One Of The Most Controversial Things George Orwell Wrote Was About Tea

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[@Justindedwards215]

Fun fact Orwell was actually using the tea saucer the way it was invented to be used...the saucer is there to pour some tea out onto it so it can cool faster and you can drink it...not just a fancy accessory with no use. So Orwell was actually very right to slurp hid tea from the saucer

[@IceExtremeGamers]

The power move of defining the most minimalist convoluted way to make tea and then slurping it afterwards from the saucer.

[@the_clawing_chaos]

So the whole "Milk First, Tea first" argument came from the quality of the cups. The peasants couldn't afford the fine china, and when you put boiling tea in it, it cracks. But the wealthy merchants, they could afford this fine China that could take boiling water, and they wanted to lord it over those peasants and their clay mugs. The difference is marginal whether or not you do milk first or tea first in this day and age (though I do tea first), as long as you brew the tea right! Orwell gets a few good points in. No full-cream milk, (makes a horrid scum on the surface), boiling water (black teas seep best at 100C), and shaking the teapot to help seeping.

[@channingdeadnight]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@syecoe5553]

If you are going to use all rations on one cup, I'd sure as he'll slurp from the saucer as well.

[@mta4562]

people in the old country used to saucer their coffee to cool it down. it is perfectly respectable.

[@blakebell8533]

​@@mta4562 It's not what he was doing is rude, but how. Drink from the saucer if you want, but you have no reason to announce it to everyone by slurping it

[@marcow246]

@@blakebell8533 I don't understand why western countries see slurping as rude. It helps to cool down what your consuming, it spreads the liquid over your palate so you get a better taste, and it aspirates the drink, unlocking more taste

[@coolcatjk30]

@@marcow246 it's just a cultural thing. Like how some cultures it is considered rude to hand something to someone with only 1 hand. Your still giving them the item, but in a way that's rude. Every culture is different.

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Here in Brasil tea is a very rural thing, my grandmother is from the countryside and the way she makes it is that she throws the entire plant in a pan with water and boils it

[@sweetpepino1907]

I can't tell if Orwell would rise from his grave to shake her hand or spit in her face

[@marinacosta8835]

Cházinho de capim-limão é o que há.

[@Swordphobic]

That´s not really tea though, its a herbal infusion. We use the word for tea "cha" for both camelia sinensis the plant and herbal infusions with other plants. You can do a 15min infusion with lemon grass and it will taste quite good, do the same with tea and you´ll have a bad tasting bitter infusion.

[@Oddlot0930]

The saucer is actually an integral part of the process, along with the slurping. You can take very hot tea, pour a bit in the saucer, and slurp it quickly to enjoy it while it's the freshest. Also works for coffee

[@nobody-pr7fg]

You're a genius

[@abysswalker2594]

Didn’t del boy do that in only fools and horse?

[@langreeves6419]

This tea lover doesn't slurp. Other people shouldn't have to be in pain so I can enjoy my tea.

[@coolcatjk30]

Isn't that actually why the saucer was invented in the first place? Not just to catch spillage, but for the purpose of quickly cooling down a hot beverage?

[@lillianend5687]

The only person I’ve seen do this is my Kurdish grandpa. I don’t really like when people slurp it does something weird with my neck, the only exception is when he does it.

[@derekstein6193]

As someone from the U.S., the whole, "sipping tea from the saucer is the rudest thing you can do" while drinking tea, sounds like a challenge. Hmmmm... Lick tea from the saucer? Gargle the tea? Hum showtunes while loudly slurping tea from the saucer? Pour in a One Hour Energy shot before drinking? Add ice until it becomes room temperature, then down it like a shot? Add tofu "juice" instead of milk or cream? Make it with Lipton tea and then drink it out of a teacup with a straw? Drink it out of a mug that is emblazoned with a NSFW picture of the bald eagle from the U.S.'s Presidential Seal buggering a caricature of King George? ....stop me if I get there.

[@nobody-pr7fg]

Please do not stop

[@imafuturecorpse2443]

Refuse to drink it and chuck it into a harbor. Whilst a Bald eagle Screeches in the background.

