The Perfect Cup Of Tea Food

THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA-BRITISH STYLE

Steps:

• First, you have to boil the water - don't just heat it, boil it. Second, add the boiling water to the tea bag, not the other way round. - putting the water in the cup and adding the bag to it - is a recipe for disaster. Unless the water is at boiling point when it makes contact with the tea, the tea will never properly brew.
• Make sure the cup or pot is nice and hot before you start. If necessary, rinse it out with near-boiling water. And keep it covered while the tea is brewing.
• Leave the bag in the water for at least two minutes - longer if you like your tea strong. And for goodness sake, resist the temptation to dunk. Just leave the bag alone until the drink is ready! Add milk and sugar to taste.

THE PERFECT POT AND CUP OF ENGLISH TEA!

Steps:

• Only use freshly drawn cold water, ensure that kettles or water boilers are de-scaled regularly and that teapots are spotlessly clean.
• Teapots should be warmed with hot water, which is then poured away.
• Use the recommended number of tea bags or one teaspoon of loose tea per cup, AND one teaspoon for the pot. (For one person use a 10oz tea pot, for two persons a 20oz tea pot is recommended.).
• Water should always be freshly boiled and boiling when added to tea.
• Leave to brew for 3-5 minutes before serving. Stir before serving.
• Pour a little milk into each cup before pouring the tea through a strainer if necessary, and sweeten with sugar as required.
• You can omit the milk and serve the tea with lemon slices if you wish.

THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA

Steps:

• Fill an electric or stovetop kettle with water, ideally filtered.
• Heat water (see Cook's Note for temperature recommendations).
• Pour 1/2 cup hot water into a 10-to-12-ounce teapot and swish to warm pot up, about 5 seconds; discard water.
• Spoon tea leaves directly into teapot or into a basket strainer inside pot.
• Fill teapot with hot water and let steep (see Cook's Note for brewing times).
• When tea is ready, decant it or remove basket strainer to stop the steeping.

TO MAKE A PERFECT CUP OF TEA

Steps:

• Use cold tap water, as it is fresher, and let it run for a minute so that it will be aerated. If you like, you can use bottled water instead. Do not use warm tap water.
• Boil water in kettle. If you are in a particularly cold climate, such as the North of England, add hot water to the tea pot until you are ready to pour in the boiling water, so that the tea pot will already be warm when you add the tea leaves.
• Put 1 tablespoon of tea leaves in tea pot for 2 6-ounce servings.
• Pour boiling water over tea leaves.
• Allow to brew for 3 - 5 minutes, according to how much you will be cutting the tea with milk or cream. 5 minutes is only for tea that you intend to add a lot of milk or cream to. 3 minutes will allow the tea leaves to reach their optimum flavor, so it is considered the perfect brewing time.
• Cover with a tea cozy in order to keep the heat in the pot.

PERFECT CUP OF TEA

Steps:

• Place loose tea leaves into a warmed tea kettle. Pour heated water over loose tea leaves. Let steep. Strain tea and serve.