How to Make a British Cup of Tea

By popular demand, I show you how to make a proper cup of tea the BRITISH way! Apologies to all of you in the UK as this will be stating the obvious - but I'd love to hear if you do it differently!
It's just a short 5 minute video tonight!
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[@Tmitric]

As a British I can confirm that this is how British makes tea, great tutorial!

[@siamgirl31]

I’ve read some of the comments where people are dissatisfied with the length of this video. Makes me sad. Stephanie has been very clear about her Sunday schedule. She has always been consistent, and announces when changes will occur. Things are nuts around the world right now, if she had a normal Sunday video, she would have been raked through the coals for one thin or another. Maybe, if everyone just took the time to have a comforting cup of tea, the day would be brighter. Peace and love. 💃🌻❤️👍🏻🥰

[@catherinedurbin9298]

Amen!!

[@siamgirl31]

And can we also remember, someone just arrived from A horrible situation, and I’m sure it impacts the whole household. Can you imagine your homeland being ripped apart, and you show up to a party? Let’s all remember she shows us glimpses of her life, and HOME. I apologize for the rant.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

@@siamgirl31 No need to apologise. More's the pity, it needed to be said.

[@lenoracooper7729]

Exactly, she clearly stated in Venice that the Sunday videos were only coming back for a short time, they were NOT going to be a regular thing, so I invite those complaining to be happy that you were able to view ANY new content on on Sunday. SMH!!!

[@sarahblue1914]

Well said!! 😊👍🏻 I'll change this to Well said, agreeing with all the above comments. Stephanie's vlogs are a pleasant vignette in my life every few days watched in between what I am doing, goodness, I don't need constantly entertained, we all certainly have a life and so does she. 😄

[@colliedog5771]

I am British and this is true but I recommend putting sugar in at the start with the tea bag because the sugar will disolve propely.

[@FemaleVillageElder]

In between Stephanie’s delightful videos there is another vlog called Journey to the Chateau, starring two fun guys who have just found their Chateau and are just starting their journey. I’ve been supplementing my days when Stephanie doesn’t upload with these guys and they are quite enjoyable. I hope Stephanie, Patrick and Stuart know how much pleasure they bring to us during these stressful times. And the Pethericks too, of course. And Carol and Adrian of Chateau de la Ferte!

[@andreamccurdy5022]

Thank you Stephanie! As a mostly-coffee-drinking, but-sometimes-tea-drinking American, I enjoy a good cup of tea but have always wondered if I was getting the most out of it. I so appreciate this video and looking forward to your afternoon tea vlog! ❤

[@agyos]

Loved this! Can't wait for the full presentation. Thank you!

[@klmjtr]

I’ve been making my tea the British way my whole life and I had no idea 🤷🏼‍♀️🫖☕️🥛 Thank you this was a fun video! 😃 Can’t wait to see the next proper tea video! 👌

[@mallorybanting575]

Thank you for this! I drink my tea the same way. And much prefer it made single mug then a pot. I didn't mind the short video at all and in fact am happy to hear you talking about sewing and doing little projects again. Reminds me of the beginning days of your KZbin channel! Plus and more importantly it means you are finding balance and time to do what you want to do besides editing! Thank you for sharing this with us. Perhaps those who don't like the short time frame need to be reminded that it didn't take you only 6 minutes or so to film, edit and upload it, but much longer! Cheers to you Lalanders!

[@nancycowan6109]

Your cup of tea and your lovely instructions make me quite happy. Thanks for your sweet little video. ❤️

[@htukram]

I'm Canadian and love my black tea! One of the things I love about visiting the UK is that you can always be assured of a good cuppa, just about anywhere. ☺️

[@htukram]

Make that black tea with milk, of course

[@mavep2855]

Perfectly lovely Sunday afternoon vlog! Thank you very much Stephanie🙏🏼❤️🍣☕️

[@ingalillbelander1235]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this with us. I love Yorkshire tea! Was in Yorkshire for a couple of years ago and after that I used to by this massive amount of teabags so I never run out of tea ☕️ Just before Brexit I bought 1100 teabags!

