It broke my heart when they picked the kettle up before it turned itself off 🤣 That kettle will come in real handy when baby arrives, all those bottles!
Scoop the teabag up in the spoon and carefully wrap the teabag string around the teabag and the spoon .squeeze out the the tea and dispose of the used teabag. Add a little more milk. Actually, to your own taste.
You can clearly see that water wasn't boiling, it actually hurt me to know the rest of the video was pointless from that point as tea needs boiling water.
A couple of points. You need to wait for the water to actually boil, the Kettle will cut out when it's hot enough. You also put too much water in the kettle for what you needed which meant it took longer to boil and also used more electric. But as a first(ish) attempt it wasn't too bad. Everyone has their own preferences over the strength of the tea and how much milk, so just vary it up to find out what you prefer.
Also King & Queen don't shit yourself when you see the water boiling aggressively and water starts spitting out the spout, thats normal. Just wait for it to finish and it will settle down after a few seconds
Yep.. was about to say the same about too much water. This gave me anxiety waiting for it to boil.. even worse not having the satisfying click at the end😥😭😂
It's rare outside the UK in general. I've travelled plenty around Europe and can't recall ever seeing one inside a hotel room or a friend's house. People just seem to boil the water in a saucer the rare times they have tea which to me seems archaic 😂
Get a Brown Betty teapot. Warmed up with boiled water. Rinse out warmed water add tea. Boiled water has to be boiling. The oxidation of boiled water on the leaves. Makes it sink. Real tea not bags of cheap twigs and tea chest dust.
I'm probably 100% genetically English and i never liked tea until I discovered it was milky tea i never liked, can polish off a black tea like a vacuum
FYI, electric kettles automatically turn off when the water is boiling. You want to use boiling hot water for making tea, it actually makes a difference. When you switched it off the bottom was starting to boil but it wasn't quite there.. Once it's made, let it cool to your prefernce (piping hot tea isn't my thing but for some the hotter the better.) Couple of tips, High pour and stir the bag in the cup a few times, then squeeze against side of the cup with the back of the spoon. 1 spoon of sugar would be my personal fave for tea, especially if having with a fry or toast or similar. If you find that refreshing, you should try it black or better still some good fruit teas.. Still not majorly popular in the UK But are MASSIVE in eastern europe, mid-east, russia and asia.. Would have never tried them myself if I didn't spend some time in Kyiv but they are super refreshing and great when it's cold. Like the anit-fruit ice-lolly. 😁
True, although after it's boiled you should wait a minute or abit less for the water to cool to around 90 degrees C otherwise the boiling water will scorch the tea and ruin the taste, same with coffee x
They're fairly rare in the US. Which is odd as water takes longer to boil in most US houses compared to the UK so you'd think they'd be more common. Technology Connections on here has a good video about it.
As a Briton, I move the tea bag around the hot water, makes it stronger and needs double the milk, spoon squeeze is spoon the tea bag at side of the mug as u was doing. Amount of sugar changes with age I feel, as a teen it was 3 sugars, slowly going down to half or none as you mature. Worth mentioning Yorkshire tea bags are twice the size in the UK 😂😂
You need a bit more milk, but great first attempt 😅🎉 You need a teaspoon for the squeezing -- it's the perfect size for the teabag. You basically just press it up against the side of the mug -- you'll see the colour getting darker as you squeeze the flavour out 😊
the best way to squeeze the bag if it has the string attached is to fish the bag out with the tea spoon, hold it over the tea, and then wrap the string around the spoon and bag nice and tight. Easy, maximum squeeze, no mess and no risk of dropping the bag back into the tea just after you've squeezed it (which I always do because I'm and idiot). Works a treat, but I never really get bags with the strings on.
Yep sitting the baby's bottle in a pot of freshly boiled water from the kettle is a far safer and gentle way to warm the milk than microwaving and more convenient than boiling on the stove top at three am.
