How you've been making tea WRONG your entire life - BBC

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[@lebensschueler]

Biggest mistake everyone is guilty of: not wearing safety goggles while making tea

[@magdaghirma]

Hahaha

[@louisbalogun8281]

😂😂😂 brilliant

[@Zoe-uy8tw]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ritahorvath8207]

Exactely what I thought ! 👍

[@neelum500]

Hahahaha

[@jjcruz750]

How British are you? “I’m a tea scientist”

[@Abdullah-london]

Haha!

[@landose986]

You mess it up , the answer should be scien-tea lmao

[@EonKerewaro]

You win

[@LK_tutturu]

@@landose986 get out

[@AnkitJain-us4mo]

hahahahaha

[@shani1340]

This video has changed my life. I could've never fathomed that the longer you leave the tea bag in the hot water, the better the tea. I have drank this new tea for a few months, and my IQ has skyrocketed and I have received a promotion at work. My metabolism has improved and a six pack has appeared on my belly without even going to the gym! I can't thank you enough BBC!

[@SenaniTube]

😏 and it enlarged your... I suppose, making your wife super happy?!

[@stephennewton2777]

*drunk

[@TakaImprezka]

That's not exactly true though. There is always right amount of time in particular temperature for particular type of tea. If you keep it longer it get's worse. 5 minutes in 90 something deegrees is typical for many black tea types. I'm more of a green tea drinker. Those often go around 2-3 minutes in 70 degrees (or the range is from 60-80 to be exact). If you keep it longer more toxic substances and bitter tastes start appearing. On the BBC matter, I gotta focus more on the water quality I guees.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@robertthallium6883 , The hard water also creates a crappy taste. Try it for yourself, once you use filtered or spring water and taste the difference you will cringe next time you have tea when you're out. Btw, that mineral buildup from hard water also builds up on your teeth__so, brush your teeth with filtered or spring water and your dentist will be amazed at the improvement at your next visit. 💖🙌😺

[@milefiori7694]

This sounds like a random testimony from a book in the 19's about brewing tea.

[@koneko_3]

I have been drinking tea by swallowing the tea leaf follow with hot water pouring in to my mouth. Thanks to BBC, now I know how to drink tea correctly

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

may you rest in peace.

[@ranveerbhamray9937]

HAHAHA

[@d3adm3a78]

haha, loved this comment

[@bash4death]

Im dying

[@busterbiloxi3833]

I've been eating the roots of the tea bush followed by gulping rain-water from road-side puddles. To think that I was wrong!

[@daveypark68]

Him: *gives her a styrofoam cup Her: *uses styrofoam cup Him: First mistake, you used a styrofoam cup

[@PerfectlyFreedom]

Ikr 😂

[@glorykiller998]

Come to think of it, that's a great way to test someone's IQ. I'd never let her near a kitchen after that 😂

[@PikaQPika]

fkn dead HAHAHAHAHA *inserts black guy doing the thinking gesture

[@amitupadhya90]

Hahah

[@kickless7776]

lmfao

[@hellisotherpeople17]

Mom : Why are you wearing a lab coat and science glasses and gloves in the kitchen? Me : I'm making tea.

[@The_Beast_666]

hahahahahahah ROTFFLMAO

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

I can’t make my hair go like that either!

[@angryspoidah9607]

William niye the british science guy...WILL! WILL! WILL! WILL!

[@alicelu5691]

it’s full of weird in there...

[@NYCBiGDEAZ718]

lmfaoooooo

[@novacolonel5287]

This is the first time ever I've heard of using a styrofoam cup for tea. Also, love his smugness in the end. Lovely!

[@andrettski8686]

Didn't know they still made styro, thought it has carcinogens in it anyway. I haven't used it in 10+ years for drinking cups.

[@iakhimsh375]

Dunkin Donuts had them for both tea and coffee, I think, here in Georgia. Tasted horrible.

[@nadm.191]

Similar to Prince Harry’s boast of killing 25 ‘Taliban’ or what he calls ‘pieces of chessborad’.

[@joannegild8001]

Sarcasm is the only possible reply to this.

[@dl7596]

I have read that adding milk somehow binds up some of the nutrients in tea. Also, Asian sources have said to let the boiling water sit and "cool" for about 5 minutes before adding to the tea. Nothing -- especially hot -- should be eaten or drunk out of Styrofoam, or most other plastics, as the plastic molecules enter the contents. Dogs that have plastic food and/or water dishes develop symptoms which may include a lightening nose. Looseleaf tea is often a better quality than the stuff they chop up in teabags. Also, many inferior (cheaper) companies use a type of plastic teabag -- see above.

[@Bananamattcrunch]

I always thought if you left a teabag long enough, it’d turn back into tasteless plain water. Thanks BBC for the clarification!

[@gladissk]

if you left a teabag long enough, your tea would get bitter taste because it starts to release tannins. So 5 minutes are perfect - no less, no more

[@profile_01]

I have been making tea correctly my entire life, wearing eye protection each and every time

[@BA86AB]

The only way to make it! 😂

[@Broadwayshowgirl]

Really, I thought that was odd.

[@no_peace]

Since birth

[@blattlicht]

@@Broadwayshowgirl I mean they're in a lab, with equipment that can poke your eye lol

[@sujata15164]

🤣🤣🤣

[@plateoffrogs4709]

Who the hell drinks tea from a styrofoam cup

[@blitzkriegfaust]

PotatoInConverse Satanists

[@dedsoft2368]

@@blitzkriegfaust unfiltered swines Edit:I meant to say uncultured swine but unfiltered is better for tea

[@romanovr7169]

maybe everyday life of people wich are working like a mule for pay living?

[@pgrothschild]

Millions making their way to work?