[@Simonsglasses_]

These are the videos I love in between the diaries! 🫖🤍 Thank you Stephanie for clarifying this! Thanks Dan for filming 😍

[@kristinedunkleman8767]

I live in TN but raised in Western New York, South of Buffalo. We also made our tea that way as you Brits do. Boiling water over the tea bag. We also preheated the teapot if more than a cup was wanted.

[@pattyhill4682]

We don't add milk in tea in Mississippi.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

Where is TN?

[@jenniferrayhill2000]

Tennessee in US

[@grace7701]

I grew up in New England with a lot of tea drinkers (I am both coffee and tea drinker equally) and we always made tea this same way. I hate when ordering tea and thry give yiu hot water and a tea bag, awful lol

[@kristinedunkleman8767]

@@grace7701 and you are lucky if the water is even warm. Went to Olive Garden for lunch and it was not only hot water it was enough for almost another cup of tea. Meal was pretty good also.

[@alexander-maximiliansandku1685]

I have just seen a old chateau diaries 128 from over a year ago. It was so nice and true.Please don't change to much in your direction. It makes it so special

[@catherineneal5370]

As always, great content.

[@hilltopgirl2665]

Working in the bush, in Australia, you boil the water in the billy,( a pot over the campfire) chuck in however much loose tea you want and you have it. Best stirred with a peeled gum stick with a leaf off a eucalyptus tree ( also called a gum tree). Then you pour into a battered tin mug and attempt to hold said mug. Sitting on either a log or near by rock. If you have a folding chair or /and a tea bag you're a ring- in- just visiting for the day . My personal love is Russian Caravan tea from Twinning. Smoky and delicious but that's here in my office watching you.

[@TheChateauDiaries]

I love this 😊

[@LaReynedEpee]

I'm making it this way from now on 😄

[@moredistractions]

I loved the tea acceptance graciousness level comparison portion of the video best, excellent work, Steph!

[@patriciaodoherty5202]

I love to listen to you and thank you for the tip to help me when I offer tea to my glass painting students from the UK.I love your blue and white kitchen.Your dress is lovely too!

[@michaeldixon3951]

I quite literally was just looking in my cupboard to see which tea was calling for me. Looks like I’m about to find out!

[@sueharper1976]

A lovely little vlog Stephanie, thank you for brightening us all up as usual. You made me laugh out loud - and I’m British!! You take care, much love xx

[@jeanburgin160]

Great tutorial!!! Many thanks.

[@valeriebarris4825]

I really loved this lesson. Thank you beautiful one.

[@Natalia-ck7ii]

This is the best thing out there on the internet!! Yes Stephanie!!!🥰

[@ariellesoullighting4309]

This was really cool!! Thank you for posting. I always wondered after watching The Mentalist.

[@evelynpeavy]

Thank you! I needed to know this.💕

[@taunyahenderson5241]

I loved that video, Stephanie! Good job Dan as well.

[@karolinemariesyversen5002]

This video was tea-rrific, Stephanie! 🤩💞😅

[@katrinawagner6842]

Can't wait for the next proper tea video!!!!!!!

[@knightonwarbeck1969]

My Welsh grandfather loved his Earl Grey with milk. His wife, my Polish grandmother, adopted tea drinking because of him. She drank pipping hot tea. She boiled the water for 5 minutes to ensure it was hot enough... I kid you not. The time it took to pour the boiling water into her tea cup - these few seconds - made the tea cold. Never seen anything like it. If there was a way to prevent her lips from being burned when sipping from the rim of the pot, she would have happily engaged. R.I.P. grandma and grandpa Davey. You brought up some great memories Stephanie. Thank you so very much.