[@jewbearidk]

i need that mug with a NSFW picture of the bald eagle from the U.S.'s Presidential Seal buggering a caricature of King George its gonna be my tea drinking mug

[@imafuturecorpse2443]

@@jewbearidk buggering?…sniff…sniff…I smell a British spy…or are you from one of the colonies. I’ll allow the infiltration it if you’re from one of the colonies…just as long as it’s not Quebec…nobody likes Quebec. I don’t even think Quebec likes Quebec

[@darrinmcelroy9941]

As an American, I own a stove top tea kettle, to make my gallon sized batches of ICED TEA!!!!!

[@ichbinderfuhrer666]

When I was growing up my mom just put it in a jug and set it in the sun during the summer time

[@H3xx99]

I do too. With a pour-over coffee pot.

[@jeffwilliams6560]

As

[@H3xx99]

@@richardarriaga6271 I occasionally make green iced tea. It's pretty good. As long as you use stevia or sucralose. Cane sugar is a bit too much for green and herbal tea.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

I still don't know what iced tea is but I know for sure it's probably as much of an american abonination as plastic cheese slices.

[@Small_Vocaloid_UTAU]

I thought the term Orwellian was not about totalitarianism, but about twisting language to influence other people. In that way, the tea tips made perfect sense. He just wanted to piss anyone off who took it too literally.

[@electraelpindrai1964]

TLDR he's actually more right than you might think. 6 heaped teaspoons may sound like a lot for western drinkers today but it isn't. we've gotten used to the western style of brewing tea, which involves small amounts of tea (usually crushed black tea dust), in a bag (not allowing the tea room to infuse properly), using very hot water brewed for long periods. This may be controversial but it's an inferior way to prepare tea. don't get me wrong I love a cup of Yorkshire tea prepared the normal way but I need to add milk and sugar because it's bitter. the bitterness from tea comes from tannings, which is extracted at higher temperature along with other unpleasant notes and when brewed for long periods. However, in other parts of the world, it's done differently. China, for example, uses gong fu brewing. this involves larger amounts of loose leaf brewed for shorter amounts of time but can be infused several times, some high-quality teas can be infused up to 8 times without becoming too weak to enjoy. with gong fu brewing the recommended amount of tea to use varies depending on the tea but it's around 4-6 grams for a 100ml gaiwan (brewing vessel) so 6 heaped teaspoons isn't that much. the recommended temperature depends on the tea as well, but colder temps tend to produce a sweeter tea, some white teas can be recommended to brew at temps as low as 70°C, whereas oolong is generally 99 or 100°C so right after boiling. another interesting thing Orwell mentioned was agitating the tea during brewing, I've not tried that but I ought to do an A-B test at some point. i imagine shaking the teapot aerates the tea and softens it, similar to a technique used in India where they keep pouring the tea from 2 cups at quite large hights this is also to cool the tea so vigorously shaking the pot could be an effective way to soften the tea but maintain its temp. i should also mention that with gong fu brewing and a very similar method used in japan its generally very short infusion times around 20-30 seconds for the first infusion and then an additional 5, 10 or 15 seconds per infusion after. using this method of tea preparation you generally get a less bitter tea allowing it to be enjoyed without milk or sugar. with that said I still drink Yorkshire tea with milk and sugar because it has those limitations, but it's still a nice drink, but if you want to sit down and have a tasting session and really appreciate the artistry of a loose leaf tea I would recommend looking into gong fu brewing.

[@mytimetravellingdog]

There are places that do tea properly still and plenty of people. But it is unfortunately less common than it should be due to tea bags, milk and sugar taking over. And this has also largely led to the death of lemon being served with tea and the question of indian or chinese tea when people asked you. Good lose leaf tea is a lot easier to get these days though. I tried loose leaf yorkshire tea black once and it was not good.

[@circustrainstudios341]

This whole list sounds like satire. I think he was making points yet again. About tea. Fun.

[@tylerhall9412]

What if his book about making tea was actually like a dystopian parody about the argument over how to make tea?🤣

[@otherssingpuree1779]

My mother is very strict about the use of saucers. I find them to be an extra item to wash while she insists on a saucer.