Nice to see you both trying tea . Our kettles usually turn off automatically and the light goes out . There is also a smaller teaspoon to use to squeeze the bag against the side of the cup , it's also used for sugar .It's also usual to put a bit more milk in . If you like it a teapot is used to make two or three cups , there are so many types from Georgian silver to funny novelty ones with a cosy ( like a silly hat with holes for the handle and spout ) An optional extra .
Last Christmas we did a pottery painting session as an office team Do. We all painted our own mug with our own specific tea or coffee ' order ' e.g tea, white, one sugar. The top rim of the mug we all painted the shade of beige that we wanted our particular drink to look like. So much easier when you're making ten drinks. 😄👌
Hi from Denmark! Thanks to the king and his queen through football chants and tea time!! Big thanks!! The spoon trick can be done by swinging the string around the teabag.. thus squeezing the tea water out. That is what I do... and more milk, but no sugar.
A few tips for you brother. - Only put in roughly as much water as you're using, the more water in the kettle, the longer it takes to boil. - Start boiling the water before anything else (effiency you know ;). - When it comes to milk and sugar, put in as much or as little as you want, this is where peoples preferences mainly differ, make it how you like it. - Same goes for the length of time you steep the tea for, though anything below a minute and whats the point really? - Teabags with the stupid dangly string attached are usually a weaker/less genorous equivelant to it's stronger, sexier counterpart (Only applies to British brands I think). I could tell this was true with Yorkshire because when you took the bag out it was really light and clear, you could have a left a normal Yorkshire teabag for like 30 seconds and it still would have been darker than that after squeezing, use the good stuff. - The Spoon Squeeze........you got it just turn the spoon around. Okay hope that helped a bit, love you guys, almost as much as I love tea xxx
Sugar in tea is a kind of addictive habit - I'll explain. From the time when I first started drinking tea as a kid, I always had sugar, mainly I suppose due to the fact both my parents had it. When you have sugar all the time, trying to drink it without seems to taste much worse however, as an adult I weaned myself off putting it in and now I love tea without and, if I put sugar in, I hate it because it makes it sickly to my taste buds. If Queen Boomer drank it regularly without sugar for a while she would get used to it and then love it to the extent putting sugar in would taste worse.
I drank my tea with milk and 2 sugars for 20 years, until a friend said "It turns an adult's drink into a child's drink" ... which really stuck with me everytime I made one. 😆 Didn't take long to switch, and yep, so much better experience without sugar!
As others have said, you should leave the kettle to finish boiling as the kettle will turn off automatically once it hits boiling. Black tea requires boiling water to brew properly, unlike green and white teas that brew at lower temps. Your early cut off was probably more like 90-92 degrees C. Brew time 2-3 mins is good enough. As for the milk and sugar, that’s all down to personal preference. Drink it however you like it! Personally, I’ll have a bit of milk and no sugar. Another tip, just boil the amount of water you’ll be using, will boil even quicker and also save energy ;)
Your spoon squeeze was pretty spot on, The aim is basically to squeeze some extra flavour out if the bag by squeezing the bag against the inside of the cup... although not necessary if you just leave the bag in few minutes longer, but that takes patience. I usually make myself a snack while the tea does its thing.
You can sit a baby bottle of milk in a pot of freshly boiled water too, for when baby comes! :) It’s a good way to gently yet quickly heat up some milk to a good temperature (I’ve had several younger siblings who I’ve bottle fed this way
I take my tea without milk or sugar. There's no rules to how much if any you put in. I'm not a coffee drinker myself 😊 Ps I love how that little bumps coming along 💜
Yorkshire Tea…the way tea used to be, damn it! Glad you guys have a kettle and have taken to tea! For us Brits, tea is a quintessential part of human existence. 🙂👍🏻❤️
@@papalaz4444244 I don't think anyone ever said it was a UK thing, it just never crops up in conversation much... ...until folks in the US try English tea, LOL
The "ACTUAL" proper way you should make tea is to add two tea bags to a small tea pot, and boil gently (stew) on the hob for around 10 minutes. Then pour tea into a cup and add a little milk. That's how it was done years ago, now people are too much in a rush and boil a kettle to make the tea. This requires the "pressing of the spoon" to extract tea out of the teabag whereas the "stewing" in the pot, does this for you, and in a much better way! (edit: and taste!)