[@carolann6072]

Now I want a cup of tea! Thank you for the information - and I even have some Yorkshire tea in the cupboard!

[@susanjolly1794]

Really enjoyed this.

[@laurel7570]

Thank you. That cleared up a lot of questions for me.

[@peterwhite9261]

I love the British way. This is how we grew up making our tea. I use orange pepper, Tetley, and I love it. I will have to try Yorkshire tea sometime.

[@maggiemastalerz2946]

I started making my tea the way you presented .and I love it!

[@lisayun8995]

I bought the Yorkshire Gold after watching this and I love it! Amazon sells it, at least in the US where I am. Make sure you get the tea bags that don't have strings or tags, they are smaller. Get the bags without strings, they are larger and perfect for one cup. American and Asian tea bags with strings are so small I'll have to use 2 or 3 per cup to get any sort of flavor. I'm so happy you posted this because I love this tea, thank you!

[@TheChateauDiaries]

I’m so happy you’re enjoying it!

[@user-dw9dc5pk5u]

Thank you so much! I've watched other videos but this one has been the most informative!

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

Great as always Stephanie! Good to know I’ve been doing it correctly!

[@estherquezada9054]

Loved this so much!!!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@gloriagavaneli9862]

Thanks Steph for a light hearted tea break as only you can do it

[@sherrimclaughlin-ryan2501]

Thank you so much for that!

[@jeanfrench2918]

Love it! ❤️

[@Britbabe53]

Perfect every time!

[@bernadenecarr5418]

Loved this video! 😊

[@reverendleeharris]

This was outstanding!

[@carolinedenaro866]

love it!!! I understand, I believe all tea lovers would understand, GREAT fun loving video!!!

[@amyellen3845]

Thank you for this vital information. Cheers!

[@SD-hs2pk]

Lovely, thank you!

[@dig3671]

I watched your blog late last night and found myself making tea!!! When I normally would go to bed with a glass of water!! Actually very nice!

[@Twistnsine]

Thank you for clarifying this Stephanie 🙏😍❤️

[@mrs.b6719]

I'm just ELATED to have found you!!!😊 I'm in the USA 🇺🇸 and many, many years ago, when I was twenty, I met a lovely woman from Britain who served me tea your traditional way after I had cleaned her carpet in her home. I was just thinking 🤔 Is there ANYONE on KZbin that can help me out with the recipe? I'm in my 50's now and have developed a liking for hot teas, instead of our cold sweet tea here in the South. Plus, I just adored that lady and was thinking about that wonderful day with her, and her very traditional upbringing as she enlightened me about your country and how different, but similar we enjoy certain things. THAT was one of my favorite moments as a young girl and I've never forgotten her, her kindness, or her beautiful nature. You are a kind, beautiful person to have taken the time and effort to make this video and I'm about to go and make myself a wonderful little tea THANKS TO YOU 😊❤ Be BLESSED ALWAYS 🙌 Love from a Southern tea drinker❤ ps... Ours is tea bags boiled in a pot, lots of sugar and put over ice.😂

[@katieirish5765]

Thank you for this. I always wanted to know.

[@UDUMBARA_Helsinki]

What attention to the details, as usual, even the earrings❣🍵🌿

[@gisellenorbury2369]

Thank you Stephanie

[@icuinthelight]

I have never had tea or coffee my entire life so far, and I am 59. Maybe someday when I visit Lalande, I will sit and have my first official tea...

[@maurad5378]

I loved this! Now I know why my tea comes too light. I put the bag in afterward! Definitely will follow your steps. Your pretty dress looks lovely against the blouse and white China! ♥️✌🏼

[@robynw77ify]

My mother was born in Belfast , Northern Ireland. She taught me how to make tea. Thanks for bringing back great memories. 🥰

[@MidnightMelodie]

I have now been thoroughly educated in the art of tea. Thanks Stephanie!

