American Tries PG Tips! *for the first time*

[@garethp6198]

Three cups of tea a day ? More like 7 or 8 a day...tea cures everything.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

3 is for amateurs

[@Tom-uv7ry]

I can drink upwards of 15 some days

[@markrichardson3421]

@@Tom-uv7ry and in proper pint mugs not tiny cups.

[@Jack-xy3pm]

@@Tom-uv7ry more than 6 my mouth feels weird idk

[@kennethbowry1521]

more like a dozen Dr Johnson loved far more.

[@BaresEatBeats]

I find this guy’s videos so relaxing and enjoyable. He has a disarming presence and seems genuinely curious about other cultures. It’s refreshing.

[@irenewilliams2744]

I have two cups as soon as I get up in the morning and several during the day. It's safer to use a kettle and no need to leave the tea bag in the mug so long. I prefer Yorkshire tea bags but it's a matter of taste. You did a good job for first attempt. The water was boiling which is a must.

[@valeriejackson7659]

You really need a kettle and a teapot to make a good pot of tea. Most self respecting cafes or tearooms in the UK bring a teapot to your table, never a teabag in a mug (that's so down market). I prefer either Yorkshire tea (I being a Yorkshire woman) or Rington's tea from Northumberland. You don't need to leave the teabags in the water for as long as four minutes and I would definitely recommend using just a dash of semi skimmed milk. And it's so very British to use a tea cosy (haha) to keep the tea warm in the pot for that second or third cup. Enjoy!

[@lindaharrison8513]

Me too, enjoy the I'm very much. Very relaxing

[@lindaharrison8513]

Cookies are also nice with tea or coffee

[@lindaharrison8513]

Me too

[@museborn7703]

the absence of Kettles never fails to shock me. I grew up forever holding that device and making brews for the family. its amazing how our similarities can lead to such assumptions about each others day to day life!

[@andyt8216]

Yes I have to agree. If I moved into an empty house, it would be in the top 3 items along with a bed and phone charger!

[@Gadgetonomy]

I came to the comments just to say this, it's madness!

[@stephaniefairey8633]

Me too! Weird...

[@AndyK.1]

Haven’t watched yet. Don’t tell me, he gonna boil water in a frying pan 😂

[@Problembeing]

I too am disturbed.

[@johnlunnun9769]

Absolutely Gareth, loads of tea every day, comforting and refreshing! Jps, you are obviously an Anglophile! Well done!

[@stevearmstrong9213]

Eating beans on toast while drinking a cuppa, I think that qualifies you for immediate British citzenship!

[@deano2506]

A better citizen test than the nonsense questions they use now.

[@silentauditor9513]

@@deano2506 HP sauce would get him full benefits as well 😂

[@lloydettinger4237]

No sorry, not with "Yo guys"

[@maccapaccabrump9731]

@@lloydettinger4237 maybe if he bought a kettle it would make up for it 😂

[@lloydettinger4237]

@@maccapaccabrump9731 next he’ll be saying, as a greeting “what’s up guys”

[@LemonChick]

Tea is very much a "make to personal taste" drink and you do not have to add milk. You can have it with milk, with lemon, or without either. Also some people like it really weak while others leave the bag in for ages and then squeeze it to death before they remove. Experiment.

[@veronapaisley6915]

It brought a proud tear to the eye watching a fledgling tea drinker making his first brew. JPS please invest in a kettle!

[@subtopewdiepienow3730]

I think he has one lol unless that’s a coffee maker or something

[@andrewlaw]

At 110v American kettles take forever to boil, that's why they use a saucepan.

[@chrisbauer1925]

@@andrewlaw It takes about 2 minutes to boil half a liter at 120V and 12.5A (1.5 KW), the typical power for a kettle here. The UK ones tend to be 2-3 KW, so it's not a crazy difference.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

IJRRRR, I totally felt the same way. It’s such a big moment for so many peoples lives. It’s like the equivalent of us first having to do so when we head off to boarding school or university and you have to do it your self when no one really is around to do it at all for you and you feel like you’re all just suddenly fully grown up and calm and can do anything. Which usually after having a cup of tea you can actually do as it gives you the strength to start or end your day well.

[@col8547]

Authentic experience needs, kettle, teapot, tea strainer & leaf tea! Very much the broke student experience here, apart from the PGTips which are a pricey branded option! Boil the water, warm the pot, add tea, 1 teaspoon for each person & 1 for the pot, leave to steep (mash in t'North) for 3/4 minutes, pour add milk sugar to taste, milk after where I come from!

[@DruncanUK]

You couldn't be more like a British student if you tried - cold baked beans, soggy toast and a cuppa! 🤣 If you intend drinking more tea you need to invest in a kettle though.

[@KathleenMc73]

And an electric kettle. Not a stove top one which seems most popular in the US.

[@KathleenMc73]

Wow!! My teabag is in the cup for less than a minute. 3 minutes is maybe what I'd do if making a pot of tea.

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

@@KathleenMc73 To be fair I switched to a camping style whistling kettle and it takes a bit longer but it saves loads on electric if you use it a lot. I make a lot of tea and hot water bottles

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

@@KathleenMc73 exactly for one or two bags and 5 or six cups steeping gets more put of the bag but I totally agree his tea is going to be horrible!

[@holbeckmax]

And decent tea!

[@natashadavies9569]

Sweet tea is for shock, or an unaturally early morning. Twinnings lapsang or Williamsons earl grey, absolutely without sugar, are my go to choices for pleasure.

[@Geoskan]

We drink a lot of tea here in Australia too. Everyone has a kettle here as well, lol...

[@lindylou6864]

Australians - our cousins - I would hope you have kettles.

