To think DH is wrong about how you make a brew

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... or maybe I'm weird!

I always maintain you put the bag in, then the water, then the milk and then you get the tea to your desired strength before removing the tea bag. DH just made a fuss about this saying I do it the wrong way. But surely leaving the bag in is sensible insurance against an unfortunate slip and putting too much milk in! Have I been badly taught?

You barbarian 😂

I do it same as you

Guess I'll be slated too but I don't like "stewed" tea so it's milk first, swish the teabag round 3 times then out it comes. If I make a pot the water gets poured in and I pour mine straight away. And it's got to be VERY milky. What am I like 😄

I do. Warm the pot, one caddy spoon of tea leaves (I use Miles' tea), boiling water, leave about a minute.
Whole milk in cup - not semi-skimmed. I don't bother to strain it, but I never drink down to the bottom of the cup.
Tastes much better than tea- bag tea. I can feel virtuous too, LOL, since tea bags are bad for the environment and also use much more energy in packaging and transport per kg of tea.

Tea is brewed in a pot!!!!

This was how my grandad made tea too, in the days before teabags were popular. Brew the tea in the scalded pot, then milk in cup first. The reason I believe was to keep the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup. With teabags it's a moot point, so milk in last!

History lesson - You only put milk in first if you are pouring from a tea pot... And the milk goes into the cup, the you pour your (un-milked) tea into the cup. The reason for doing this was so you could see how strong the tea was. Tea was expensive - milk not as much. When your tea went a suitable/acceptable colour (cos the milk was in it) you stopped pouring.
Putting milk on your tea bag in a cup/mug in modern times before you pour the water is just pretty rancid... To brew tea, you need above 90 degrees... Your tea will not brew properly with cold milk on it.

Only complete heathens add mild while the bag is in. Jesus. You people.

That is definitely preferable, I've just become lazy over it and don't often bother but I did have to buy a teapot as a student because I knew then what the right way was.

I just cannot abide these threads, as I just keep screaming how on earth can you make a thread thinking you’re correct and superior when you make tea with a teabag which is quite frankly bloody disgusting and wrong! 🤣
the only way for a decent and proper cup of tea is tea leaves, in a pot, brewed for 5 mins or so, then a mug with milk already in it, tea poured in from the pot.

how anyone can argue about the best way to make tea with a teabag when it’s already substandard to tea leaves…. 🙄 (however, with a tea bag, yes you make the tea, remove bag then add the milk) 😁😁😁😁

I was wondering when the civilised among us would arrive! 🤣

Tea, in a pot and poured into a cup. Milk first if it's a bone China cup else the cup could crack. Otherwise tea first then milk or lemon, to taste.

Milk in with the tea bag will affect the temperature so stop it brewing properly. It's gross.

I used to work for an artisan tea company and they'd be horrified at your method op!

I prefer when it's made in a pot, but either way I'll always put milk in first, anything else feels weird.
And I very much prefer teabags to loose tea.
AND if my tea has gone cold, I will put the mug (always mug, cannot abide those stupid bone China cups) in to the microwave to reheat it and I actually think that's the best tasting tea of all! Was discussing this with my sister a while ago and she admitted she did that too and agreed it tasted better!!

@Kilopascal

Do you use tea bags or tea leaves?

im trying to re-find my love of tea. First step, find a tea pot I love.

then I need to decide on which leaves to buy.

I make tea in a pot quite bit but never add milk first to that like people say… how do you know if you’ve put too much in!

I do it your way. And milk before water is all manner of wrong.

If you’ve put too much milk in, you swig a bit and top up with more tea from the bountiful potful you’ve just made.

Actually, I do that anyway.

FFS usually teabags, occasionally leaves. My sister used to work in Whittards so we have accumulated rather a lot of teapots and tealeaf-holding devices.

Apparently I'm not a scientist the molecules in milk mean that the tea doesn't stew properly once it's in. You should put the milk in once the tea is at the correct strength.

Only if you top the cup right up to get the dregs.

It should only be called a "brew" if made in a teapot...pre warmed,emptied, teabag in recently boiled water in, leave to brew over a low heat until it reaches the desired strength. Making tea in a mug should be called a "dunk" teabag should be removed before addition of milk/sugar/lemon. Not that I'm fussy or anything 🙂

@tkwal ooh never heard of it being called a "dunk" - whereabouts is that from?

I was once invited to a neighbour's house mid-morning. She was a French lass and had been to the baker's to get almond croissants. She made me tea with whole milk (bleurgh. I'd been having skimmed for over 30 years by that point) and it looked like she'd threatened it a spoon-point with a dip of the tea bag. Tha's oop north now lass, tha can't be offerin' an abomination like that to t'neighbours! Gnat's piss it were.

@Kilopascal

i think I need to book in for a very long weekend to sample all the options!

No you MUST use a teapot!

I personally don't do milk in my tea these days, but if i did, the teabag would be dunked after milk was added.