[@andreafurnell4535]

I love it Stephanie do any comical shorts you can dream up ... My dad would of loved this and you for it ... As an Englishman in Canada it was the bain of his life!

[@patriciaodoherty5202]

Thank you!

[@karherineedwards3595]

Thanks for the cup of tea video. No spilled tea here! It is the way I make tea, anyway. Thank you for sharing!

[@lizzybetbutt6040]

Great video. Loved it. Looking forward to the afternoon tea video.

[@sheilacleaver1923]

Well Stephanie I had just got into bed ….watched this …had to.get up and make a cup of Yorkshire tea!😂 Loved this & loved your perfectly co-ordinated outfit in front of the dresser😘 ‘Butler’ Dan (yet another job description) did a good job too🤙 xx

[@michaeldriebeekvanderven]

Loved this, Stephanie 💖🫖

[@littlebird585]

5 minutes brew is my favorite and then some half and half - best cup of tea ever!!!

[@cecilea6938]

Stéphanie, merci d'avoir pris la peine de faire cette jolie petite vidéo sur le thé anglais :) It was much appreciated in this sad time. Lots of people have already told you that you helped them maintain their mental health during lock down; I wasn't so much affected by lock downs but now I can tell you that you, and Dan, and all the Lalanders, are literally saving my sanity these days. That, and videos of funny dogs :) Keep going Steph! :)

[@cagarden8808]

Loved today’s tea tutorial! Tea tastes better when I pour boiling water on a tea bag. I’ve tried preparing it the other way and noticed the tea is less flavorful. Lately, I’ve been drinking jasmine green tea with dim sum. Earl Grey tea is my second choice. Hope you’ll soon recover from your cold. 🌻 Thank you!

[@imhappy3093]

Now I need a cup of tea 😆 And This video and how Stephanie makes a cup of tea reaffirms I was British in a former life 😆

[@saraheschweiler4939]

Thank you for the British tea-lesson, @TheChateauDiaries! Cheers! 💚🌿💐🌿🫖☕🍶🌿💐🌿💚

[@evederus]

Thank you love, you were soooo helpful ❤️ cheers

[@margarethrennikoff8262]

Nothing beats a nice cup of tea. So soothing ❤

[@ellaaltman2137]

Thank you Ms. S - always fun and educational. When I first moved to UK my partner was less than enamored with my tea making skills. Just like driving my BMW on the narrow lanes that resulted in my thwacking many parked cars side mirrors, after a while I became a pretty good tea maker and was able to navigate the narrow roads without incident. Totally spot on.

[@leannequinn3346]

This is how we have tea in Australia too.

[@anamaria2053]

I’ve learned a good deal today. Thank you!

[@darrendaz1]

Spot on !

[@dangercat9188]

I'm American and this tea is actually very addicting and delicious. I add a black tea bag, some hot water and steep it for about 5 minutes, then i add about a teaspoon or less of brown sugar or honey and then i add some milk. It's so comforting 😋

[@LA-jf1zn]

Thanks for sharing. 🌷🌷🌷

[@melissabarclay4357]

Hi Stephanie, love this little short on making a great cup of tea 🥰 fyi. Seems that this great tradition is also made the same in Australia.

[@eileenstoupe9512]

Love the video Stephanie, despite not being a tea drinker, and I will forthwith correct my tea-for-friends making efforts! I would also love to serve them Marmite but not sure that would go down so well! I have lived in Norway for years and felt instantly at home with the coffee drinking culture here but even I was shocked at the limpid "hot" water in a mug and accompanying tea bag that you find everywhere (except when visiting the aforementioned Brit friends!). Lovely start to the week!

