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[–] Hossenfeffer 15 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Fucking hell, mate. Always put the water in the mug before the tea bag.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Next you'll tell me I'm supposed to but the milk in the bowl before the crumpets. Why I never!

[–] Hossenfeffer 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just make sure your clotted cream is on your spotted dick first then the baked beans, not the other way around! Unless you're in Rickmansworth in which case your clotted cream goes on your black pudding after your mushy peas.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know, I just realized I don't have much of an appetite actually.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's why you love jerk chicken.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

and meatballs!

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What difference does that make?

[–] Osprey@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I find it makes the tea slightly weaker. It sometimes gets too strong too quickly when very hot water is poured directly on the tea bag.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

most teas shouldn't be brewed in freshly boiled 100C water, but in roughly 90C

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's roughly 194 degrees if your water is American.

[–] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You are fucking killing me in this thread

[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Well, you've just got to boil your water at 3000m then, it'll be perfect.

[–] Shepstr 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait, I've always put the teabag in first.

[–] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Teabag in, set cups aura, teabag out, water in, teabag in

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago
[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Is that because it cools enough to not scorch the tea? I always add tea last, even for a gallon of iced tea, it does seem to taste better; and I never press out the bags into anything other than the sink or my lantana.