[@danielm.edwards1977]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@mackenzieallen2762]

I want this man to follow me around making subtle flavor improvements to my life

[@testgames4028]

British people: - Fun to watch. - Make me want to have a cup of tea, each time. - Have great sense of humor.

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

teeeee...

[@cruzjohnalexandert.2254]

Humour*

[@GirlTalksFish]

Summary of the video: 1. Use a mug, not Styrofoam cup. 2. Use filtered water, not hard water. 3. Let your tea brew 5 minutes before drinking.

[@AConnorDN38416]

a *red mug!

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@AConnorDN38416 Lol! ☕

[@CalLadyQED]

Thank you. Saved me 5 minutes.

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@CalLadyQED Haha, right? "Nobody got time for that..."

[@davidedbrooke9324]

I don’t like it brewed too long.

[@turtleface25]

Tea making expert is probably the most British job I've ever heard of.

[@querube78]

And his name is Stewart... This video gives everyone who watches it instant self loathing and knowledge on wtf is Brexit even about.

[@yellowatch8802]

Brits arent that much of tea drinkers tho. Turks are

[@reyakarmakar4383]

Yes that's how Harry Potah makes tea with most English wotah lol 😆

[@fjp9]

it’s also pretty asian.

[@StephSancia]

Fish and Chips, the British Delicacy and Jellied Eels would be very Sarfff'end on Sea in Essex I guess ! 🙃 PS .. AND MOOSHEE PEAS FROM YORKSHIRE in Greasy Chip Fat Newspaper from Ta Shop

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

The longer you leave the teabag in, the stronger the flavor, obviously, everyone must've noticed that, but more often than not I prefer a milder version, so I limit the brewing time to a couple of minutes, especially when I have tea later in the day. I only consume tea as a companion drink after I had coffee, which is still my beverage of choice.

[@tsoliot5913]

Wait. You have tea as a pairing with coffee regularly?

[@neowave777]

@@tsoliot5913 yeah I do it too. Lot of my friends and family do too

[@tsoliot5913]

@@neowave777 I respect it.

[@connorgaughan4004]

@@tsoliot5913 my thoughts exactly, where I'm from is tea OR coffee 😂

[@pattyayers]

How strange

[@epicmage82]

"So our brain is a huge factor for what we taste." I almost gave myself a concussion from the face palm.

[@travispfeifer1979]

Never seen blind taste test videos? Look it up before looking daft

[@ageary]

Making TEA always make sure you wear safety Glasses.............I knew I was doing something wrong.

[@gwaiwohng2181]

That's right...tea explosion of flavor is possible 😂

[@KatarinaS.]

Don't forget the lab coat!

[@ritikeshdutt]

Dont forget the lab

[@deknaafficionado]

Safety is our number one priority

Don't forget the UV-measurement device.

[@usmguy1234]

As a chemist, I'm astounded that the "tea" scientist mentioned nothing about temperature. Too high of a temperature will extract out some of the astringent tannic acids found in the tea leaves and make the tea taste terrible.

[@usmguy1234]

@chaosfactor333 They should and they are: though some of the information available seems counter intuitive from what I've seen. I would rely on my personal senses and experiment. If the tea was bitter, lowering the temperature will help extract less tannins (they start extracting around 60C).

[@usmguy1234]

@@s.146 ok boomer.

[@matthewphelps1600]

@chaosfactor333 Yes, search up the optimal temperature for your tea. Green tea has the lowest brewing temperature because it has amino acids (I believe, please don't quote me) which break down at high temperatures, leading to excessive bitterness. On the other hand, black teas are typically brewed with water that just came off boil, and the water needs to be this hot or else the flavours aren't properly extracted from the tea. You can see this effect with high quality whole-leaf tea, at low temperatures the leaves don't fully expand and the tea is weak. As mentioned in the video, brewing time is another critical factor. Some green teas are brewed for less than a minute, while black teas can be brewed as long as 10 minutes. For this I would recommend using a timer and determining which time is right for you (and your tea). Brewing times often vary based on the tea itself (type of tea of course, but also how the tea was processed, region it was grown in, etc.) Remember that more time = more bitterness, so if you're looking for more flavour, use more tea instead of more time. If you're looking to learn more, an excellent read is The Tea Book: Experience the World's Finest Teas by Linda Gaylard. It covers just about everything you need to know about tea itself, in terms of processing, regions, types (there is the common green tea, black tea, but also yellow tea, white tea, even purple tea). Also an excellent read is How to Make Tea by Brian Keating & Kim Long. This covers more of the objective science of making tea, in terms of brewing vessels, hard water vs. soft water, oxygen content of the water, etc. On Amazon for $6 and a quick 160pg read.

[@borishalas5758]

Most definitely, you should wait 1-2 minutes after boiling before pouring the hot water in. The difference in quality taste is contrastingly noticeable

[@zp-4373]

J P lmao you don’t know shit kid.

[@stephdalek4273]

"The perfect cup of tea" *Proceeds to make it from bagged, blended tea dust, but in a red mug instead of styrofoam* This video felt like teaching table etiquette on a McDonald's takeout.

[@picorizelda5838]

LMAO best analogy

[@solidpixel]

no, this was made for regular people not haughty people like you

[@lsamoa]

Hahahha spot on!

[@noahwilliams2078]

His proud of finally making a perfect cup of tea, that face with a smile in the end says it all.

[@matokrajniak1901]

Who would have thought, that a tea bag that is in the water for longer, would produce a stronger taste as opposed to a tea bag that is in there for 30 sec. Thanks BBC for this revolutionary idea!!!

[@roaaalsakka268]

HAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA I’m dead. Them wearing those scientific galsses made feel it’s very serious while it’s what I do everyday.