[@maccapaccabrump9731]

Ye but I have an Australian friend and you’d swear he is from the same country as me. Even down the the part how we have the same humour and both normally have really similar interests that normally only someone from the UK would relate to Australia and even Canada and New Zealand but mainly the Aussies kept in touch with their history and honestly are not far of being brits themselves

[@enkisdaughter4795]

JP if you’ve got a Keurig brewer, stick a tea bag in the top (where you’d put a coffee pod) then put the lid down and brew as normal. Makes a decent brewed cuppa:))

[@markrichardson3421]

The brewing time depends on the teabag. Yorkshire tea doesn't mess around for example. Others you have to threaten before they'll give up the tea flavour.

[@MC1968Cathy]

With Yorkshire I pour on the boiling water stir 3 times press bag against cup and it's ready 😁

[@markrichardson3421]

@@MC1968Cathy try just lifting the teabag out rather than squeezing, much nicer, less bitter. Might need a few extra stirs/ seconds though. 👍

[@Chris66able]

You all say Yorkshire tea is strong, and it make me laugh. Its because you associate anything to do with the North as strong. Yorkshire tea is weak as pee.

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Love Yorkshire. Earl grey or lady grey are lovely too from m&s

[@99fruitbat94]

😅😅😅 You summed up my works teabags perfectly ! You need to brew them for 10 minutes just to get a hint of flavour and colour

[@colibri67]

Hi Joel, good first effort. Years ago I learned somewhere that tea should not be left for too long (a few minutes?) to brew, because it contains tannins. Google has plenty to say about this, but the downside is that tannins impart a bitter taste, getting stronger with time. Tea also contains good elements, which are the first to be released into hot water. So I usually wait less than a minute, giving the bag an occasional prod with a teaspoon until the colour looks right, before fishing the bag out and adding milk.

[@grahamhill2267]

Hi Joel, well done for trying out tea. You won’t believe how frustrating it is watching you do something as simple as making tea for the first time, it’s something us Brits can do without thinking about it, but hey, I’m sure you can make breakfast pancakes better than I can. I’m really glad that you enjoyed drinking tea, you’ll find your own preference of how you want to drink it, white, black, sweetened, unsweetened, strong or weak (length of time you allow it to brew). You’ll find it really refreshing after one of your running sessions, rehydrate in your normal way but also have a mug of tea the way you like it and you’ll feel a real benefit of refreshment! Even if you’re feeling hot and sweaty, it’ll help to cool you down and refresh you. You’ll find that tea compliments so many different foods like your beans on toast, experiment to find out. There’s also nothing to stop you dunking American cookies in to the tea too, but don’t soak them for too long or they’ll disintegrate into the tea! Anyway, another great reaction video, keep on doing them Joel, they’re very entertaining! 😃👍🏻

[@jilla.1246]

Cant beat Rich Tea biscuits. (imo)

[@grahamhill2267]

@@jilla.1246 not my favourites I’m afraid! Choccy digestives, now there’s a dunker! Lol

[@79BlackRose]

@@jilla.1246 A drink's too wet without one! ;)

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

I like ginger nuts

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Plus ginger nuts and bourbons and orios are vegan and I use soya milk instead but I like my tea milky white barely brown at all. Yum

[@robertzoomer9886]

Gotta have English Breakfast Tea, I dont like any others. Tea can come in tea bags or leaf tea, you can also buy brewimg tea that is a much stronger tea and the leaves are bigger. It is worth it buying a English brand of Tea , Twinnings is one of the favourites here in Australia. Always warm the teapot with hot water from tap before hand if you are using leaves, then empty water out and add leaves teaspoon for each cup and one for the pot. Brewed Tea is very strong and in winter I do this in my enamel teapot on my oven, I keep warm in winter and have a cuppa when I want through the day. I drink mine with milk only. I use Arnotts ginger nut cookies as a dunking biscuig as they dont squishy all the way through.

[@garyjordan4735]

Well done, you made the famous 'Aaaaaah', noise of satisfaction after you took a drink. And yes, tea is the drink to have with beans on toast. All the best.

[@helenbailey8419]

Love it.

[@Ross.Cavendish]

I really like your video presentation skills, you are natural, open and honest, I have now subscribed. Ross from London.

[@samkershaw8474]

This Is adorable. I feel like a mother visiting her son who's left for Uni and checking in. Filled with pride and equal parts silent judgement. I half expect to be buying a kettle and instinctively re arrange your cupboards and start washing clothes.

[@davidhoward2487]

LOL

[@simonpowell2559]

How can you not know how to make a cup of tea?

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Haha same

[@mischaelle389]

😂😂😂 yes. It's a baby. Probably from like Ohio (I am now seeing Florida over the mantle...(sorry ohio))

[@danielwhyatt3278]

LMAO totally felt the same. It feels like when I have tea, because I am at university, it is something very calming with all the stress on the mind. It seems like Americans have coffee to get through it and to somehow pile through, whilst tea is a need to reflect on and calm you down instead to get rid of the stress and also put things in perspective. Was also surprised about a kettle though. I would’ve thought American households still had kettles either plug-in ones or ones that warm up with gas. I’m assuming they are but perhaps it’s not very common among many people over there who might just use a saucepan? Either way it’s deafly not convenient when you’re wanting to get it into a cup. He really did great work here though with what he’s got on hand and he’s totally halfway there now. LOL

[@tracy6568]

Oh bless! Joel you've nailed it!! 👏Can someone clarify something for me though... Was that icing sugar he put in his tea? 🤷‍♀️😆

[@79BlackRose]

Fantastic video Jps! _"I'm feeling very British right now"!_ Thatta boy!!!!! But how you can eat cold beans on soggy toast is hilarious! When I make beans on toast, it is like a military operation haha. 😃 I have to eat it piping hot and, yes, with a cup of tea with a dash of milk and two sugars. ;)

[@davidhoward2487]

I don't mind cold Heinz baked beans...on toast, bread or on salad....

