Do you put milk in first or last when making tea?
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milk first - before water 18 10.17% milk last -after water 133 75.14% don't have milk/ don't drink milk 12 6.78% i am a douchebag 14 7.91%
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Re: Do you put milk in first or last when making tea?omg! that was epic! hahaha(Original post by Pheylan)
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Re: Do you put milk in first or last when making tea?If I'm making it in a mug, the milk goes in after. But if you're making it in a teapot, you're meant to put the milk into the cup first (comes from the days of fragile china cups which would break if too much heat was applied).
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Re: Do you put milk in first or last when making tea?The traditional way is to put the milk in first, as in the olden days they would be able to see if anything was floating in it or it had gone off etc. and then put the water in, but nowadays it's easier to do the opposite
for me it's teabag > water > milk
Edit: my grandparents are very traditional so they do it the other way around when we see them, seems so odd!Last edited by britchick; 22-04-2012 at 13:27. -
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Re: Do you put milk in first or last when making tea?I heard putting the milk in causes fats to stick to the teabag and prevents the tea from brewing properly or something. The best way to do it is put the tea bag in the mug, pour boiling water in, leave for 3-5 mins, remove the teabag without squeezing (as this squeezes tanins out and makes the tea astringent) then pour in the milk.