[@MultiRambo008]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@MultiRambo008]

I don't take the bag out at all

[@MizAkwele]

😂😂😂

[@traceymacy]

@@MultiRambo008 oh me too it maks that last swallow a cha cha cha moment

[@onxiaftw]

Just eat the teabag for maximum flavour and antioxidants and coffein

[@wonderwoman1199]

Lol

[@bajillions1]

+1 for coffein

[@snowpeace19]

After that you will be lying in -coffin- coffein.

[@diwakarreddy8246]

Lol

[@realtennis4264]

Grow a beard

[@AB-tb5yh]

Absolutely revolutionary 🤣 Next time, we will learn, that there are instructions printed on the tea boxes and that the tea tastes better if you follow them. mind-blowing

[@ohtaren8052]

Also, covering while steeping keeps a lot more of the volatile compounds that are lost with the steam.

[@user-yt9qy3pb5f]

Her: That's the same color as my mug at home. Him: I know. Her:

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

lmao

[@iam_crownty]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

@Virginia Andre lol ikr

[@MissDraiha]

@Virginia Andre but you have 'your mug' don't you?

[@defencebangladesh4068]

lol

[@phoebeel]

Only British people would put such dramatic music in the background of a video about tea hahahaha

[@fds1805]

… and wear protective glasses to make a cup o' tea.

[@anz10]

Hahaha I'm British and find this funny cz it's true, we take our tea seriously especially if you're the type yo drink it everyday like me

[@tenzaemtade6146]

Lol you haven't seen the American news/documentary

[@bddybdz]

😂

[@RJ-ku2mh]

Its serious business

[@auseryt]

Nice to see that British people finally learn to make tea. Took them some time ;)

[@agatepece6776]

Nah... They're still boiling the water...

[@Solegor]

Nah they still add milk in for some reason

[@auseryt]

@@Solegor black tea with milk and sugar is the best beverage on earth.

[@sworajsapkota4489]

What on earth! I'd been smoking tea leaves all my life! Thank you for the help BBC!

[@sine0]

Next episode: Biscuit dunking technique.

[@heatherhenderson139]

🤣🤣🤣

[@2mdjr532]

Slowly but surely dunk a tea biscuit in a trajectory angle of 45° to the center of the cuppa, soak for 1.45973s, lift and bite 😂

[@DJ.LakeSea]

Step 1) Use Tim-Tams Step 2) Repeat step 1

[@2mdjr532]

@@DJ.LakeSea Hobnobs for sure 😂

[@King-vo7vm]

Biscuits scientists will tell the technique

[@Litchi91]

"Here make your tea in this styrofoam cup" *makes tea "No wrong" "Why??" "You made it in a styrofoam cup"

[@theonlycatonice]

Ha you just got Pranked! Gotem!

[@sanityisrelative]

"Here's she water to use" *Boils water and makes tea "No wrong" "Why??" "You used hard water"

[@athayphom3551]

😂 😂 😂

[@hindsight8522]

Hahahahahahaha

[@iu2]

"Styrofoam absorbs flavor moleucles, reducing the tastiness of the tea." -BBC That's not why styrofoam is bad. It's bad because styrofoam will leech harmful chemicals (styrene) into your hot water. Reduced flavor is the least of your worries. Be more concerned about cancer.

[@jamesmartin6713]

Nice video.. I live in China.... and I have never use plastic cups, I always brew about 8-12 minutes depending on type of tea, and never, never, never great tea ruin with milk/cream. Of all the teas available here.. 5+ year aged Puer is the best.

[@agatepece6776]

Nice... By the way, do you boil the water?

[@Nhkg17]

Wow, I live in central Europe, but same for me: 10+ minutes, no milk (or sugar, citron, ...) and quality Puer is the best ;-)

[@godhash]

@@Nhkg17 10 minutes for a puerh?? sheesh

[@martg0]

temperature?

[@user-bn4wk8vg7v]

不敢相信，你竟然喝普洱！❤

[@sanjeevjain4787]

One other tip. Do not boil the water. Boiling water reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen in it. To get the flavor out of tea leaves we need their reaction with oxygen. So using boiled water will give u lesser flavor, more bitter tea. Use water which is just about to boil or just when u notice the first boil bubble. Also the tea bag should ideally not be of paper but like a muslin cloth so that we don't get that paper flavor in tea

[@travispfeifer1979]

Overboiling causes that, not boiled water.

[@thusharbhat]

This feels like a parody of a parody.

[@andanssas]

If it smells like, looks like and feels like a duck...

[@TheAce736]

@@andanssas but it's not. It's tongue in cheek but this is a very normal daytime English TV segment

[@Mythical.History]

@@andanssas Holy shit I found you!

[@andanssas]

@@Mythical.History I've never thought myself as Waldo, but still, well done! Great channel you have btw :)

[@Mythical.History]

@@andanssas Thanks!

[@drpoppyseed]

“So our brain is a huge factor in how we taste” Yes, i believe it is THE factor

[@ouztaki]

Yes, I believe HE is an actor ! 😛

[@jordanedgeley6601]

It's true, I removed my brain and couldnt even taste anything, couldn't even make the tea or see the cup. Also I was dead

[@talaverajr391]

She is a blonde girl. What did you expect.

[@imonsanyal]

Lmfao

[@watherby29]

No, tongue can do everything on its own. It actually prefers when it doesn't need to share with brain 😝

[@blatinobear]

My biggest mistake is making tea while American

[@nadm.191]

I thought there was no difference between you two. Look at the last 70 years.

[@elizabethm7163]

Speak for yourself. I've been doing it correctly as an American the whole time.

[@mr.towerz9855]

Im a closeted American tea drinker don't tell !