[@joebutterman3084]

I drink coffee regularly and I take it very seriously. But I have found that a "cuppa" can be remarkably refreshing after doing some steady physical work, such as firing the boiler on a steam boat and tending to the regular lubrication of the engine. The British understand that. Modern British tanks are equipped with built in apparatus for brewing tea. On the steamboat we have what is known as a "Windermere" tea kettle which heats the water with steam from the boiler. Very efficient and you definitely need a regular kettle for heating water for any purpose. I thoroughly enjoy your production.

[@araptorofnote5938]

The stringless tea packet and the anxiety over whether or not it would float - thats exactly what made the British what they are today.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Lmao. Yeah having to develop a new skill of carefully scooping the teabag out of the cup with your spoon whilst also carefully squeezing it to get out enough of the liquid without also squeezing too many of the chemicals from the tea leaves out into the pot, diluting too much of the flavour.

[@dee2251]

@mary carver I disagree. We’re one of the biggest consumers of biscuits in the world and though not necessary, is definitely preferable. You can’t beat dunking a chocolate digestive, a rich tea, or a shortbread.

[@barbaraharris7004]

Electric kettle not only for tea but also for coffee, so quick and easy. Americans don't use electric kettles. Hard to find teabags in America without yards of fishing line on them LOL. Warm the cup /mug , put teabag in pour on water, I use a tea bag pincher for squeezing the teabag not a spoon or my fingers. Depending on the quality of the tea in the tea bag and if you like your tea strong or weak, is how much and how long you dunk and squeeze the teabag. Some people make two cups of tea with one teabag, you could with Yorkshire or you could with a cheap teabag, but the latter would taste weak. I only drink black tea, like the strong taste without milk.

[@cliveshorters5078]

Joel, Try making your tea in a tea pot ,you will notice the difference, it tastes even better. Let it brew in the pot, then pore into your cup and add milk and sugar, brilliant

[@kevinhempstead2359]

In a pot opens up the milk first or tea first debate though. And also the heat the pot first with boiling water debate

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@kevinhempstead2359 Fully agree; milk in first with a 'pot' of tea... and yes, always boiling water, swirl pot a few times and toss out into sink - a warm pot = a warm heart and chat over a cup of tea - LOL! 😉

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

True but the last two cups are super strong unless you remove the bags when it's just right

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

@@kevinhempstead2359 right otherwise you'd never put milk in first!

[@kevinhempstead2359]

@@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan I always remove the bag when it’s just right. Never leave the bags in to stew, however that is another debate opened.

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

Three cups? Someone having a tea droubt or summink? In summer, don't forget the scones and clotted cream with a little jam if you're up for it

[@sweeperboy]

Petition to fellow Brits: we need to adopt Joel, he's one of us officially.

[@davidhoward2487]

My wife would agree with you in a flash!..lol

[@Chris66able]

@@davidhoward2487 I know, that's what she told me too 😉

[@deano2506]

@@Chris66able 🤣😭🤣😭

[@brownfulk]

Yeah, great idea!

[@colinharbinson8284]

Has he complained about the weather yet?........I don't think so.

[@alanna4858]

Why is it so joyful to watch you having the toast and beans with the tea haha!! Love that you enjoyed it so much!! Yess

[@generichuman2044]

Well done on putting the milk in second. It's probably the second biggest debate in the UK, behind the jam or cream first on scones debate

[@geminil2415]

Haha, this is an argument that will never end. I put milk in first because when I then add the water I can tell by the colour what strength the tea is at, and I prefer mine weak. The scone issue is no problem for me. I half the scone, I jam both halves then I very generously pile cream onto one half, I finish with an extra dollop of jam on top of the cream and put the two halves together. When the diner halfs the scone VOILA equal filling on both halves. Seriously I like cream scones however they come.

[@andrewwood8836]

Always milk last 👍🏻

[@abbafan1972]

I put my milk in first as well

[@britrocker3393]

I put the milk in first for coffee and second for tea 😅

[@lesley6068]

Brilliant, but you defo need a kettle makes the process so much easier and you always squash the tea bag with a spoon so you don't drip tea all over the worktops and floor, how long you leave the bag in depends on how strong you want the tea, I would also recommend tea biscuits to dip in your tea or custard creams delicious 😋 Ps. Love the video's 😁

[@jamiew6438]

This totally new experience for you was sweet to watch . Welcome to tea drinking .

[@amayah4391]

I’m really looking forward to you watching Educating Yorkshire and seeing what you think! I love your videos, I’m from the UK and I find it fascinating to see you try all these things and what you make of them! 😅

[@sweeperboy]

How you take your tea, Joel, is a very personal choice and you need to experiment to see what you like (e.g. how long to brew it, i.e. it's "strength", whether and how much to add sugar, whether and how much to add milk and so on). I'm glad you chose PG Tips though, which I'm assuming you've been sent or have imported. Although it's far from being the *very* best tea, it's kind of a standard average and much better than most tea you'll get in the States. However, some tips for you: - 1. Much easier with a kettle! (probably also won't taste of whatever you last cooked in the saucepan too...) 2. Tea often tastes better when it doesn't cool rapidly, although again it depends on whether you like your tea that hot or not. If you do, you can pre-warm your cup by putting some boiling water in, swilling it around for about 20 seconds (or until the cup is hot to the touch), tipping it away and then putting the teabag and more water in. That way the cup doesn't steal too much of the heat away from the water straight away, as it's already hot. 3. When you experiment with the length of brewing, longer is stronger. But if you go too long, you'll get the release of too many "tannins", which are bitter-tasting chemicals. Since you don't like bitter things, you probably want to avoid that. 4. As others have said, a tea pot will give you an even better flavour. But that might be hard to justify as a student...unless you convert some of your buddies to drinking tea. Tea pots really come into their own when serving many people at once. 5. Different types of tea will give you different tastes. PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea tends towards a blend and balance, Yorkshire is a bit stronger. You can also have a very unique, almost smoky flavour from Earl Grey tea, a very light and fragrant flavour from Darjeeling tea or a very powerful and strong "hit" from Assam or Ceylon teas. It might be difficult (though not impossible) to get these in the States though. 6. Definitely do not put the milk in before the water...I'm sure some people do that, but it's sacrilege (in my opinion)

[@Engelhafen]

Lots of varieties of tea from white to green to black to herbal. Explore a bit.