[@anthonydavis9382]

What the hell is a saucer

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

@@anthonydavis9382 the small plate you put underneath a cup.

[@EX7RUD1CON]

My wife is British, we have a kettle, I don’t even attempt to try and make her tea

[@RelativelyBest]

Now I want to find out all the wrongest things when making an English cup of tea and then make a video where I use all of them while aggressively declaring that everyone else is doing it wrong.

[@jolly1559]

It's not just the content that keeps us coming back, it's the spirit

[@TheAvalonSword]

I love the American way. Throwing it in the harbor.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Not very strong, too salty.

[@jackgahagan3908]

Checks out, tried American tea, tastes like it's from a harbour

[@ahornydinosaur5786]

As an American I have never lived in a house that didn't have a kettle, it's just always been the stove-top variety instead of the electric variety. I use one daily for coffee.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@joshentheosparks7492 To be fair, buying a kettle is the most student thing ever.

[@anthonydavis9382]

Same. Use a kettle for coffee

[@emmbiimusicstuff1377]

As an American, if you heat up tea with a kettle its looked at weirdly as a "oh, that person is trying to be all quirky and better than you" since the microwave is the swiss army knife of heating devices

[@crazylumbyjack4607]

The most British thing ever, arguments about tea, except in Birmingham, I'm convinced it's in a different dimension to the rest of England

[@Exarian]

Apparently Orwell was really good at using hand grenades during his stint in Spain. Like that's the main thing he was notable for in his brigade, just grenading the shit out of francoists.

[@allyboorman612]

Well this is definitely earlier than normal

[@krell.1415]

a much different time than usual yeah

[@allyboorman612]

@@krell.1415 trying to get more of the american audience obviously

[@Alex901028]

Drinking tea out of a saucer? Sounds like an old swedish man drinking coffe during the late 19th sentuary

[@CorpusOrganic]

if that was a problem i wonder how filling a gallon jar with cold water. putting in a few bags of tea. and placing it in the fridge overnight to steep would go. i always preferred it. it softened the taste of the tea. taking a lot of the bitterness out of it

[@loganbombard374]

Pop in some sugar or honey and that's sweet tea. Southern delicacy that's enjoyed across the US by some and vehemently disliked by others. I can see the appeal but it's certainly not my cup of tea c;

[@bearbones7913]

I'd say that depends on what kind of tea it is like green or any fruity kinds of tea seems nice. If you use English breakfast tea or a builders cup I couldn't really picture it being the best. Is this like an ice tea thing?

[@ysucae]

that's called cold brew, it's totally something you can do, you leave gree tea for 6-7 hours and black/white tea for 10-12 hours. i love it for summer.

[@vagrantfiction768]

I'm American and raised in the south so I love Sweet Iced Tea. Also as an American I was raised with using a coffee pot for heating water or the stove.

[@Nvggs]

As a Brit who doesn't like tea, I would state that the proper way to make tea is: how you like it

[@rakalin9015]

The correct way to make tea. Boil water in a tin can with a handle made out of fencing wire. Take off the coals and throw in a handful of tea leaves. Allow to steep. Take the tin can and holding onto the wire handle swing around in a windmill fashion to get tea leaves to the bottom of the can. Pour into an enamel or tin cup and enjoy.

[@pixelarbiter]

I remember watching that tiktok in a compilation, I turned my phone off and sat for like 20 minutes absolutely baffled by the use of a microwave. I then went downstairs and made a lovely cuppa and had some rich tea biscuits.

[@cherrycordiaI]

Americans have kettles! I've lived in three non-UK households where kettles were basically a mandatory appliance.

[@angryvikings]

We had a Kettle growing up in the 80's to brew tea or Coffee, but Microwaves where still not quite common in American homes and apartments then. It wasn't until the 90's that we stopped buying and using Kettles as Microwaves really became inexpensive (at least for my family)

[@notsew008]

As an American who recently started drinking tea as a way drink less coffee i can confirm, most Americans don't own a kettle. I just boil water in a small cooking pot and pour it in my mug

[@annamcdonald402]

On the kettle thing, when my cousins came over from Holland to Britain, they went to buy a kettle because they don't sell them over there and took it on the ferry home.

