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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

I don't have milk.

If for others I ask how they like it made.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't have milk.

If for others I ask how they like it made. "

Milk last unless it’s a pot of tea then milk first.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

Milk last

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Show them where the kettle is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk last. It cools the tea down enough for me to drink it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's gotta be strong tea. Almost black to just a splash of milk after it has brewed for a while

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By *ubsteffTV/TS
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Always milk last for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???"

This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?

Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use the Orwellian method.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I drink enough tea to sink a battleship when I get up, blue top milk after the water and no sugar.

I only have coffee in the evenings, but maybe just one or two mugs, blue top milk first, as it stops the boiling water from scorching the coffee granules, and 1 sugar

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Milk first only if the brew has already been made in a teapot, otherwise, milk last.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Throw the milk down the sink it's for baby cows

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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago

Traffic land

"I don't have milk.

If for others I ask how they like it made.

Milk last unless it’s a pot of tea then milk first. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Press the button marked "tea, white".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk first if making tea with a teapot, after if using a teabag.

Always first with coffee as the hot water can burn the coffee and make it taste yucky.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Now I expect this to kick off any time soon, The Brit’s discussing how to make a decent cup of tea

...ducks awaiting the next Civil War

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't use milk for my tea.

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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago

Chester

As I learned from my dad when he taught me to make tea, the tea bag and milk must NEVER touch.

For coffee, the milk is added before the hot water to prevent a burned taste. I'll never know as I detest coffee but make it for colleagues.

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???

This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?

Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better"

Yeah, I didn’t get that logic either! The temperature would be the same regardless.

Lou x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???

This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?

Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better

Yeah, I didn’t get that logic either! The temperature would be the same regardless.

Lou x "

Sorry maybe it was the way I wrote it out, it made sense as I was writing.

I only drink coffee and only use a splash of milk (muddy water) and I always add milk first.

If you pour abit of milk in a cup then add hot water the water is hot. However if you add cold milk to hot water it will cool down slightly.

Hope that makes better sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk first in coffee but last in tea for me

Inked

Kinky likes his just how he is...hot & black

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk last. Unless you prefer to do it wrong!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I have black tea, however it's always tea first , milk last.

Heathens.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn’t know, Jeeves makes it downstairs in the servants quarter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack? "

Yea from a teapot.

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

Milk first in tea , milk last in coffee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack? "

Yes when using a teapot. I'm guessing not many do these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't have milk.

If for others I ask how they like it made.

Milk last unless it’s a pot of tea then milk first. "

Perfect methods x

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

Milk first

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By *ade and VanessaCouple
over a year ago

Central Scotland

Coffee has to be milk first - otherwise the boiled water burns the coffee granules.

Tea is hot water first, let it infuse then add milk. Even from a pot, milk last. Unless you've got really thin, cheap china

V x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Green tea, oolong and white teas differ in perfect brewing temperature, usually between 70-85 C. But I’ll assume you are all using a black tea, like PG tips, Tetley or Yorkshire tea. If that is the case, the best brewing temperature to release the flavour of the tea correctly is 95-100 C. A hotter temp gives a better brew, as it allows the leaves to open quicker.

Milk first doesn’t allow for this.

Coffee, on the other hand, brews better at below 95 C. Much like tea, the ideal temperature depends on the type.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack?

Yes when using a teapot. I'm guessing not many do these days. "

I like using a teapot and cup and saucer but it's not worth it for one person.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk last. How else would you know how much you need?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Green tea, oolong and white teas differ in perfect brewing temperature, usually between 70-85 C. But I’ll assume you are all using a black tea, like PG tips, Tetley or Yorkshire tea. If that is the case, the best brewing temperature to release the flavour of the tea correctly is 95-100 C. A hotter temp gives a better brew, as it allows the leaves to open quicker.

Milk first doesn’t allow for this.

Coffee, on the other hand, brews better at below 95 C. Much like tea, the ideal temperature depends on the type. "

I pour the boiling water onto my tea bag. I thought I was doing it wrong.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So long as it's hot strong and wet I really don't care...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

However my butler makes it.

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By *heekyFlirtyCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Stockport

For a smooth tasting coffee, milk first

For a more bitter tasting coffee, milk last

Teabag in cup, milk last

Tea in pot, milk in cup first

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Milk should be first but teabag in a mug habit has pushed me towards last. I need a new teapot. Milk last is so wrong for tea.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"Isn't it milk first in a bone china cup so the cup doesn't crack?

Yes when using a teapot. I'm guessing not many do these days.

I like using a teapot and cup and saucer but it's not worth it for one person. "

It is - you can refill easily

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By *he Devils Daughter!Woman
over a year ago

some where in yorkshire

Milk first

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By *illy_the_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

hoorn, Netherlands

Savage animals on this thread that put milk in first. I bet you're also the demons that put the toilet paper on under rather than over and put milk in the bowl before the cereal.......savage animals indeed

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By *erfectlyPervertedCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

Logically, the milk is added to the tea after it has been brewed; you can guage the amount that is required. Otherwise you are pre-guessing the strength of the brewing process.