[@paulknox999]

milk in cup first only applies when you make the tea the old fashioned way in a teapot as the tea has already brewed in the teapot. if you add milk in first with a teabag it wont brew properly

[@philosophygeek551]

I love the way he calls tea bags tea packets! Wonderful. 🙂

[@generichuman2044]

Tea is my comfort drink. Any time I've had a stressful day or am anxious about something, I put the kettle on and have a nice mug of Yorkshire. On weekends I often drink up to 10 cups a day 😂

[@fairycherub1]

PG tips my favourite blend. I have tried others but always go back to good old PG tips

[@taniaPBear]

That was a great cup of tea you made Joel. That's exactly how I would have it, in fact you made me put the kettle on. You also made me want beans on toast, but I didn't have any in the cupboard. I was sad.

[@keithdarby75]

Got to hold that up and say cheers before you drink it. The spoon noises with the mug are part of the tea making process I realise listening to this - it sounded like you were making a cup of tea so that's perfect. You need a kettle if you're going to make many of them though. Kettles here would be the cheapest electrical kitchen appliance - it's nothing fancy just a quick and easy way to heat your water.

[@LouLou-pv4cc]

I love this video. I usually have about 5-6 cups a day and have to have 2 in the morning before I do anything else. The colour of your tea was spot on.☕

[@stephennewton2777]

Milk was originally poured in before the tea in order to protect the porcelain, which would develop cracks over time because of the hot water. These days we rarely use porcelain, preferring mugs and getting the colour of the tea right is easier to do if the milk is added afterwards. Leave the teabag in the cup to brew for at least 5 minutes before adding the milk as this will release the antioxidants in the tea as well s allowing the flavors to develop.

[@christinepreston8642]

I drink minimum 3 mugs of tea a day, but my mugs are big so easily double a cup!! I prefer semi-skimmed milk (called 2% in the US), though my grandparents always had full fat!! Electric kettles are so slow with US voltage, but a stove top one would be a good idea if you're going to finish those tea 'packets' - bags!!!

[@ghostpuppet31]

Try using filtered water and brown sugar plus milk. So much better! Tea sits better than coffee, when your stomach is feeling delicate. Goes perfectly with a dry biscuit or just sandwiches. Good review as always. Glad you enjoyed a 'Cuppa'!

[@chrislawn6158]

Definitely kettle needed which has a spout to avoid any spillage

[@marybsmart50]

Hi Joel! Once again, well done on trying the tea. As other's have commented earlier, you can make tea with or without milk, but also, you would be surprised on how much the taste of the tea is affected by different types of milk too. Full cream, semi-skimmed (half & half I think you call it), skimmed or with powdered milk? A tip I would say is to save energy, and for expediency, if you do not have a kettle to hand, is to microwave the water in a glass microwavable jug like pyrex or similar (as glass will not hold any residual odours of flavours that may penetrate plastic ones, if not deeply cleaned). About 1min on 800 Watts is hot enough, or increase microwave time in 30 second increments, remember, you can always use a microwave to heat water 💧, just an FYI? Thanks again, great stuff, ohhh, gotta dunk a 🍪 not too long though, you don't want it falling or melting away into your well made tea! Take care, stay safe, TTFN, from Mary in ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@trumptypumpty]

I stopped using tea "packets" a few years ago and reverted to what I grew up with....loose tea. When I have guests I use the teapot (yes I do have a cozy and use a strainer), but on my own I just use a deep strainer in the mug. You can't beat tea we would simply perish without it!

[@lynnejamieson2063]

I switched back to loose tea a couple of years ago too. The flavour is so much better, it’s better for the environment and I just love the whole process of making a pot of tea and using a strainer when pouring, I suppose that comes down to a comfort thing as when preparing the tea I always think about one of my Grannies telling me to ‘hot the pot’ and then when pouring it makes me think of my other Granny who would be making another cuppa almost as soon as she had finished the last or at least that’s how it seems in my memory.

[@trumptypumpty]

@@lynnejamieson2063 Ah!... Wonderful memories eh? I always remember running up to the village shop for a box of PG tips, inside the box was the collectors card (a ship, train or car) and when opening the waxed paper inner that gorgeous aroma hitting your nostrils..... the memory is like a big warm blanket now.

[@rh2577]

@@lynnejamieson2063 I don't even bother with a strainer, the tea leaves seem to just settle on the bottom of the cup so no big deal!

[@dlarge6502]

I use the teapot for just myself, 3 mugs at breakfast, lovely. I don't have a cosy however, I drape a tea towel over the pot.

[@acb26lever]

Have never got used to tea bags. Use loose tea, measured with my grandmother’s old craggy spoon. Always use freshly boiled water and have the teapot warm. Pour in some boiled water and discard it, that warms the pot. Add the measured amount of a decent quality tea. I find Yorkshire tea heavy on tannins and prefer Twinnings! After leaving the tea for a few minutes to brew, pour it and drink after adding preferred amount of milk. Enjoy

[@gaelsomerville5163]

A good cup of hot tea on a hot day is the most refreshing drink you can have. I take it with a bit of skim milk and no sugar - lovely. PG Tips is just one brand of tea - I usually go for Sainsbury's Fair Trade tea (one of our supermarkets). Digestive biscuits are good dunkers but they are also really good with cheese (decent cheeses with lots of flavour).