[@D1ZzY_90]

I'm an American with three kettles,a Britta hot water dispenser, an electric water heater meant to warm bodies. I have a dozen items all for hot water I would never microwave water. Most people don't know this, but microwaving water can cause the water to explode. It's a semi rare phenomenon

[@JulianRWR1]

Here in Argentina we also use the kettle to warm up the water for Mate!

[@magmadude35]

I grew up with a kettle in America and the fact that so many people think it's weird around me has been very strange

[@mooing_cowmilk]

As a Canadian, we have kettles but for me anyways, only used it for hot chocolate

[@ArtFord]

One of the other big thing that we in the US that you didn't mention when heating water for tea: We'll use water from the hot water tap too. Not to mention Sun Tea, which is where, in the southern US, you take iced tea bags (extremely large tea bags for making pitchers of tea) and we would leave the pitcher in direct sunlight for an hour or so outside, then dump in half a pound of sugar and even more ice, then stick the whole gallon+ sized pitcher in the fridge for drinking.

[@TheTech1337]

As a Canadian I've never heard of a breadcake. I've learned more than one thing today.

[@avaevathornton9851]

Fill pot with 3 heaped teaspoons of loose leaf tea in a strainer + 1.5 litres of boiling water. Leave to brew for 5-10 minutes. Fill cup with, in chronological order, 1 heaped teaspoon of sugar, enough lemon juice to submerge the sugar island at the centre, tea from the pot. Not recommended on an empty stomach.

[@mndlessdrwer]

Kettle to near boiling, pour into cup over bag leaving room for desired milk or cream, steep for 3 to 3 and a half minutes, remove bag and add your dairy of choice. If you desire no dairy in your tea, you can fill the cup all the way during brewing. If you are using a particularly massive mug, use two teabags. You can add sugar if you like. If you're making particularly poncy tea, as I am want to do, the times and temperatures vary wildly based on the type of tea. You also need a tea maker or, at the very least, a filter large enough to allow the tea to bloom in the hot water without being crowded. Cheers.

[@SPAMDAGGER22]

I'm a Canadian with 2 kettles, and I rarely drink tea. I couldn't imagine nuking water.

[@stefankroon4615]

Water stays water, no matter how you heat it.

[@mgmg116]

@@stefankroon4615 I mean it can turn to steam if the temp is high enough lol. But yeah, nobody said water transformed into another material under high temps

[@crazylumbyjack4607]

Ginger Lemon Tea with Honey and Extra Lemon hits on a different fucking level.

[@amyduncker4097]

An American with an electric kettle here! My husband who is Icelandic bought it for me because I love tea so much

[@appsil5120]

This is what I needed at midnight, a lovely fact field video before bed

[@aownbey609]

Pour water into a pitcher, put the tea bags in the pitcher, seal it, leave it in the sunlight for a time then pour it and enjoy sunbrewed tea

[@c-money9623]

The cup his girlfriend made for him sounds regular tea to me. We try to make any tea blend just taste like coffee

[@bearbones7913]

So black tea with a lick of milk?

[@c-money9623]

@@bearbones7913 yep

[@AllDayBikes]

5:43 It's not just a microwave, it's Chef Mike!

[@stuartrafferty2912]

I'm currently studying electrical engineering and we watched that exact video yesterday!! We have to buy power from France alot to counteract the "kettle spike" 😂

[@grizzlyfishreverso9654]

It's a bun, not a breadcake! 😂

[@praetorxyn]

I use a teaspoon per cup, so since I brew half a gallon at a time, I use two tablespoons and two teaspoons (the equivalent of eight teaspoons) to brew green tea and sweeten it with stevia. Lost about 30 pounds switching from soda to this. When I drink regular sweet tea now I feel like my teeth are rotting in my head. I still will drink sweet tea if I go to a restaurant as it's better than soda, but I have to brush my teeth as soon as I get home.

[@kalebsmith4159]

As a Texan we make tea a few ways but the most common is sweet, iced, and often in a mason jar.