[@blatinobear]

@@elizabethm7163 lol, I totally didn’t clarify, but I just meant that 6 years ago a British friend taught me how they make basic black tea with milk and it totally blew my mind how wrong I had been doing it. I’ve loved black tea ever since and have a good time making it now. It took me into my late 30’s, but I can finally see how for regular Brits it’s completely analogous to coffee.

[@andrewinnes848]

Crikey, they could've just said, "leave the bag in for five minutes" and be done with it. Who drinks out of one of those polystyrene cups apart from when you have no choice anyway?!

[@Paul-om1zs]

The hard water and the colour of the cup was also an issue.

[@TheDracoflarester]

This is one of the most British things I’ve ever seen

[@HT-lr1rs]

Welcome to England

[@Nadia1989]

Then you should watch Tom Scott brewing an ISO cuppa...

[@dollartrader3342]

Can I have a Kappa Tea please? lol

[@nworesistance9834]

FeelsOkayMan 👉👌

[@lordgeoffrey78]

kappa you are such a pathetic mouth breather people like you type that exact same stupid comment on every single brittish video can you not come up with something original or intresting to say?

[@TheHowtoDad]

do I need to wear safety glasses while making tea?

[@scienceandstuff5450]

TheHowtoDad technically as a person often in a chemistry lab, they should be goggles. But they are ridiculous for eye protection

[@ConstantChaos1]

Wear goggles if youre as uncoordinated as i am

[@kawo666]

And safety boots.

[@ConstantChaos1]

@@kawo666 if they arent fully nonslip and galvanized rubber you ARE NOT SAFE ENOUGH lmao

[@LegoSwordViedos]

@@scienceandstuff5450 so long as he doen't mix up and make tea out of boiled acid.

[@papalangham]

That man was beaming with joy at her loving his cuppa. Good work!

[@danielhawkins6425]

Just found this in my feed. Many years ago, when I started drinking tea (an oddity for an American), I experimented a bit and found 7 minutes to be the best brewing time. This was based on the final temperature after I added some half-and-half so that I could drink it right away. If it means anything, I usually drink Earl Grey.

[@rutinerad]

Not sure why KZbin recommended this, definitely not my cup of tea.

[@Niloolooloo]

I see what you did there! Pretty punny!

[@984francis]

Bah humbug!

[@Thereal_nishikiyama]

Puns deserve to die

[@agu3798]

@@Thereal_nishikiyama F

[@Thereal_nishikiyama]

@@agu3798 f

[@nir2594]

As an Indian who makes tea everyday, this whole video feels like a parody.

[@jimigarbage0206]

You don't have to be Indian to think this video is a parody... I mean it's kinda common sense and written on the bloody box isn't it?😂

[@Fattipotato79]

@@jimigarbage0206 ikr lmao

[@anukritisingh3301]

@Wangden Syangden Do you prefer the Indian way (adding milk and bringing it to a boil) or the British way?

[@asimanayak304]

@@anukritisingh3301 non-indians frown at the sight of adding milk to the tea before bringing it to a boil like a curse in their holy books.

[@anukritisingh3301]

@@asimanayak304 The Delhi way is: 1) Boil water+ginger+cardamom 2) Add tea. 3)RUNNN to the fridge for milk and add it right before everything boils over. 4) Bring to a boil and voila!

[@dewdew34]

Don't use styrofoam with anything hot. Don't use it with anything liquid...Avoid teflon or any ceramic pan that uses same coating. Funny story my friend worked at DuPont 35 years ago as a salesman. He asked a chemist there if he used teflon and his response was hell no... he knew even then.

[@christianzilla]

'Horizon: The Poisoning of America'. 'Dark Waters'. Always worth watching. Fluoride being the 'f' in the teflon molecule. Tea is a massive source of fluoride due to pesticide use, but usually you get the 'tea is good for you' line. Because money.

[@LiborTinka]

The proper way of making tea is running a continuous multi-solvent extraction on a Soxhlet apparatus, followed by careful chromatography, picking desired fractions, switching solvent to water, filtration of water-insoluble components with the aid of Celite 545.

[@user-kq2ks9ry7r]

Imagine if she'd say "Tastes the same like the 30sec one" I'd be on the floor

[@ST29399]

The scientist will tear his clothes then.....

[@enra7990]

Just imagine and i'm already laughing 😂

[@Arwanbok_Syiemlieh]

And it does

[@sirblitzherback9453]

You're like everyone else in the world whose told there's a healthier version of what you're consuming. You: "There is??? I DOnT CaRE i been waiting to die"😂

[@user-ob1zg5rz8r]

Well you know she could be lying, and she had to And if I was she I would lie too even if it tastes the same

[@shafkatkhan3552]

Dr.Stewart at the end has eyes full of pride. Finally he's getting recognition for his work.

[@amaanaslam6064]

Dr. Tea

[@jdkrobinson]

Shafkat Khan I know, right!? He’s stoked. 😄 I love it

[@jdkrobinson]

Tom Haha. You might be right. 🤣

[@Blackgeoff1]

He's had his peer review - now he can submit a paper to a science journal

[@LGAussie]

I don’t know why, but when I hear an English accent, it sounds like a speech impediment, but not when I hear an Irish accent?? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@god563616]

This is incredible! I've always left my tea in longer because it's boiling hot at first anyways line he said but never thought to filter the water. I just want something quick most of the time! Thank you Dr.Strw!!

[@kassiopeia5565]

Ok why is the chemistry off the charts between these two?😆 I love it, great video

[@nadm.191]

because they had a pre-tea intimate session.

[@3glitch9]

@@nadm.191 🤣

[@93parasol]

hahah I thought excatly the same

[@TheSouthIsHot]

Right? He looks at her with eyes of pure lust.

[@pimcramer2569]

They love the same mugcolor!

