A stirring Tea Question

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We were talking about this at work earlier.
I stir my tea in an anti-clockwise direction. Always have and always will because now it just feels wrong not to. I believe tea scientists say the best method is more of a back and forth motion but I say they should give their head a wobble and go do some proper science.

And I mean tea, not coffee.

This. And I firmly believe that stirring and/or squeezing a tea bag gives rise to nasty bitter/acidic notes to the brew.

Clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti clockwise in the south, to harmonise with the coriolis effect.

To be serious though just once or twice clockwise after adding a tiny bit of milk. I don't have strong tea and reuse the tea bag a couple of times.

If I make it directly in the mug, I use a teabag and I stir anticlockwise. The pot has tea leaves and I stir clockwise. I think I touch the sides for both, but sometimes with the pot I do a 'lift up' motion too.

Do you stir your coffee a different direction? 😂

Anticlockwise 5 times – twice clockwise – two taps with the teaspoon.

Always clockwise. Never clank or tap teaspoon against lip of cup/mug. Ever.

No stirring as I drink my tea black without sugar.

But if I have to stir DH's tea then I do it anti clockwise

Well, I am a herbal tea drinker so no milk, BUT I do add a splash of cold water so stir CLOCKWISE…..and really the best and only option!

Anticlockwise for the sugar, and I don't squeeze the teabags.

Clockwise! how could anyone stir anticlockwise thats just plain wrong!

In a right handed clockwise stirrer. But only if there’s sugar, otherwise no stirring.

I do 3 or 4 stirs clockwise to get the bag moving, then rest the spoon across the mug to give the bag the space it needs as it spins. After it’s stopped I give it a big squeeze, remove it and then add a bit of milk. I then give it 3 stirs (clockwise again) to mix the milk.

I can’t stand it when people stir and stir and stir endlessly 😖

I wonder if I can get some kind of science grant for this research?

If you're one of the people who do this: Why do you put your used teabags in a pot/tray/pile by the sink instead of just sticking them in the bin?

Because they are too drippy straight away, they will drip on the way to the bin, you need to put them in the little tea thing by the kettle until you have a pile and then chuck them away

because warm teabags make the bin lid sweaty and yucky

My DF almost whisks it with a spoon. Honestly i tried once spilled and splashed everywhere.
He also re stirs after anyone has made his drink

I have a teeny teapot, just enough for one cup. I don’t add milk or sugar, so I don’t stir, at all.

My husband leaves them in the sink!

I know, I know, LTB.

Clockwise and I leave the teabag in too

Clockwise
Left handed
Don't drink tea

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