[@playtester6635]

That is completely legitimate. Iced tea is great

[@sharielane]

I remember that microwave tea video. It caused a massive WTF reaction here in Australia too.

[@Rassilon42Omega]

Something similar to what Orwell wrote Douglas Adams and Tea from Adams' The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time pgs. 67-69 *Tea* "One or two Americans have asked me why the English like tea so much, which never seems to them to be a very good drink. To understand, you have to make it properly. There is a very simple principle to the making of tea, and it's this - to get the proper flavor of tea, the water has to be boilING (not boilED) when it hits the tea leaves. If it's merely hot, then the tea will be insipid. That's why we English have these odd rituals, such as warming the teapot first (so as not to cause the boiling water to cool down too fast as it hits the pot). And that's why the American habit of bringing a teacup, a tea bag, and a pot of hot water to the table is merely the perfect way of making a thin, pale, watery cup of tea that nobody in their right mind would want to drink. The Americans are all mystified about why the English makes such a big thing out of tea because most Americans HAVE NEVER HAD A GOOD CUP OF TEA. That's why they don't understand. In fact, the truth of the matter is that most English people don't know how to make real tea anymore either, and most people drink cheap instant coffee instead, which is a pity, and gives Americans the impression that the English are just generally clueless about hot stimulants. So the best advice I can give to an American arriving in England is this: Go to Marks and Spencer and buy a packet of Earl Grey tea. Go back to where you're staying and boil a kettle of water. While it is coming to the boil, open the sealed pack and sniff. Careful - you may feel a bit dizzy, but this is in fact perfectly legal. When the kettle has boiled, pour a little of it into a teapot, swirl it around, and tip it out again. Put a couple (or three, depending on the size of the pot) of tea bags into the pot. (If I was really trying to lead you into the paths of rightousness, I would tell you to use free leaves rather than bags, but let's just take this in easy stages). Bring the kettle back up to the boil, and then pour the boiling water as quickly as you can into a cup. Some people will tell you that you shouldn't have milk with Earl Grey, just a slice of lemon. Screw them. I like it with milk. If you think you will like it with milk, then it's probably best to put some milk into the bottom of the cup before you pour in the tea. If you pour milk into a cup of hot tea, you will scald the milk. If you think you will prefer it with a slice of lemon, then, well, add a slice of lemon. Drink it. After a few moments you will begin to think that the place you've come to isn't maybe quite so strange and crazy after all."

[@Burnert1200]

hey wait, using kettles is not a British only thing. Here in Latin America we have a similar brew called mate and we use kettles everytime to do it.

[@seanpfister993]

Kettles are amazing. It warms up tea, French coffee press, and cleaning dishes .

[@Mr.Mousey]

I have to try and make tea with milk sometimes cause i have no idea why the British do that

[@MCrex007]

"Don't put milk in it, don't put sugar in it, don't put cream in it" And most importantly of all, don't put water in it.

[@ThePolski15]

As an American. I use a stove to. I put my water in a small sauce pan and heat it up. If I'm in a hurry i put it in the microwave. I don't put cream or sugar in my tea.

[@geekli9305]

My best friend is British. First time she stayed over she announced that she was getting me a kettle because it was unacceptable that I didn't own one.

[@ltlbuddha]

Forget tea, how can a nation so obsessed with sandwiches get bread so bloody wrong?

[@davidclark9619]

I've had the same problem with a cup of coffee I was given. I said it was too hot and when it cooled enough i then shot it down

[@stilljamming]

Kettles are actually pretty popular all across Europe

[@elhabto]

It's also quite popular in alot of Arab and Asian countries. I'm pretty sure it's the US who lack kettles

[@ishaaqmartin3564]

As a Namibian I've never not known a home with a kettle.

[@ianbarkham5080]

Assam in the Morning, Darjeeling in the Evening. Lapsang during the Winter, Earl Grey in Summer

[@theyakkoman]

Swede here. My preferred cup o' tea is Green tea, with one teaspoon of honey. One especially cold days, I like to take special version of green tea spiced with ginger and lime, the tsp of honey, a squirt of lemon juice and then add some Jameson to it. Delicious.