[@AGMundy]

As a Brit with an American husband I was just flabbergasted that Americans do not often have kettles. I cannot imagine a British home without one. Well done though JPS for trying - he is so young and yet clearly has an enduring affection for the UK. He exposes himself to us Brits laughing and smiling at his efforts and comments. I'm glad that he has often enjoyed much of the British food he has tried. I have always found that Americans, although puzzled by the name. do enjoy digestives. One of his casual comments about " a gallon of milk" just about summed up American portion sizes - I don't know anywhere in the UK where one can buy a gallon of milk retail.

[@peterd788]

If you had to wait a month for a kettle to boil you wouldn't bother either.

[@mattlm64]

Kettles aren't too bad in the US. It's a myth that they take forever.

[@Jack-1994]

@@peterd788 electric kettles boil faster than a pan on a hob 😅😅😅

[@peterd788]

@@Jack-1994 Most American stoves take two 110-120v feeds split phase 180 degrees apart. Together they provide 240v to heating elements. The hob delivers more power than a kettle element on a 110v supply.

[@peterd788]

@@mattlm64 They do take longer. Most American kettles are rated at 1500W and British ones at 3000W. Assuming same efficiency US kettles take twice as long to boil a litre of water from cold. It's specific heat capacity theory. The American kettle can only deliver 1,500 Joules a second but the British one delivers 3,000.

[@glennford530]

I love tea, and drink about 7 cups daily. You must buy an English kettle. Amazon. Leave teabag in about 2 min. Always use boiling water. I have had tea in America and they don’t use boiling water so tea tastes stewed. You did a great job with tea and beans on toast! 10/10

[@roberthickton7732]

I have about 7 to 10 cups a day . I imagine electric kettles are not common place in America. Dipping biscuits in tea; it's called dunking . Just love the your videos .

[@decam5329]

I know. 3 a day. Bless him.

[@dlarge6502]

They have too low a mains voltage, the kettle would take ages to boil.

[@VivaCohen]

I'm in the U.S, and I have an electric kettle that works fine (but, don't come for me, I always use the microwave instead). But anyway, forget electric kettles, most Americans don't have any type of kettle! They usually just nuke it like I do 😛 Then plop the bag in and leave it in til they're done drinking. And usually no cream or sugar! BUT ... we call it dunking too, only that's what you do with a cookie in milk lol Tea is okay ... it's definitely good for when you're trying to cut back on too much coffee.

[@Leoviliti1]

My elongated dunking of rich tea or digestives are renowned to break off ..I spend more time chasing my soggy Bickie's around with a spoon to retrieve them , rather than drinking the tea..ha ha !

[@gavvo-7640]

McVities chocolate Digestives are the BEST to dunk/dip in a cuppa too. Here in the UK we had limited edition Mince Pie flavour chocolate Digestives... soooo nice!!!

[@bigbear8729]

I personally drink between 5 to 10 cups of tea a day. You can never have too much

[@Jeni10]

Don’t let the water keep boiling, you’ll release too much oxygen and wind up with grey looking tea. Those tea bags are teapot bags, so you make a small pot of tea and then pour it into your mug and get two cups out of it.

[@philplace2726]

Now this is one I've really been looking forward to! Currently isolating so I needed something to put a smile on my face! I'd let you make me a cuppa (cup of tea) anytime Joel. Cheesy beans on toast vid was good too... so I take it a new comfort food for you is cheesy beans on toast with a cuppa, with a couple of biscuits afterwards to dunk? Won't do you any harm at all! As for how many cups of tea I drink per day...? I'm pleading the 5th...!!! Hope you had a good Christmas and all the very best to you and your family and friends (and subscribers) for the New Year. Take care and thanks for the fun.

[@russelldawson9560]

Hi Joel, just to help you understand the milk before or after discussion. To brew correctly the tea (bags or loose) needs to be exposed first to boiling water. This can happen in the mug (tea bag) or in a Tea Pot (loose or in a tea bag). If milk is introduced to the mug first then the boiling water is cooled before exposure to the bag and therefore the tea will not brew correctly - strictly on no-no! When brewing in a tea pot this is where the discussion of before or after starts. Once you have a pot of tea should you pour into the cup/mug before the milk? I think that logically the milk goes in last because that way you can gauge the colour and add more milk if required. Just as you did. Remember, if you put it in the mug first you cannot take it out later. BTW, don't they have granulated sugar in the USA?

[@prezzeruk4054]

Yorkshire tea is my fave!! It surprising how people, even brits make tea differently. I make a lovely cuppa, but my wife struggles to make tea i like. My dad can make a good cup, but my stepmum cant. Infact now iam so used to my own tea, a cuppa by anyone else just isnt as nice! Tea in a cup, milk in last, tea from a pot, milk in first! Dont ask me why i dont know, it just works!

[@markscouler2534]

Never ever put milk in first though lol

[@elemar5]

You need to try some Punjana from NI. I haven't had English tea as good as it.

[@bandycoot1896]

You need to buy a kettle. Pour boiling water over the tea bag and leave for 3 or 4 minutes to brew. Give it a stir, remove bag and add milk and sugar to taste. I like my tea strong with a little milk and 2 sugars. Whatever floats your boat. I have 4 or 5 mugs a day. Experts recommend you don't squeeze the bag on the side of the mug because it adds a slight bitterness but I always do. I drink Earl Grey without milk

[@Kari_B61ex]

It's 9.35am here, and I'm having my 2nd mug of tea. The first was at 8am when I woke up - If it was a 'normal' work day, I would have had one at 7am.

