Room 101 - Milk In Tea First? Perlease!

[ToraToraTora]

it has to go in first! it's not tea otherwise! Heston Bloomingtart, not a clue!

[marval]

I always put my milk in first, it tastes horrible the other way round.

[Cloverjo]

I haven't watched in yet.
In the days that I used to drink tea I was kind of perplexed when a friend put both milk and teabag in a mug and then poured the water in.

[stuey]

No, no, no, it has to be layered: first the sugar; second the milk; third the lemon juice, fourth the tea-bag; and lastly the boiling water.

[DaisyNonna]

So glad I don't drink tea

[Jackdaw33]

Actually there are sounds reasons for putting in the milk first:

1) If you use leaf tea it stops floaters
2) f you are drinking from fine bone china it prevents cracking

Otherwise it makes no difference, unless you use a teabag in a mug, in which case tea first.

[hc4361]

Tea must be made with boiling water which will crack high quality china cups if not tempered by the cold milk already in the cup.

[Cloverjo]

Stuey, milk and lemon juice? Yuk. I'm glad I don't drink tea anymore.

[stuey]

Wouldn't the cold milk decrease, somewhat, the temperature of the cup therefore increasing the temperature difference between the cup and boiling water, and therefore increasing the chance of breakage?

[ToraToraTora]

help, tea "bag" - what is that?

[stuey]

Just joshin', Cloverjoe.

[Cloverjo]

I knew it must be a joke, stuey. I don't always see it til later. :)

[Buenchico]

>>> Actually there are sounds reasons for putting in the milk first

. . . possibly, but there are also some damned good ones for putting the tea in first!

If you put the milk in first and then add the tea, there's a possibility that you'll accidentally make it slightly too milky. That can only be remedied by adding more tea, which is difficult enough if you've made the tea in a pot (because you'll have to empty some of the over-milky tea out of the cup/mug first) but impossible if you've made the tea by putting a teabag in a mug (unless, of course, you use another mug and teabag to make the extra tea required).

If you put the tea into the mug/cup first you can slowly add milk until the tea is exactly the right colour, thus producing the perfect cuppa!

[stuey]

Any chance of us discussing the "correct" way to cook the "perfect" soft-boiled egg?:)

[DaisyNonna]

Noticed a salted caramel hot chocolate drink
Anyone tried it?

[Jackdaw33]

Place the egg (room temperature in a small (milk) pan and add cold water till it almost covers the egg. Put on the stove. As soon as the water starts to boil then time for three minutes.

[stuey]

NO! I was just kidding, Jackdaw33:)

[DaisyNonna]

Gently add egg to boiling water and simmer 4 and a half minutes

[Jackdaw33]

That might work, Daisy, but you risk cracking the shell.

[stuey]

Ok, I won't even ask how one should remove the top: decapitation, or gentle tapping and peeling...No, I will not ask.

[DaisyNonna]

Never cracked one yet!