Tea Making Method Requires a Pinch of Salt.

[Flatfish]

While we can frown upon people using microwaves for making tea, or adding salt, or something other than the traditional way. It has to be said that I have had plenty of awful cups of tea made for me in this country.
Cheap teabags, skimmed milk, and my real bugbear, too much milk.
I prefer to make my own tea. That way its done properly.

 

[trouttimes]

A well brewed cup of tea is a thing of beauty. It’s a shame it’s so hard to get a good one in this country.

 

[warren]

I find most things simply do not stay very hot for very long when heated up in a microwave. I use it for popcorn, reheating pizza, some defrosting and such. Just never been a fan of the micro-wave. I'll not eat in restaurant I've I hear a micro-wave dinging.

Salt in tea simply sounds wrong. But, different strokes I suppose.

 

[renfield]

Sounds like the opportunity for a cheap, easy experiment wrt the salt in tea. Three cups blind to me repeated 3 times ought to be enough for starters.

 

[Brendan]

The first and last time I added salt to a cup of tea was when I decided to prank my wife. I didn't realise though, I had used the last tea bag...

That was years ago and I still think she secretly hates me for it.

So I'm voting no, mind you a pinch may be better than 2 teaspoons worth.

 

[ItsKarl]

Coming from the same nation who thought it was a good idea to steep tea in the Atlantic, I'd take that advice with a grain of salt.

"She explains that salt acts as a blocker to the receptor which makes tea taste bitter, especially when it has been stewed."

Well, don't brew it bitter in the first place. It's not rocket science. Besides, I actually prefer my tea slightly on the bitter side.

 

[crashthegrey]

I'll knock that salt shaker out of the hands of anyone approaching my kettle, pot, or cup. No thanks.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I first read about putting a pinch of salt in strong coffee from a Tom Clancy novel, and it works. But I won't be trying it in my tea.

 

[AJL67]

Yes the person saying to footing tea is only saying that because it works in coffee. She’s a hack.