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mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
7,710
8,360
Sunny Cornwall, UK.
It appears that tea giant PG Tips has upset the traditional tea drinkers of the UK with their new fangled 60 second teabag :eek:. Apparently they spent £50m in bringing it to market which quite baffles me.

Now I'm no purist but I do like a properly made cuppa and I'm struggling to see how 60 seconds would be sufficient time to get the best of your tea be it teabags or loose tea.

My preference is to make it in the cup/mug using a teabag. I pour on the water then squish the teabag with a spoon against the cup/mug to expel the air and allow the teabag to fully submerge.

After 2 - 3 minutes I'll then squish the teabag a couple more times before bringing it out with tea tongs and give it one final squeeze afore ditching it.

If I was to use one of my teapots then I would allow the tea to mash for at least 4 minutes (in a prewarmed pot) simply because I wouldn't be able to get the teabags to sink. Of course loose tea would be no problem.

So guys, do you think this might catch on? I have my doubts.


Regards,

Jay.
 
I am absolutely certain that you would turn your nose up at the traditional Southern mint iced tea that I make.
I steep for three minutes, 2 family sized tea bags and about 2 oz of my home grown mint. Then add one cup of sugar, and pour into a gallon sized container and add water to top it off to a gallon. Then, in the fridge till cold.

I've tried to drink tea the English way, but I just never developed a taste for it. But, I am smart enough never to offer an Englishman my tea.
 

Flatfish

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 20, 2022
796
1,989
West Wales
Three or four minutes.
Remove (usually with fingers, sometimes a spoon)
I don't squeeze because squeezing releases tannic acid making the tea more bitter.
Small drop of milk. I do the milk myself, other people put too much in.

Teapot about the same time. Pour, then add milk.
 
Jun 18, 2020
3,973
14,048
Wilmington, NC
It appears that tea giant PG Tips has upset the traditional tea drinkers of the UK with their new fangled 60 second teabag :eek:. Apparently they spent £50m in bringing it to market which quite baffles me.

Now I'm no purist but I do like a properly made cuppa and I'm struggling to see how 60 seconds would be sufficient time to get the best of your tea be it teabags or loose tea.

My preference is to make it in the cup/mug using a teabag. I pour on the water then squish the teabag with a spoon against the cup/mug to expel the air and allow the teabag to fully submerge.

After 2 - 3 minutes I'll then squish the teabag a couple more times before bringing it out with tea tongs and give it one final squeeze afore ditching it.

If I was to use one of my teapots then I would allow the tea to mash for at least 4 minutes (in a prewarmed pot) simply because I wouldn't be able to get the teabags to sink. Of course loose tea would be no problem.

So guys, do you think this might catch on? I have my doubts.


Regards,

Jay.
Probably all fannings and dust - mostly dust is my guess
 
Jun 9, 2018
4,411
14,190
England
Imagine not having five minutes to brew a proper cup of tea.
I remember when they introduced the round teabag then the pyramid shape teabag back in the 1990's. It was supposed to allow the leaves more room to move, or something. Didn't taste any different to me☕🤷🏻‍♂️.

I bet they spent a lot of money on r&d and had some smart fellows working on that. I mean, working on the pyramid teabag is inventing something. Not exactly the Wright brothers though, is it?

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