• Wanderer@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Yorkshire tea is in my opinion the best. Nothing difficult needs to be done just follow the instructions add full fat milk, you can check colours online to see how much milk to add and add sugar if you wish.

    PG tips and Tetley are also good. Weirdly tea I’ve had with “English breakfast” hardly ever tastes like British tea.

    Green tea is super hit or miss. (No milk in this one) Sometimes it’s too weak and other times it’s a bit bitter. But I don’t really have a brand in mind for that.

    A mid range Jasmine tea is probably the best for consistency, in terms of a no milk green tea.

    Oolong is also good. Actually thinking about the best place to get green tea in America would be at a Chinese restaurant or Chinese store.

    Oh and don’t microwave water. No idea why, it tastes weird. Also heat the water then add it to the cup, don’t heat cold water with tea in it.

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          7 months ago

          There is actually zero difference. I promise you won’t be able to blind pick the microwaved cup better than chance, assuming all other prep is the same.

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            7 months ago

            Exactly. I usually microwave a cup and then throw in the teabag. If gas stoves were not so inefficient I wpuld heat it on there but it takes about 5 times as long as in a microwave and tastes the same.

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              7 months ago

              Get an electric kettle. Tea should be brewed at an appropriate temperature for its style, and microwaving the water is inaccurate. Electric kettle will get you the right temp every time nearly as fast.

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                7 months ago

                You can fuck right off with your electric kettle elitism. I won’t buy something that will get used 2 times per month if I have everything I need to make myself tea already.

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      7 months ago

      I’m pretty sure that the idea of looking at a chart to determine the correct amount of milk for tea is causing something to short out in my head.