Instant coffee is destroyed by boiling water; let the water cool down for a minute or so, after boiling, it needs to be 90 - 95C.

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???

This makes no sense... first or last it cools the tea down?

Milk last for me... I want the tea hot when I put the sugar in so it dissolves better"

Same here. Surely the final tea temp will be the same regardless of whether milk goes in first or last.

Does anyone warm the milk before adding to the tea?

You can't beat an authentic chai latte though... made with a little water and mostly milk with cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Mmm...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't have milk.

If for others I ask how they like it made.

Milk last unless it’s a pot of tea then milk first. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tiny bit of milk afterwards, I’m sure putting milk in first is a crime

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always warm the pot first.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Always warm the pot first."

Always!

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By *wo4FemCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Sugar, tea bag, hot water, dunk tea bag a few times then remove, then add milk.

Coffee (don't drink this stuff), sugar, coffee, milk, hot water.

Mr2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When making a cup of tea/coffee do you put the milk in first or last???

I personally put the milk in first. It cools the brew down if added afterwards.

What do you do???"

That's precisely why I do it afterwards- plus you get a stronger cuppa that way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever"

Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)

This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.

Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first.

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever

Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)

This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.

Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first. "

Finally, a rational explanation for the milk first approach!

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By *electableDalliancesCouple
over a year ago

leeds

It's got to be hot water on the teabag first !?!!

Or you'll end up with a watery milky abomination

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Milk first lands you in jail next to serial killers surely, it’s never been milk first, ever

Au contraire Sir, au contraire (as the Man used to say)

This harks back to the days before tea bags, when the tea was brewed in a pot. Milk and sugar in the cup first, then pour the tea in from the teapot.

Personally, for me, with tea bags brewing in a cup, milk last. Doesn’t seem to brew properly with the milk first.

Finally, a rational explanation for the milk first approach! "

The milk forms a fatty barrier over the tea bag and hinders the percolation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m not sure it’s etiquette... it’s a process and the tea bag must be left for a couple of minutes, removed before any milk is introduced. If the water isn’t boiling or is cooled by the addition of milk then the tea cannot infuse properly. In my view.

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

Use a teapot, with a tea cosy.

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By *andyladMan
over a year ago

Hereorthere

Sounds like a lot of work to me. I'll stick to black coffee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A teapot is a must. Milk should always go first as otherwise the hot tea will crack the bone china. If you’re drinking tea from a ceramic mug sort your life out!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Should I be the one to point out that we all really need to get out more.

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"Should I be the one to point out that we all really need to get out more. "

No. Tea is a serious issue, so please treat it with the respect it's due...

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

Tea bag and suger in first followed by the hot water then the milk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tea bag and suger in first followed by the hot water then the milk

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yes please. Milk and one

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By *electableDalliancesCouple
over a year ago

leeds

"Should I be the one to point out that we all really need to get out more. "

Tea is the salve to all ills, the connecter of people , the silent expression of love ,sympathy , friendship.

Don't knock the brew

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

"Tea bag and suger in first followed by the hot water then the milk

yes please. Milk and one

One?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk last and only a gesture of milk, I like my tea strong. We shouldn’t really be using tea bags either it should be loose leaf.

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

"Milk last and only a gesture of milk, I like my tea strong. We shouldn’t really be using tea bags either it should be loose leaf.

But bits of leaf sometimes leek out into the tea then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"However my butler makes it. "

Sacrilege! The butler should only serve the tea, the kitchen staff make it and prepare the tray.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If using a teabag in a cup / mug, the milk should be added last as the milk will cool the boiled water down enough to prevent it from infusing properly. The water should be poured from a bit of a height to allow the leaves to circulate and be gently pounded by the water, whicb will allow the flavour to develop. Once it is anticipated that the tea has reached its required strength the milk can be added and the strength checked. Any adjustment to strength should be done by gently wafting the teabag with a spoon and the teabag should NEVER be squeezed against the inside of the cup / mug.

Now, about the coffee - instant coffee was invented by the devil. You lot are insane!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Milk last and only a gesture of milk, I like my tea strong. We shouldn’t really be using tea bags either it should be loose leaf. "

I think I love you Hooves!

" But bits of leaf sometimes leek out into the tea then

Get a good tea strainer and you’ll have minimum leaf leakage

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By *hrobbermanMan
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

The heat exchange from the cold milk will be exactly the same whether added before or after the hot tea.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Boiling water 1st, followed quickly by the milk otherwise you get the “lillypads”...!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Boiling water 1st, followed quickly by the milk otherwise you get the “lillypads”...!"

That’ll be the hard water down your way Roxi

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Boiling water 1st, followed quickly by the milk otherwise you get the “lillypads”...!

That’ll be the hard water down your way Roxi

You know it

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