[@waltercook4868]

I'm from west Texas and the way we make tea is, fill a big jar with water, dangle tea bags in the water, put a lid on the jar with the tea bag tags outside the jar, set the jar outdoors in the sun and wait a couple of hours. When properly brewed, fill a glass with ice cubes, add the tea and add sugar to your liking. It is also very true that many west Texas households do have a proper teapot but almost nobody has any idea how to use it. Also, an added bonus to sun tea is, the big glass jar, in the lovely sunlight with slowly brewing tea, has all the makings for beautiful photo ops. I suppose if anyone were to ask for hot tea, one could always microwave a cup of sun tea...please, do not thumb your nose at the messenger:) I will have to try this British way of making tea sometime.

[@ericduffield524]

Good video Stephanie! I brew tea your way, and I love good old Yorkshire tea. I like some honey in my black tea, and lemon with a floral tea. - Eric in IL

[@sunflowershanti4940]

🌻Thanks Stephanie!

[@franciscamartinezverdugo9458]

Here in Chile we do the same same way when we drink tea, tea is our main brew that’s because the brits who arrived here in the nineteen century so now we are one of the countries who consumes the most quantity of tea in the world and we love it!

[@johne.p.massey6188]

Hi Stephanie, Bravo. Finally a proper cup of tea. By the way, I take mine straight up. No milk, no sugar, and five minute brew. But I will not turn down a crumpets or two. Enjoy!

[@helen4976]

Great instructional video

[@ImperiaGal]

This is exactly how we make tea in Malta aswell 😁 Thanks to our British years. I have 2 to 5 teas a day!

[@TheShellie35]

haha you nailed it Steph! that's exactly the best way to make tea :)

[@jomcgee6094]

I've always made tea the British way. People can never figure out why it tastes so different, I just smile. Born and raised and still in the USA, I have to thank my Grandmother for that valuable and delicious tip. It IS the only way I ever made tea, thanks Stephanie 😊

[@twobluestripes]

It baffles me that people don’t know how to brew tea. I get that lots of people maybe didn’t grow up with it in the house, so their parents never showed them, but often the proper instructions are on the box? People don’t read the instructions, I know! 😂

[@sharib5922]

Loved this video! This American makes her tea this British way, always have and always will👍🏻❤️can’t wait for the Afternoon tea tutorial! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@cwebb4872]

Lol what a great vlog, 😀😀😀💕 I have 2 cups of builders tea, with toast butter and marmite!!! I LOVE IT

[@helenpowell4106]

Wonderful. Wonderful.

[@anneknight3875]

I do it almost the same way. As I can’t wait for my first cup of tea in the morning, I put the water on to boil, put the sugar in the cup with the tea bag, when the water boils, I put my hand over the kettle to make sure it’s really boiling. I have to feel hot steam before I pour the water in. Because I like strong tea I set a timer for a little over 4 minutes. Then I clean up anything on the counter so I don’t push drinking it too soon.

[@forumcafe.coffeehomemadeca8038]

Love it.

[@lyndaking7519]

Oh fantastic, you are wearing the teacup earrings I sent to you! So pleased you eventually received them 😍

[@TheChateauDiaries]

I love them! Thank you so much, I was hoping you’d see me wearing them ❤️

[@leslieluzirr300]

I have 8 different teas of all sorts in my kitchen now. But in my favorites drawer in a box of Yorkshire black just like you have there.

[@ihartmichaeljackson1]

I’m an American (Texas) and I am happy to say that this is nearly exactly how I make my tea! I have always wanted to visit the UK, England especially, and this just makes my traveling heart so happy! I think I’m ready lol

[@Marykguise]

Very cute and funny!! And helpful to know!! :) ☕️

[@ilenet9911]

so glad i have been making it correctly!! i am ready to have steph over now!!

[@dreamchaseruk]

Lovely vlog. Off to get a cup of coffee, I'm British but love coffee 😉❤️. I do make however, a biscoff tea latte. It's hot milk, poured directly into the (Yorkshire tea biscoff tea bag), and then stir. Add sugar if needed. But a lovely warming take on a cup of tea, especially at night time. Hope you are all keeping well ❤️

[@josephinetetley-jones2727]

I love that my daughter has the same dress as you!