[@josephodonoghue9631]

Are the Glasses and lab coats really necessary?!? 😂😁

[@derpinated]

Joseph O'Donoghue health and safety, or labs are banned.

[@bastiaan1150]

Tea may be hot!

[@hopemachine5578]

Lol

[@smileitsjustagame2937]

Hey they are in a lab, no better excuse x)

[@maximusasauluk7359]

It's done because of habit. You're in a lab = always protection

[@mohaamd_7505]

So, England has reached an evolutionary point where they need *"Tea Making Laboratory Experts"*

[@CallanM98]

Mohaamd_7 😂😂😂

[@AmitSinghco]

😂😂

[@hashimal3bdali347]

😂😂😂🥊

[@patussay]

Love how they use protective eyewear just to make tea

[@nuvamusic]

Lol...I guess sophistication has no limits. You take it to wherever you want.

[@BlueDog241]

As an American who has been wondering how to make a proper cup of Tea, I have got to try this. Great video. I'm absolutely going to try this now and see if my Tea taste better.

[@XEEEEM]

I’m American and I needed this informational video, thank you.

[@mahlstadt]

“So our brain is a huge factor in how we taste?” Without your brain you will not taste anything

[@eurovision50]

Haha, I was thinking that, too.

[@dislike__button]

Some people manage to live without a brain their whole life.

[@mahlstadt]

@@dislike__button That’s why some people are tasteless

[@dennisnashville7114]

Hahaha. True.

[@urbanchillerTM]

Technically...

[@valsab1610]

In the end when she says its delicious..he looks like a proud father☕😆

[@angus9541]

It was an after bang tea 🤙

[@laypyu]

@@angus9541 Duuudeee 🤣

[@faheemazubair3265]

😂😂

[@stevenkunkle3857]

Love that look on his face lol. Nothing like showing someome a better way to do something

[@dr.s.p.]

Boiling water just off the boil is best. In fact the Japanese add a little cold to refresh after boiling. Not squishing and wringing the tea bags in the cup and also when taking the bag out is paramount in a good cup of tea! Tea bags are nothing but tea dust in a chemically cleaned bag and not the best way to make tea! A teapot with a spoon of tea for each cup envisaged and one for the pot and then left to brew for the appropriate time and then pour is of course best. A radio documentary in our area recently mentioned and highlighted that milk should be put in the cup first, which they said would not change chemical properties of the milk as much as the other way around, which apparently putting milk in afterwards does. Is there any truth to this? Are you a MIF or TIF? In England in the old days the working class added milk second, while the upper crust were always MIF and never a milk bottle was ever seen on the table 😂 In many places milk is never used in a good cup of tea anyway and is pleasantly refreshing, with or without lemon, honey and anything else.

[@homemurso1484]

Apart from everything, that's exactly how I make my tea! Brilliant! 😊

[@chowdhuryabrarfaiyaz2047]

First mistake, they're using tea bag.

[@steviedavidson5130]

Not a mistake though.

[@steviedavidson5130]

Alex not exactly. As long as you have a high-quality tea bag it makes no difference. The problem only arises when you buy a low-quality tea bag, many of which are just the leftovers from the manufacturing of loose leaf. Oh, and she also explains at the start that these are ‘the golden rules when using a mug and a bag’.

[@imdbist]

Agree. When I visited the tea plantations in Darjeeling, teabags were said to be made from the floor sweeping.

[@gr8vijay]

@@imdbist Are you serious or just kidding ?

[@imdbist]

@@gr8vijay why would I kid. I don't invent things.

[@onyxxxyno]

I've been making tea this way for 30 years, where's my grant money and PhD dammit

[@HoustonTroy]

Too funny,

[@alishacolaco4391]

Did you check your spam folder?

[@mattpet7913]

Well I mean he had to back up the reasons for making tea like that.

[@RJ-bi1yl]

You do know he just studies and shows tea company why he might be useful for the company I’m pretty sure the label “tea scientist” was given to him buy the company who hired him

[@mattpet7913]

@@RJ-bi1yl probably not seeing as he at least has some knowledge of using NMR and stuff to analyze mixtures for caffeine id probably say he has a PhD in organic chem and just decided to write his doctorate paper about something tea related. Which ye kinda does give him the title of tea wizard

[@saralynfosnight5139]

I use a yellow tea mug and leave it steep 5 minutes. I heard that was the best way many years ago. My tea mug has a lid and is taller than a normal coffee mug.

[@annrae1597]

Did he mention that a styrofoam cup also puts styrene into your tea which is a chemical that can poison you ,especially with a hot drink which leaches the styrene out even more than a cold drink....and if I leave the bag in longer than a few seconds ,my heart starts pounding..the caffeine effects your heart.

[@TheHkluivert]

I’d be happy with that pounding heart. Imagine if it stopped doing that 🤓

[@annrae1597]

@@TheHkluivert Imagine if you are aware of your heart every second ...all day long...I don't you'd like it much.

[@childofthe60s100]

No - it is POLY styrene - which is quite different!!!!! Your silly comment is like saying that polyethene (polythene) bags release ethene (ethylene) - which they don't - because they can't. Learn some chemistry!

[@kezkai]

@@childofthe60s100 very confidently incorrect comment for someone who could have spent 2 seconds googling it before trying to make someone else look stupid online

[@Robbyrool]

In summary: “After years of research, we figured out... Tea tastes better if you follow the directions on the box, don’t use horrible, disgusting styrofoam, which no one uses anyway, and don’t use nasty water. Uh yer welcome.”