[@natashadavies9569]

Full cream milk for coffee, skimmed for tea. I drink smoked or scented tea rather than builders so barely a splash of milk. A strong Yorkshire tea can take a lot more milk.

[@judithparker4608]

Well done, you need a kettle, pour onto tea... then squeeze the bag with a spoon, on the cup to the strength you want your tea...its much quicker.

[@MRB-19]

An additional biscuit variety to try with your tea are Rich Tea, or - if you can find them, Marie / Maria. Also, a Rich Tea variant are Rich Tea Fingers, which are an oval (rather than round shape) and slightly thinner. McVities is the top brand, but most supermarkets do their own generic equivalent, of varying quality depending on the supermarket chain.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

The main reason American's don't have kettles, is to do with their electric system. Because the Voltage is half the UK, it takes more power and time to boil a kettle of water... Also Joel, Bisto Gravy is pronounced like the start of the word BIScuit (not as bee!). All the best, from London

[@alanmon2690]

I thought that too but actually they can have 240V because they have 2 out of phase supplies. See Technology Connections youtube (kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH7QhqKQnZh7p5Y).

[@Gadgetonomy]

But that wouldn't make any difference. It's how many watts that determine how long it would take to boil not voltage.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@alanmon2690 - I just watched the vid (very interesting). But as far as I can tell (I'm not an electrician...), a household has the 'potential option' to have 220V (+) in use when required i.e. when a dryer is installed, but it needs to be specifically fitted (by a competent DIY'er or professional electrician !). It still means that you cannot sell a kettle to 'all & sundry' because they are still going to take it home, plug it in to any US standard socket and expect it to work the same way as a UK one, but it won't ! Surely you need to provide a 220V outlet in the kitchen especially for the kettle or similar ? So no quick, inexpensive and simple fix...

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@Gadgetonomy Not an electrician and honestly don't understand the V/W calculations etc... I just know what two ex. Brits (and on separate occasions) told me in America - bemoaning missing electric kettles. 😊

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

@@stewedfishproductions7959 I forgot this but yeah you notice if you bring your own hair dryer or tongs to America they have no power or heat

[@livesteam]

There are no strings attached to those teabags, beacause you're supposed to use a "teapot" and you put 1 to 3 bags in the pot (previously warmed) then pour the boiled water (bring the pan or kettle to the pot to give it the time needed to stop boiling) Don't ever put fiercely boiling water onto tea, it spoils the taste). The let it infuse for a couple of minutes. Pour some milk in a cup (bone cup china is best) and then pour the tea and sugar to taste ... You'll enjoy the best cup of tea eaver. I use PG tips or Tetley teabags. All the best !

[@kategray9]

Tea first thing! Best drink of the day! As I’m on my own I make mine with a teabag in a beaker. Got to be a china beaker. Got to be Yorkshire Tea! Traditional way to make tea is boil the kettle, pour a little into a teapot to warm the pot, empty it out and add tea leaves, bring kettle back to boil and pour into teapot whilst it’s a rolling boil. Leave tea to mash as we say in Yorkshire or brew. You can put milk in first or last. The reason milk was put in first was to stop the hot tea cracking the china cups in years gone by. Strong tea here is called ‘builder’s tea’. LOL

[@spanishdncr71]

Most American supermarkets sell Walkers shortbread which is Scottish and goes extremely well with a cuppa. I drink tea once or twice a day, in the afternoon and/or evening. I drink coffee in the morning.

[@lynnrich2090]

You’re so funny how you use a frying pan to warm baked beans, use a saucepan to boil water for cup of tea😂 you seem to use your cutlery in different way to us Brits, it looks like everything you do seems so difficult, good you’re trying things thou.

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Haha I was cringeing

[@davidC1984]

Say what? A frying pan? To cook beans? *Faints to the floor*

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Yeah I was surprised. Don’t American households have a gas/induction top kettle or at least a plug-in kettle?

[@anntaylor3131]

Bit late discovering this ! Love your videos. You made my perfect cup of tea or cuppa as we call it ! Well done. PG and Yorkshire are best in my opinion. At work we had a cuppa every hour ,at home 3 to 4 cups a day. My mum said it was the cure for everything and I find it comforting to drink especially if stressed Quicker to boil the kettle though. Keep sharing .

[@LaraGodden]

I’ve had 3 cups of tea just in the past 2 hours… Can easily have between 8 & 10 in a day 🤷🏻‍♀️😌 also, a box of 40 PG Tips teabags would usually be around £1-£1.40 depending where you buy from 😊

[@lindahouston2760]

I have about ten cups a day. Just boil your kettle put teabag in your cup add boiled water out of the kettle stir remove teabag and add milk and enjoy with your chocolate digestives a must.

[@hammalamiri12]

It's 9am here and I have already had 3 cups :). Should be 7 by the end of the day

[@museborn7703]

I sometimes like to alternate. tea, Mocha sips, tea , a few more Mocha sips , and for the rest of the day. Tea tea tea

[@holbeckmax]

My day starts with 2 pints of tea. Yes pints in pint pot

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

@@holbeckmax I used to make in pint glass but the got big mug instead. Safer to hold the handle lol

[@holbeckmax]

@@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan Indeed. I have two pint mugs.

[@WatchingDude]

Try black tea the posh way with a squeeze of lemon. A lot of people don't like it that way especially if you don't like black tea but it might be an interesting experience for you. You can also put things like cinnamon or nutmeg in the tea to add extra flavour. Make sure you remove it before you drink the tea.

