024 20:06

Gosh, it looks extremely unappetising doesn't it?! You need to use a water filter OP.

To paraphrase Frank Skinner 'there's a map of the Norfolk Broads on that tea'

Katemax82 · 11/11/2024 20:03

I live in the south east and my tea always looks like that...sugar tends to break up the scum on top

Barney16 · 11/11/2024 20:01

Colour is perfect. Looks like London tea though. That's why I only drink coffee.

mathanxiety · 11/11/2024 19:56

Tea was stewed, too much full fat milk was
added, then it was left to go cold.

NapTrappedAgain · 11/11/2024 19:49

ScabbyHorse · 11/11/2024 19:09

I'm not sure it's timescale on the top, this looks more like someone's put the milk in and then left it with the bag in to stew for too long

Agree.

I do live in a limescale hotspot but I only ever see this film on the top and scum on the sides when I’ve wandered off halfway through making it and left the bag in for too long before adding milk. Grim.

Onlyvisiting · 11/11/2024 19:48

You know- I can taste that picture. And it's so rank I felt the need to make a decent cup of tea to take the taste away.
Lancashire tea bags as after diligent testing these are the best. Also I of course used our private water supply as I'm not some sort of pleb who will drink MAINS WATER 😱🤣 as it makes it taste All Wrong. (Tea away from home is a constant disappointment to me tbh).
Please note steam rising, tea should be HOT!

AIBU to think this tea is stewed?
bluebalou · 11/11/2024 19:43

Oooh that's bad

Freethebees · 11/11/2024 19:42

A lovely cup of care home tea mmmmmmmmmmmm Bromide

Grepes · 11/11/2024 19:40

Just clean your kettle!! I live in London and my tea has never looked like that - even when I’ve left the tea bag in and forgotten about it!

As for the milk first suggestion with a tea bag swooshed violently after - sounds as revolting as the picture!!

Irridescantshimmmer · 11/11/2024 19:40

Thats how I drink tea and it looks delicious.

JustAboutMuddlingThrough · 11/11/2024 19:38

@Dotto @cardibach lol it's got oat milk in that's why and plus I like my tea strong. I do put more oat milk in my coffee though

Onlyvisiting · 11/11/2024 19:36

ThisTeaIsBad · 11/11/2024 16:33

Hopefully there is a picture attached or this won't make any sense.

DH declares this tea to be perfect. I say it is stewed.

YABU - it is indeed perfect
YANBU - it is stewed

Ewww.
Not only is that stewed- its been stewed too long and then the milk added after (imo thats why it looks weird) that is never the same as milk added when it is hot and then left to sit. Also far too much milk.

Needapadlockonmyfridge · 11/11/2024 19:33

Left too long before he put the milk in.
LTB

AitkenDrum1970 · 11/11/2024 19:29

itsmylife7 · 11/11/2024 18:48

Add the milk first.
Then tea bag, then boiling water and stir like mad.

Try it and report back.

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ScabbyHorse · 11/11/2024 19:09

I'm not sure it's timescale on the top, this looks more like someone's put the milk in and then left it with the bag in to stew for too long

OswaldCobblepot · 11/11/2024 18:59

Reason number 17 why I could never live in London.

You didn't actually drink that did you OP?

itsmylife7 · 11/11/2024 18:48

ThisTeaIsBad · 11/11/2024 18:41

I've shared the thread with DH. After he recovered from the coughing fit brought on by laughing so hard, he read it through and now thinks we need to use the teapot 🫖

He agrees with me though, the nasty floaty stuff only appears when it is left with the teabag too long before adding the milk.

Thank you for all the responses. It has definitely some ideas on how we can improve our tea.

Add the milk first.
Then tea bag, then boiling water and stir like mad.

Try it and report back.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 11/11/2024 18:44

It's your kettle. I live in a soft water area and I could leave my teabag in for an hour and it wouldn't look like that. Stewed tea looks darker coloured than your picture.

DogInATent · 11/11/2024 18:44

Normal for a hardwater area and dunking the bag in the cup like a chav. Our tap water is liquid rock and we get this, minimised by using a proper teapot.

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ThisTeaIsBad · 11/11/2024 18:41

I've shared the thread with DH. After he recovered from the coughing fit brought on by laughing so hard, he read it through and now thinks we need to use the teapot 🫖

He agrees with me though, the nasty floaty stuff only appears when it is left with the teabag too long before adding the milk.

Thank you for all the responses. It has definitely some ideas on how we can improve our tea.

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unsync · 11/11/2024 18:36

Our water is very hard and tea can come out like this whether the teabag sits for 30 seconds or 3 minutes.

Bjorkdidit · 11/11/2024 18:32

For comparison, this is microwaved (I make it in a tea pot and drink it over several hours, it's fine and less effort).

Slightly less milk than I like but CBA going to top it up. Note no scum, that's Yorkshire water for you.

I've never descaled anything in my life either or bought salt or other descaling products. We even used the dishwasher with standard detergent only tablets and no salt for a few months once with no ill effects because I bought that kind by mistake.

By contrast, every time I visit a friend who lives in SE England, one of them seems to be on their hands and knees chipping scale off the inside of the dishwasher. I couldn't live like that.

AIBU to think this tea is stewed?
TeabySea · 11/11/2024 18:32

You have hard water and your tea is stewed. Mine occasionally goes like that if I leave the teabag in and forget about it.

WasteOfPlateRealEstate · 11/11/2024 18:29

I often microwave my not quite hot enough now tea and it's never looked like that cesspool. I don't live in a hard water area though. I'm shocked that you could even call that a cup of tea🤢

TurquoiseBear · 11/11/2024 18:27

Thanks @K0OLA1D
I’ve just bought a Brita one. I will look forward to much improved tea!