[@danielbarber9920]

I was thinking this... the only thing I learnt was I have to change my whole kitchen colour scheme to pretend to have sweeter tea 😂

[@madshorn5826]

@@danielbarber9920 Here's a new suggestion then: try cold brewed tea. I'm not talking ice tea like letting regular tea cool. Take a litre of cold water and add the same amount of tea you would use for a regular pot of tea. Put it in the refrigerator for 24 hours, remove the teabags and drink. Sometimes I let it stand for 30-36 hours depending on the tea. I use a bottle with a wide neck and paper teabags, but loose leafs and a sieve works too. This process develops other flavours and gives a milder taste. Saves a lot of energy too :-)

[@malachite-6172]

@@madshorn5826 let me try dat

[@stevenkunkle3857]

@@madshorn5826 i like STRONG tea. I have tea brewing in the microwave right now with 20 tea bags in it, it'll make about half a gallon

[@madshorn5826]

@@stevenkunkle3857 We all have different preferences :-) Maybe I would ask my doctor about that particular recipe though. Strange things may happen if you dial up mild toxins like caffeine and tannins. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but if you plan on being more than 50 years old a certain caution is prudent. (I'm not saying it _is_ harmful. I'm saying it is better to check too much than too little :-)

[@TheBest14184]

*Filters water to reduce calcium levels* *Then adds calcium rich milk* Makes perfect sense

[@studentgaming3107]

laughed so hard but yeah the calcium might be reacted with other molecules than in water because calcium in water is just Ca+ ready to react with a substance to become a salt. just use your brain a little my friend.

[@oldaccount8407]

@@studentgaming3107 or just make a cup of tea without thinking about those things

[@1000buffalos]

The calcium in the milk is said to bind with the polyphenols of the tea, hence the "scum" observed.

[@edowidivirgian]

Calcium from water (which derived from mineral) is different from animal-derived calcium that contained in the milk.

[@OhJodi69]

@@1000buffalos My tea is made with hard water, no milk, and there is a scum on it.

[@jack4688]

I can now tell all my family I’m officially not mad for brewing my tea for 5 minutes 😂

[@namecannnotbeblank]

Actual video is from 0:53 - 1:04.

[@ez123461]

“Use a proper mug, use filtered water, and wait five minute” Me, an american who learned this from the back of the tea box: soooo basically what I’ve been doing before?

[@bobdull3148]

Ironic

[@kignacio]

And it’s only ok for Brits to pour a crapload of milk into their tea. If we do it, they will point out that we are silly yanks

[@miguelmarquez4192]

@@kignacio only certain teas take milk. I like early grey with a tiny amount of lemon and a sugar cube. Generally black tea doesnt react well with milk. Builders tea is very strong on many palates but not for people who drink alot, smoke, or brush their teeth and tongue. I dont like how my tongue tastes and feels after very strong teas or overbrewed. Many people enjoy the one note of strong bitter black tea, but i like to taste all the flavors the tea blender (its a real career) worked hard to produce. Also for me, too much caffeine and i get snippy at the whole world. Coffee drinkers and multiple cup a day tea drinkers usually arent as sensitive. Drink your tea how you like it and ignore those who snivel at your preference. Perfection is your own opinion, not a stranger's. Let them be the ones who arent using their manners at tea. Just dont clank your spoon against the cup when stirring or you'll ruin all credibility. 😁

[@kignacio]

@@miguelmarquez4192 I drink what I think is builders brew. Steeped for over 5 minutes, lots of cream and brown sugar. Part of us being builders is that we don’t see the need to stir with a spoon. We have our ways of pouring the tea into the sugar and likewise with the milk. We tend to weed out inefficient unnecessary processes of our day. Unless it is replying to a tea video at 9:30pm which is cutting into my 7 hours of sleep 😆

[@WestysGate]

Apparently 5 minutes is a long time now, peoples inpatients these days is shocking. This is where time management comes in, make your tea first and make breakfast at the sane time, dunzo.

[@firepower432]

What is with all this dramatic music? You are just making a cup of tea.

[@chairmanneiluj5147]

Clearly you are not a true Brit ;)

[@mishaalnaeem6135]

Guess you don know brits, you dumb twit, do ya?

[@KarolisForTheWin]

It's to catch the attention of the American audience.

[@marmadukescarlet7791]

Aswin Vinod we’re talking about matters of great import. Imagine a world without tea!

[@marmadukescarlet7791]

wodra pixel some scenarios don’t bear thinking about and that’s that! 😱

[@disappearintothesea]

I wasn’t sure about the video but the comment did not disappoint 😂

[@tomwatson8026]

Fantastic so it took 5 minutes to learn I've been making tea perfectly all this time

[@nirakarshrestha8730]

Indians nepali bangali sri lankan Literally whole asia boiling tea for 10 15 mins : hold my cup bro

[@NAYOCECE]

I know right 😂😂😂😂

[@ManthanPandYEAH]

my local street tea shop guy will know more than this guy.

[@princyrathore1709]

Exactly 😂

[@AniketPatil-qj4xg]

Thats facts... Nothing beats Indian cup of tea from street .. the fact they have lab is telling sign of how inexperienced they are in making tea..

[@shonnyNOR]

My Lapsang Souchong and the Mao Feng usually get 10 minutes or more, in best Norwegian tap water!

[@aashisheapen8230]

He looks so smug in his tea knowledge

[@LukmanHassan]

Rightfully so

[@edoboleyn]

He has a PHTea.

[@janedoe805]

Mere C Your comment was brilliantly funny! Thank you 😊

[@janedoe805]

mayson lee He’s absolutely adorable! 😍

[@fenhen]

mayson lee You’re clearly not British. Tea experts are considered sexy here.