[@99fruitbat94]

Lol ! Tea keeps us Brits going 😅 I am just recovering from Omicron , it's been awful . I lived on nothing but tea for the first three days because it was all I could manage . Thank goodness for tea 👍👋❤️☕

[@justinmiller7665]

I start the day with two coffees, but rarely drink coffee after midday. That’s when I move to tea: usually four mugs between noon and bedtime. And if it’s biscuits you’re interested in, try picking up some McVities milk chocolate hobnobs. I seem to remember being able to pick them up from speciality stores in the US. Excellent effort with the tea. The PG tips pyramid bags are designed to facilitate the steeping process, so you probably don’t have to leave them as long as 5-minutes. A couple of minutes, and a good dunk with a spoon, should be enough.

[@emmahowells8334]

For Brits it's so weird not to see an electric kettle, shocks us. Most Brits will have around 5 to 8 cups a day, maybe more Joel, great first try tho being that you don't have a kettle. Tea is better with sugar or a sweetener of some sort.👌. Joel we welcome you as an hourary Brit.🇬🇧

[@CamcorderSteve]

Disagree with using sugar. When I had my first cup of tea when I was about five or 6, my mother put in some sugar and I was sick. I subsequently had it without sugar and it was a lot better. I don't even have sugar in coffee now.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Wow, never known anyone to have 5 to 8 cups a day. I’m a uni student so I don’t always get the chance to even remember to have a cup of tea but if I do have one I might have about two cups. Wholeheartedly agree though about sugar. I just can’t imagine tea without sugar unless you are an old person. My mother really has tea with milk and basically definitely without sugar now but she still misses when she used to be able to have both.

[@emmahowells8334]

@@danielwhyatt3278 Yeah a cousin of mine has at least 8 a day lol, keep telling him if he drinks anymore he'll turn I to a teapot lol. Yeah got of have something sweetening my tea, I usually use sweeteners rather than sugar tho. My auntie had tea without milk & sugar, now I couldn't drink it like that & I love my tea lol.

[@emmahowells8334]

@@CamcorderSteve there are some exceptions like yourself of course, but most do sweeten their tea.

[@emmahowells8334]

@mary carver Didn't say it was necessary, I was referring to how I & some people like it.

[@SirIsaacTheRed]

You did well. Loved seeing you enjoy tea! I like the colour of the tea - I’d say add approximately the same amount of milk in a mug you did, no sugar. I usually warm the mug first with some hot water before I make it. Told you that a lovely brew with PG-tips would go nicely with those beans on toast 😇. Next video, you dunking British biscuits in tea. I’d say best try that with no sugar.

[@kevinadams3729]

I always have my tea N.A.T.O (Milk and two sugars) which is essentially the term for standard cup of tea in the British armed forces. You did well...the tea you made looked good, some seem to have problems with that. Enjoy your vids...

[@kernowman2768]

Compulsory to help to wash down the all-in😋

[@ines_uk]

I was wondering why you picked a saucepan to boil water for your tea. I really didn’t expect you not to have a kettle at home. I’m not English although I live in England for quite a while now, but I don’t know anyone back home in my native Latvia who doesn’t own a kettle. We do drink tea quite a lot there as well, although it’s not always the traditional black tea like here in England. Also, if you drink neither tea or coffee - what do you drink? 😀 No, hot beverages at all? I can’t imagine going through my day without having a nice hot drink. Anyway… Good video! It’s great you’re trying out new things and learning about other cultures along the way. 👍🏻

[@Gadgetonomy]

I can't imagine having to boil water in a pan on the stove every time I wanted a cuppa! Why are electric kettles so rare in the US?

[@xen0g3n]

That's what I was thinking. Where is the kettle?

[@michaelprobert4014]

Just be glad he didn't use the microwave ....

[@philplace2726]

@@xen0g3n Someone's mentioned the US voltage... makes sense....

[@Gadgetonomy]

@@michaelprobert4014 Oh God yes!

[@Gadgetonomy]

@@philplace2726 A kettle would still work though! It's watts that count afterall not voltage.

[@mattmccaul365]

Pancakes? Or I will think of some other products and uk food! A bag of pg tips are between £2.50 and £4 depending on the size of the box. Bigger ones might cost more like in Costco. Also I have my tea as placing the milk in while the tea bag is then take the tea bag out. There is different types of tea like from Yorkshire tea made in Yorkshire uk. Try hobnobs biscuits or shortbread biscuits with the cup of tea. Or rich tea biscuits or nice biscuits Hot chocolate? Yourkshire pudding?

[@MrLLoYDY]

The other day, I watched a horror movie about a killer teabag. Not very scary, it was only rated PG.

[@maenasri9974]

Hi we are great tea drinkers in Britain I drink about 5 cups a day sometimes more my husband is Iranian and he loves tea as well they are great tea drinkers as well best wishes from England ❤️

[@jaynesleigh4722]

Morning Joel, I have coffee in the morning for the caffeine hit then tea in the afternoon especially with meals. You don’t need to leave the tea bag in quite as long to get the right colour. Tea isn’t just to rehydrate , it’s what you make for someone if they’re upset, or had a shock. There is something comforting about tea.

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Lol tea fits every mood! Celebrate with a cup of tea, cry with tea, chat, warm up, cool down, energise, relax, comfort lol.

[@kerryannestevenson6099]

Has to be sweetened to get the most benefit when in distress tho’.

[@davidcook7887]

There is the same amount of cafeine in tea.

[@jaynesleigh4722]

@@davidcook7887 Yes, but per cup coffee tends to have more because of the brewing process. I certainly notice the difference physically.

[@peterstaiff2211]

@@davidcook7887 - there is but the caffeine from tea isn’t as easily absorbed into your body as caffeine from coffee. I can easily have a couple of cups of tea in the evening before bed, but could never do this with coffee. Also, drinking black tea before you sleep has been proven beneficial to your dental care. Even with the tannins it contains.

[@jh2419]

Try Custard Cream biscuits and Nice biscuits (pronounced as the place in South of France). Also Bourbon biscuits and Jammy Dodger biscuits. Go very nicely with a good well made British cuppa. (What we call tea). Enjoy.