[@DanTheManCalter]

Sounds like a nice green tea toddy! That probably does wonders when you're sick, too

[@MrJokerslave]

I now have visions of TV licence goons knocking at the door of the power station because they heard someone was watching EastEnders without paying

[@JoseGuido87]

I’m a coffee zealot.. I only tolerate (Bigelow) Earl Grey hot, because Picard. PS: it’s common to find office water dispensers with both hot and cold taps.. also upper-mid and top tier fridges have both a hot and cold tab (with built in ice maker)

[@mrtb7676]

Australian here. The thing that made me cringe was all the talk of milk. I don't know how popular milk in tea is here and I'm not sure I want to know, but I'm almost certain we inherited it from Britain. Kettles were a better inheritance. I don't have sugar, but it's fine. Have it as strong or weak as you want within reason. My grandma insisted on having tea so weak that the method was to pour the water first, then dip a fraction of the bag in and quickly remove it so that you could just barely see that it had ever been there. I know it wasn't a caffeine sensitivity issue 'cause she had very strong coffee. Speaking of bags, they're fine for convenience, but I could never use them exclusively.

[@longdongmcjohn4042]

As an Alaskan every house I’ve been in has a kettle of an electric one. The only time I’ve seen differently is when I go down to the lower 48 for one reason or another. And WHY DOES SHE PUT THE MILK IN FIRST? It’s sugar THEN milk so it doesn’t cool down and can actually dissolve

[@jawsbert]

Wasn't there a similar controversy when David Tennant microwaved a cup of tea in an episode of Broadchurch?

[@playtester6635]

My kettle broke. I tried making tea in a microwave. I then stopped drinking tea until I bought a new kettle.

[@Quickpatch12]

@@playtester6635 what makes microwaving water diffenermt from boiling it? It is still hot water

[@maxcrathern9640]

@@Quickpatch12 it is unlikely that a microwave will fully boil it, the water needs to reach 100C for it to taste right

[@Exarian]

@@maxcrathern9640 That's nonsense. if the water is boiling then by definition it's at exactly 100c. That's how boiling water works because it needs to become steam before it can get any hotter than that. If the water isn't at a rolling boil by 60 seconds then just put it in for longer until it does, but it's physically impossible for a microwave to "not fully boil" it.

[@jawsbert]

@@maxcrathern9640 you can easily boil water in the microwave. If it isn't hot enough, you heat it a bit longer. It's direct excitement of the polar molecules by an oscillating magnetic field. It is however, dangerous, because the water can actually be superheated above the boiling point if there are insufficient nucleation sites for bubbles of vapor to form. In this case it will immediately boil when it is disturbed, like say removing it from the microwave. Lots of scalding injuries to the face and hands have resulted from this

[@dyll101]

reminds me when jamie spafford from sortedFOOD made a paella burrito. the whole country of spain was pissed off

[@DukeVengeance]

I prefer my tea very strong. Basically if it doesn't stain the cup its not strong enough. Btw I put the toilet roll the opposite way around on purpose because i have cats and it stops them from un-raveling it all over the floor. If they weren't so fluffy and wonderful i would have burnt them with my unending rage...

[@badgercorson5729]

For me I love using my Kettle for hot chocolate and tea. My roommate uses the kettle for coffee. I should mention I am an American the owns two kettles.

[@maxhepburn4143]

Best way to start the day, and I'm having tea as I watch this. Cheers.

[@CristinaGVmusic]

I'd say kettles are a very northern European thing in general, I am Spanish and they are not very common, but I lived in Germany for some years and almost eeeverybody had one

[@Am_Yeff]

Australians have them

[@CristinaGVmusic]

@@Am_Yeff Ohh yeah I was thinking within Europe specifically, sorry I didn't clarify, of course I'm sure many other countries use kettles regularly as well :)

[@Flustershy]

Wait wait wait, Ok I can maybe understand microwaving your water, But adding milk before the tea... I'm calling whoever you call to report international war crimes.

[@APoetByAnyOtherName]

I feel like he was very clearly taking the piss in that whole paper and people naturally, as with much of his writing, took it way more seriously than they should have and have since then overanalyzed every bit of "advice" he gives.

