Brewing Your Tea To Perfection

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Brewing Your Tea To Perfection
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• There is much more to making the perfect cup of
  tea than simply dunking a tea bag in some hot
  water, waiting 30 seconds, sloshing some milk in
  and then greedily slurping it down! Read on to
  find out how to perfect your brewing techniques
• Boiling the water
• Oxygen in the water helps to give you more
  flavourful tea, so run the tap for a short while
  before filling the kettle, and boil it only once
  to keep those oxygen levels high.

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• Keeping a hot pot
• Pouring a little hot water into the teapot and
  swirling it around for a minute, will help to
  keep the tea that you pour in, piping hot. You
  could also do the same to the mugs or teacups
  that youll use its surprising how quickly a
  cold pot will cool down your tea.
• The right amount of tea and water
• A standard teapot will take two teabags, whereas
  an individual, one cup pot, will

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• take just the one bag. For loose tea, simply add
  one teaspoon for each person taking tea, and add
  an extra one for the pot. Pour the hot, but not
  boiling water, in and stir gently.
• Take your time
• Tea needs sufficient time to brew, so leave it
  for up to 5 minutes to ensure that the maximum
  flavour is achieved.

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• For tea brewed in a mug or teacup
• For a more flavourful brew, give the teabag a
  gentle squeeze against the side of the mug or cup
  with a spoon try to avoid squeezing the bag too
  hard as it can make the tea taste bitter.
• Adding milk and/or sugar.and when
• There is no right or wrong way to customise your
  cup of tea, so add milk if you wish, sugar if you
  wish or even honey for a more naturally sweet
  brew. Lemon

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• can even be added to sweeten up certain teas.
• Some like to pour their milk into the cup or pot
  after brewing, while some prefer to add it
  before, but as tea brews to perfection in very
  hot water, once you add cold milk, the water is
  cooled, so it makes sense to add the milk after
  the tea has brewed if youre making your tea in a
  mug or teacup. If youre making tea in a pot, it
  doesnt make so much difference, so add the milk
  as and when you choose.

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