[@kttr]

😂😂😂 When you reached to the cupboard for a pot I could not stop myself from saying out loud “OMG!!! He does not have a kettle!!!” And then I saw in comments I was not the only one 😂 Side note PG tea is branded builders tea and some people believe it’s the worst kind of tea. I simply say there are different types and brands and you need to find the one you like.

[@franki7]

I drink black tea, no milk or sugar, I also drink green tea. I drink around 4 or 5 in winter maybe just 1 or 2 in summer when I drink more water. Get yourself a kettle man and only leave the bag in the cup for about 2 mins. Get a small teapot use 2 bags and make tea for your friends too, saves on using lots of teabags

[@Bridie27]

Beans on toast and a lovely cup of tea, you are definitely becoming more British as time goes on...Good job

[@paulharvey9149]

Yes - bot not yesterday's COLD beans on toast, that just happen to have been left there all night...

[@Bridie27]

Not sure if you're referring to his beans on toast but he made and tried them just before the tea, the video was released in 2 parts but other than that I agree, cold beans on toast massive no no

[@michaels640]

That’s an interesting question. How do you boil the water for your coffee without a kettle? Heinz tomato soup is the best. One coffee, six or seven cups of tea a day. Ah, the milk question. You can only put the milk in first if you make your tea in pot, because you have to make the tea with water at boiling point, so if you are pouring water into a cup with a tea bag in it, you can’t out the milk in, as the cold milk will not let the tea brew properly.

[@willlyons9823]

In the end he was holding his mug and drinking tea like a true Brit. The illusion was shattered when JP tore and stabbed at the beans on toast, eating the American way!

[@markkominek9820]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@TheSpasmCosmos]

I thought the same haha

[@barbarar6261]

From the UK love tea, dunk your biscuits in the tea. Makes them taste a whole lot different. Have 6 or more cups of tea as don’t drink coffee. Yorkshire tea is best by far.

[@portlyoldman]

Yea, it’s 09:44 and I’m on my 5th cup already! Yorkshire Tea, a little milk and NO sugar! I prefer a Chocolate Hobnob with my tea 😎 (I also drink coffee, made fresh in a cafetière). I think the fact you have 120v mains is a contributory reason for you guys not regularly having electric kettles, the reduced voltage to our 240v (or close) power system means it takes kettles on the lower voltage and therefore power take VERY much longer to boil..

[@maxthecat14]

Milk in first if you make tea in a pot, milk in second if you make it in a mug. i can drink coffee at anytime of day (instant, not perculated) but I have to have tea when I get up. Coffee in the morning is not good at all.

[@Sam88-l4k]

There was a recent survey in England that apparently tea is falling out of fashion! Coffee is becoming more popular. Although I like a coffee "instant" I will also drink tea over coffee. I probably have 3-5 cups a day. Another very British thing to do is a bacon sandwich and a cuppa! Or a full English breakfast with a cuppa

[@karencooper3428]

I drink both

[@sandradring6265]

No kettle! 😮 so glad you enjoyed your cuppa Joel . We all have our own personal t/bags. Mine are Yorkshire ones. I think for your first time of making a tea you did real good👍 I drink 2/3 mugs a day, possibly more and use semi milk. I find whole milk makes it taste to milky for me...we’re all different 😁 but much better than coffee!

[@TheMaraki2]

I drink coffee in the morning to wake me up then tea for the rest of the day, around 7-9 big mugs I would say. I prefer Scottish Blend as it brews better with our soft Scottish water. I also drink Earl Grey and Lady Grey, a wee bit of variety. I would say though that there is no 'supposed to' with tea, people drink it many different ways. My own preference is strong, no milk or sugar. When people come in, the conversation goes 'Fancy a cuppa?' 'Yeah, why not', 'How do you like it?', and there are a multitude of answers to that question. Experiment a bit and you'll find your own preference.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Scotsman stuck in the south of Englanshire here. I would use Scottish Blend but the water here is nasty (I have to filter it). I use Yorkshire Tea and both Earl Grey and Lady Grey (slightly prefer Lady Grey due to the orange tang).

[@TheMaraki2]

@@Thurgosh_OG Yes, I love that zesty orange tang too.

[@stevenconnor4221]

I have tried all sorts of loose tea finally settled on the Scottish blend which is just the same as Tetley tea bags lol

[@sheenafoxwell7373]

You nreeed Yorkshire Tea and a kettle. Am very impressed with your objectivity and charm 💕

[@heulwenhughes4110]

I drink around 7 cups of tea a day, sometimes more. I prefer it on the weaker side. My father in law used to have his that strong, we'd say "you could stand your spoon up in it" lol!

[@chasfaulkner2548]

Otherwise known as builders tea.

[@peterstaiff2211]

You should always heat tha mug first with some extra boiling water first, then empty it after the mug is warmed up ( you do do the same with a teapot) then put the teabag and add more boiling water so the the tea steeps (brews) better with this method. I always use a pot though. I’m Australian with an English mother ( who doesn’t drink black tea ) and I would probably drink up to 6 to 7 cups a day.

[@JackSadler]

This is such a great video! Can’t wait for the day you make it to our country! I don’t actually drink tea but I’m definitely the weirdo 🤷‍♂️😂 If it was my choice you’d have a citizenship for this 😃😊

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

Lol I've only met one other weirdo who doesn't drink tea in my life!! She would feel bad saying no and ppl would take offense so she started saying no bit I'll have hot water

[@deborahkilmer9271]

P&G Tips are my favorite tea! I drink two to three cups a day. You need a proper tea kettle. Water boils far more quickly. Remeber to rinse the cup out with boiling water first. It keeps the water your brewing tea in good and hot. A tea pot will brew you a better cup.