Tea purists divided over new 60-second brew
Tea purists divided over new 60-second brew
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Tea purists divided over new 60-second brew
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Gotta disagree most strongly with the guy who says "Trying to shorten the time of brewing is in my opinion an insult to teatime". Getting tea quicker when I wake up seems like it could only be a good thing.
What IS an insult to teatime, though, is PG Tips. So while I applaud the apparent technology, it probably still tastes like wank.
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Loose leaf PG Tips is pretty good though
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PG Tips isn't as bad as Tetley however!
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Dear god, there's one that's worse?! Noted, with some horror.
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There’s some great quotes in this article, my favourite was:
‘George Butlin, director at the UK Loose Leaf Tea Company, echoes that sentiment and professes a "profound aversion to this kind of innovation".’
I can just imagine him saying ‘profound aversion’ whilst holding a China tea cup with his pinky sticking out.
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PG Tips don't sell tea, they sell dust from the floors of tea factories. It doesn't matter how long you brew it.
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Not if you squidge the bag with a spoon.
But proper tea helps too
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imo, in regards to the apparent 85% who normally steep for 1 minute, that would be a weak-ass cup of tea.
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Not sure why I remember this, but around 17 years ago I watched a BBC show about the history of Tea and IIRC the Dutch think we're all crazy for drinking our tea when it's hot. They also advocate for a bare minimum of two minutes brewing.
I'm usually a solid 3 minute sort of guy. I'm a rockstar like that.
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I agree with the Dutch. Some teas I’m at 4-5 mins, remove the bag, then forget about it for 10-30 mins at which point it’s cool enough that I can drink without negotiation.
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They also use a LOT less actual tea.
And re use the bag over and over and over.
It's more like "water what is also orange" by the end
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What brand makes good tea, in your opinion? (I feel like I should push my box of PG Tips into the back of the kitchen cabinet. I'm American and drink a lot of matcha green tea so what do I know.)
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Yorkshire Gold is pretty epic!
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I think it's generally accepted that Yorkshire Tea is the best of the regular, cheap teabag teas.
Of course now I've said that out loud it'll probably start world war 3, but they're just mad I'm right.
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Thank you! I'll hunt for it here at one of the British expat shops.
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Where I live there are a couple of tea blenders that make various different loose leaf offerings.
You can get good loose leaf on amazon too from (e.g.) teapigs or whittard.
In my experience, the trick with loose leaf is to not to get the ones that have been ground too finely, as they make a too strong brew and the bits can pass through the filter leaving you with a dusty cuppa.
I will admit though... sometimes I want a quick tea, and I may just make a pg tips... not as good, but less faff than getting the tea pot ready etc
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