[@Bahamutbard]

This video was so controversial it went down when it was uploaded last night for a bit.

[@cjslime8847]

As an Australian I can say that we kept the kettle

[@woodgatejack]

When making tea, I put the milk in the cup first if I'm making a pot (which is rare for me to do) and afterwards if I'm making it in a cup. I _do_ go for the idea of pouring the kettle _as soon_ as it's boiled. Mind you, I used to have housemates who would hold the switch down to make sure the kettle was still boiling, thus eventually knackering the kettle.

[@aaronstanley6914]

I make tea in a Libbey of Canada juice pitcher(needs to be a Libbey of Canada for a proper grip and seal). I put a teabag and some almost hot (not boiling) water in it and shake it up you can literally see the tea defuse into the water in 30 seconds. been making tea this way for as long as I can remember lol

[@Mefous2]

The best way to make tea is to throw it away

[@Tasurincci]

Chilean here, we have kettles, even several per household. We are also the prime tea drinkers in Latam.

[@sebiriquelme121]

Viva Chile! 🇨🇱

[@thecooler22]

I mean the Argentineans are well known as the prime tea drinkers in Latam, the mate (yerba mate) is a thing

[@thecooler22]

Wow just google it you're right, Argentina comes in second that's an interesting small fact never would have guess that one LOL

[@petejones4931]

As for tea a while ago I worked for large company who made tea bags(Cadbury’s) they packaged cheap and expensive tea bags, the only difference between all tea was size of tea leaves and size of holes in bags.

[@rebasack21]

I drink tea decaf (im allergic to caffeine) with a touch of splenda for sweetness. I had not encountered the idea of putting milk into tea until i started playing the game Runescape whose owners are based in the UK and anytime you make a cup of tea for a NPC in that game they have to have it with milk. I was so confused by that initially.

[@DrTurtleBee]

American tea lover here. I have a electric kettle and a hob kettle for my daily tea. But fml if green tea doesn't taste better from the microwave. You can get the water to just under boiling, the recommended temperature for green tea, much more precisely in the microwave.

[@jonnyringo6338]

Tea should be served with a large dollop of butter floating on top and with plenty of milk and sugar

[@comfyghost]

one time i microwaved water for my tea and it genuinely tasted worse. i didn't even know it was a controversial point yet, i thought it would be fine, but it tasted like it was poisoned.

[@andyb1653]

Kettles are commonplace here in Canada. Canada was part of the British Empire, so I guess that's where we got it from. It's a handy device for sure.

[@themrme4031]

Chiming in from Western Canada, kettles are pretty common here. Maybe a little less common than the toaster and microwave.

[@verzeihturncoat27]

When to put the milk in... never. Your welcome XD

[@moodylittleowl]

if you take your tea with sugar then the order should be: water, sugar, milk - so the sugar can dissolve in hot water but as a Pole I disagree with milk in tea so for me its sugar, slice of lemon, stab lemon with the spoon for juice to come out, then shove tea bag in and pour boiling water on.

[@nicolejackson28]

American here. I have a kettle. However, I am guilty of using a microwave to heat my water sometimes. 🙂

[@fencepostjay2496]

I always make army tea, bulk and in a tall pot.

[@PaulsGarage]

My wife is Korean, and she brought the kettle into our relationship. Never used one before i met her.

[@harrydewey5585]

Anything but a bread cake. Bread roll, bread bun, roll, butty, the list goes on

[@Simplyputme]

I was always told that the reason for the kettle was because once water started boiling the oxygen content in the water began to rapidly fall, and that this affects the quality of the tea. Which I imagine is why Orwell was being so finicky about getting to the kettle so fast. It never even occurred to me that many British people wouldn't actually know about this and attack microwaved tea so vehemently anyway.

[@AndrewCusworth]

I'm surprised you didn't show a clip of compo from last of the summer wine drinking his tea or of the saucer at the end

[@hoebywan]

I'm British and don't drink tea (tried it and just not a fan) and I often get looks of surprise to digust when I tell fellow Brits I don't like it.

[@joshua5o7482]

5:51 RIP Chef Mike