Correct way to make a cup of tea

[OwlHoot]

Bag in first. Make sure the cup is huge. Hot water (wait for off boil so you don't get any scale in). Leave to stew until a crust builds on top. Tea bag out. Sugar. Whole milk - nice and creamy. And lastly microwave for 1min.

Hot, creamy, sweet, strong, and guaranteed to keep you going.

Hopy carp - Do you work on a trawler in force 10 winter gales?

[WTFH]

Point of order. Water at 70-90c is not boiling. Water boils at 100c

Well, if you're going to be pedantic, you're wrong!
The boiling point of water varies depending on air pressure. At altitude the pressure is reduced, so according to Charles' Law, the boiling point drops. For example, at the summit of Everest water boils at around 72C.

[NickFitz]

Well, if you're going to be pedantic, you're wrong!
The boiling point of water varies depending on air pressure. At altitude the pressure is reduced, so according to Charles' Law, the boiling point drops. For example, at the summit of Everest water boils at around 72C.

Which was cited by one of my teachers as the reason you can't get a decent cup of tea on Everest

[WTFH]

Very true. Even in the Alps - e.g. If you go to Val d'Isere in France, the boiling point is under 94C.

[DaveB]

Very true. Even in the Alps - e.g. If you go to Val d'Isere in France, the boiling point is under 94C.

But geven that we don't live in in the alps and even at the top of Ben Nevis it only drops 4 degrees I think we can safely say that for the purposes of domestic tea production 100Deg C is the right number.

[d000hg]

I wonder what tea made under slight pressure is like e.g. brewed at 120 degrees?

[PurpleGorilla]

But geven that we don't live in in the alps and even at the top of Ben Nevis it only drops 4 degrees I think we can safely say that for the purposes of domestic tea production 100Deg C is the right number.

Imagine tea made in a pressure cooker.

That would be a proper brew [emoji106]🏽

[PurpleGorilla]

I wonder what tea made under slight pressure is like e.g. brewed at 120 degrees?

Wow you had the same thoughts but 30 seconds before me!

[Support Monkey]

Never! never! never! put the milk in the cup with the teabag still in it, the milk blocks the holes in the bag preventing the tea escaping and water getting in.

did no one ever fix a puncture on their bike when they were young by pouring milk in the tube? ........ Just me then.

[anonymouse]

Tea comes at 11 in an urn, courtesy of the tea trolley, along with a sticky bun.