[@abh15funk]

I always have the habit of leaving the brewed on like that for some minutes before sipping it! Not saying that I knew about the flavor timing itself out to the cup but I always felt that when hurried up to sip a tea just seconds after brewing, I always never felt the flavors in my tongue. So, I have been doing the right way unknowingly but through instincts ! Patting myself on my back ! 😊👍

[@veramae4098]

Lord Peter Wimsey in "Murder must advertise" made a point of saying the water must be very hot but must NOT boil. My man.

[@LakeSG1985]

Why are they wearing safety goggles??? I thought only coffee gave you explosive diarrhea.

[@narutogluffy2272]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@murayakimani1359]

Omg! I thought it was only me!

[@RobertOfStAlbans_]

Muraya Kimani Lol caffeine acts as a laxative.

[@ivok9846]

because they're in a "tea lab". and she looks more serious.

[@zeek5605]

It makes my arse burn

[@facelessman2744]

Actually, according to this video, I’ve been making tea correctly all along.

[@Lia-A-Eastwood]

Me, too. 😂

[@MrMatt_Gray]

Correct tea is never with a tea bag. Loose tea in a pot is correct.

[@FamsLife]

Same here 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@kaioliver5370]

Same here. Lol

[@VainVenatorPL]

Me too. And Im not even British

[@TheSaneHatter]

I may only be a "colonial," but even when brewing tea at coffee-break stations in America, I've never been reduced to the indignity of brewing in a styrofoam cup: my workplace at least can come up with PAPER cups!

[@simon4043]

You sophisticated Americans. We can but dream.

[@koalanotbear]

Holy!! This is a rocket-science type level of study, and the music at the end is so epic and awe-inspiring. Thank you so much for this rare knowledge!!

[@ultravidz]

You shouldn’t be drinking hot liquids out of plastic/styrofoam in the first place.

[@missourimongoose7643]

I don't like those silicone cups either

[@goku445]

This is one of the many things this video misses entirely.

[@goku445]

Not to mention that they probably used a teabag made out of plastic like they do nowadays.

[@brandonrico6223]

Who in the hell uses styrofoam cups for tea and brews it for 30! seconds.

[@1mucocele]

Is the American way

[@hughmungus4353]

This geezer spent 1/4 of his life learning how to make a perfect cup of tea

[@beruseruku2975]

забавный человек your comment is so underrated, it needs more likes

[@TeethbatFGC]

Time well spent

[@GPflashclass]

And he's smug about it.

[@andrewkowalczewski5618]

And we’re spending our lives commenting on KZbin videos..

[@GPflashclass]

I looked this guy up and he's really interesting. Turns out he's not a "tea scientist" he's a medical doctor turned science educator. He has a blog too where he discusses his recent battle with brain cancer.

[@danohanlon8316]

Agree with everything this guy says. A couple of things I would like to know, though.: 1. Does he agree with me, that brewing in a teapot is better than doing it in a cup? 2. When I’m in a hurry, I stir the pot-repeatedly crushing the teabags against the side of the pot to shorten the brewing time. Does he think this affects the brew? If so, how?

[@agatepece6776]

In my experience, it adds bitterness to the tea.

[@hendrikm9569]

It does increase extraction by breaking up the rather saturated lair of water around the teabag, which results in a lower saturation around the teabag which increases the extraction speed. This is described with the Noyes-Whitney equasion. If you look it up on Wikipedia, what you are doing by stirring is lowering L. By pressing it on the wall you might break some of the leafs in the teabag, if there still are whole leafs, thereby increasing A. Both increases speed of extraction. But the best way honestly is using a lot of good tea, which will give you a great cup of tea in approximately half a minute and multiple extractions. If you are interested, I'd recommend the MeiLeaf KZbin Channel, or looking into Gong Fu Brewing in other places. While it does at first look more complicated, it is actually a lot tastier, faster, and not a lot more expensive.

[@kawasakimiyazaki2104]

The overly emotional orchestra when she tastes the tea goes to show how British this video is.

[@JwilliamsAssociates]

First hint, it's tea

[@peterpaul9320]

They got married after that

[@schmalzilla1985]

Ok now we need to see a British tea master vs a Japanese tea master. Who can brew the best.

[@saqibzaman1476]

British don't even brew the best tea south asians do Indians and pakistanis

[@blancazacatzontle878]

Uncle iro

[@kristinajohansson5099]

The japanese. Because he/she will never use a teabag when there are loose tea.

[@JB-sz4wy]

Neither. The British tea is cheap and served in bags and not often whole leaf. Japanese may have good tea but that matcha stuff is disgusting and what they serve in prison. You need another country like Nepal, China or India or Sri Lanka to look for the best white green oolong black or puerh teas

[@salamilid4125]

Japanese 100% the teas are soo good but a lot is matcha green tea

[@herbals9489]

I’ve been doing this for years, I didn’t realize that red mugs are better

[@lovegansaw]

Opening a tea shop. This video definitely is helping.

[@JustBigdata]

This could be a perfect inspiration for an SNL sketch

[@RestfulRoom]

Oh, unfortunately, snl became so satanic (or it has always been?), please be safe in every way.

[@kirtivishwakarma7380]

That smile of success and happiness he has after hearing results from her is so precious.

[@PushyPawn]

He crashed my computer with an excess of smugness.

[@kadiru.4419]

creepy teatime

[@SiyavoshM]

Well he proved with science & data that eastern traditional tea making is the correct way to do it. It's always good to use science to confirm or refute tradition so we can validate or drop old knowledge ... Of course there was a minor difference: traditionally it's done in a "special" kind of pot called ... 😊 & covered with a teapot hood (cloth) to maintain the temperature while the tea steeps.

[@PasserBy489]

see how she looks at her left whilst saying" this actually has flavor and taste" She is lying...for the video...

[@goku445]

And very fake.

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

My mom always steeped the tea for 5 minutes, but I prefer a shorter time; 3:5 at most... 5 min makes it too tannic and astringent for my taste. I do agree with using softened water and avoiding styrofoam and plastic in general. Interesting video!

[@TheJokerMan2]

The most British science showcase I’ve ever seen…..and I love it! 😂

[@Kookbandit]

He's so proud at the end. Wholesome

[@rasalas91]

"here is a styrofoam cup and some shitty water, make tea." *makes tea* "WRONG you used a styrofoam cup and shitty water."

[@eduardobrazil007]

Too funny 🤣

[@wujeksmietanko]

I like when he almost cries when she eventually admitts being wrong.

[@paulmaloney2383]

I have been using loose tea for the past few years, I like the ritual of making it in teapot and using tea strainer, I can not imagine using tea bags

[@Aska222]

Who makes tea in styrofoam cup.

[@aarnelausala]

Aska Gamer You are literally everywhere I am.

[@Aska222]

AOSL YT 😂

[@Acro]

I think it’s a brutish thing. Haven’t seen it in America

[@blaznrayln4968]

At work they provide mugs and styrofoam cups. People usually go for styrofoam bcz they can avoid doing the dishes that way.

[@StefanKirby]

Literally every employee of a coffee shop that makes "to go" orders.

[@gunnerglory]

"You've looked directly at the teabag, don't look at the teabag"

[@weliveinasociety1154]

Studies show that looking at a teabag actually diminishes the water molecules in the tea, so if you want a nice quantity of tea, steer clear of making eye contact with the bag.

[@therealmonkfromtibet]

I left my teabag for 1 year inside a teacup now I haven't slept for 10 years because of highly concentrated caffeine.

[@nineteenninetyfive]

You have to have some balls to tell British people how to make a cup of tea.

[@HiThisIsMine]

A Brit telling the British how to make a cup of tea.. I don’t see an issue here

[@cafecafeo]

This is the reason he’s wearing safety goggles

[@bhuvanag9521]

tea = china 🙄 they should have had a chinese instead 😹

[@bikramstudy7871]

indian*

[@HiThisIsMine]

You’re all wrong actually, Turkey is the largest consumer of Tea. Ireland is the second largest consumers of Tea followed by the UK, then Russia. The British may possibly be the most uptight about their tea and China is the worlds largest producer of tea.

[@laddo]

A 6 minute video and no mention of whether to put the milk in first or after. (It's always after)

[@Sal-T]

Only if you're brewing your tea in the cup with a tea bag. If you brew the tea in a teapot, then you put your milk/cream in the cup and add the tea to it. Also, you should not brew your tea in the cup, or with a teabag if you can avoid it. If you have no choice and have no teapot, then sure, teabag in with boiling water, steep 4-5ish minutes, then add milk/cream. Can't brew (black) tea properly if you've cooled the water with milk.

[@derosabike]

...and if in a pot, heat the pot first.

[@Sal-T]

@@derosabike Of course. Boil your water in a kettle. Pour some into the pot and swirl it around to heat the pot, then pour it out. Then add your water. Or be lazy and use a teamaker like the Breville I use. Lazy, and still good tea!

[@dennisjeffs4239]

laddo .....teapot should be heated first by swirling boiling water, tea brewed in teapot with a tea cosy on, then milk in cup first, followed by the tea and white sugar for sweetening. With coffee it's milk last then Demerara sugar to taste. Only the tea you make at home tastes good, the stuff you get at Starbucks, Costa's, greasy spoon cafes etc taste like dishwater!!

[@nicholasbolash4605]

You add the steeped tea to the milk ideally. This is not a flavor thing. Its because its less of a temperature shock to the milk and reduces the chance of it scolding which will curdle some of the milk.

[@MrAmalthejus]

The guy sacrifised his life so that we all can have a good cup of tea. Hero.

[@arjanrijkens8823]

I don’t think he helped us at all. Other than the styrofoam one which is pretty obvious but also useless, I’m pretty sure the woman didn’t notice a difference but lied because otherwise they wouldn’t have a video to upload

[@ritahorvath8207]

@@arjanrijkens8823 no, she did.

[@apauni]

Ingredients and accessories you need to prepare the best tea the right way: ~ 1. Useless red cup in your house 2. A scientific lab goggle 3. White science apron 4. A tea dedicated stopwatch 5. A PC with Windows Operating System 6. A statistics software

[@RiniDiamandis]

LOOL PLS 💀✋

[@lianak3530]

WHO BREW TEA JUST FOR FEW SECONDS?! I always brew mine for 5 mins...... It's tastier

[@warriormaiden9829]

For me it depends on what kind of tea I'm drinking. For rooibos, peppermint, or blueberry, I do 5 minutes and a touch of white sugar. For peach, spice, or ginger blends, I do 10 and use brown sugar. For medicinal teas, I do 15 and a drizzle of honey once it's cooled a bit. Both steep time and what sugar you pair it with makes a big difference! :)

[@bjfifi]

Same

[@quynhanhtrannguyen135]

there is Gong Fu tea brewing style that brew tea mostly under 20 seconds depending on what kind of tea.

[@v7ran]

Quynh Anh Tran Nguyen yea anyone who brews their first infusion for over 30 seconds is crazy. Get more flavor with your gaiwan instead of doing it western style. I’m surprised this tea scientist never heard of gong fu.

[@quynhanhtrannguyen135]

@@v7ran I think they do know but it is their job for comercial tea companies so they cannot argue.

[@cts]

Judging by them looking at each other, I was expecting them to kiss and get married at the end.

[@ruhmatariq70]

Me too😂😂

[@shiyeliainkorea]

😃😃😃😃

[@adaobiudeze7123]

😂

[@shiyeliainkorea]

@@adaobiudeze7123 lol

[@supramusic9667]

ship 999999