Glad you are enjoying a cuppa tea..but the kettle automatically will click off when the water reaches boiling point..if the water isn't hot enough then the teabag won't infuse properly..the spoon squeeze is easy..rest the teabag in the spoon and either use the paper end of the teabag to squeeze it or press it up against the inside of the mug..everything was great..cannot beat a cup of Yorkshire Tea..love the dancing guys..and Jane joining in too🤣.. also baby boomer was having a little dance too..🇬🇧💞🙏✝️😃👍👏👍👏🇺🇸
I’m coming to America for the first time on Friday and I’m nervous about not being able to have tea every morning as it’s a natural relaxant and gets me through the day
Never thought i'd comment on a cup of tea.. a bit more milk, that looked like builders tea. Try tetley tea, you need some hob nobs next. To go with the tea...
If you're feeling really fancy, you can put your teabags in a teapot and after the kettle fully boils (doesn't yours switch off automatically?) pour the water in.. You let it brew/ mash for a couple of mins then pour into your china tea cup or mug (still being fancy!) and then add milk/sugar. Or you can even drink it without milk with a slice of lemon!!! Enjoy, and don't forget to dunk your sweet biscuits in your drink for an added bonus. Delicious!
Exactly, correct, just watch videos of Americans, (tourists) in Britain, whenever they go to experience a true British afternoon tea, with sandwiches and desserts, the tea is always served from a teapot into a cup.
@papalaz4444244 my comment is based on the fact its a British blend of tea they are drinking. I don't believe I said anything about other countries not doing it💁♀️
Everybody has a different opinion, but my ultimate recommendation would be, water should be 90 Celsius rather than boiling ideally (some fancy UK kettles let you set the temperature exactly), two UK heaped tea-spoons full of sugar, and tea bag first into the water. Tea bag should be in for no longer than one and a half minutes, and should not be squeezed prior to removal. You stir vigorously after you have removed the tea bag before adding the milk and stirring again. I would typically use around 5 times the amount of milk you used and go for the 1% fat "semi-skimmed" milk. I usual dunk a McVities Rich Tea biscuit, or similar generic clone. When I have boiled water in the microwave, as a test previously, it ruined the flavour of the tea. Yorkshire Tea (not gold) is a pretty solid choice, though I prefer Tetley's my self.
The kettle will turn itself of when it has boiled. That is when, and only when the water is hot enough guys. to squeeze with a tea spoon give the bag a quick stir then use the spoon to press the bag against the side of the mug to ensure that you have got as much flavour in the tea as possible. It is fine to add sugar to taste should you wish. Usually one or two tea spoons is enough. With the milk, add to suit your taste, not someone elses. There is no right or wrong way to enjoy the taste. Only the preperation is important.
I let my tea bags steep for 5 minutes. Apparently that's the optimum time to get the most antioxidants (the beneficial part of tea) while still remaining hot enough to enjoy. Also kettles turn themselves off when fully boiled. Need to be a rolling boil to hit 100°C.
It's actually pretty quick... and remember kettles are rare and run on 110v over there so they take much longer to boil. I lived in the States for a year and had to use the microwave for my tea :)
You started squeezing the bag correctly between spoon and side of the mug. 👍 The kettle wasn't fully boiling (it'll automatically switch off after a few seconds of full boiling). Nice job making the tea. I'd have doubled the amount of milk in mine, stewed it for 2-3 minutes including about 30 second 'mashing' (see below). But strength of tea, amount of milk and amount of sugar is all to personal taste. Strength of tea is roughly: 1. Weak ('show the tea bag the water') - about 1 minute stewing. 2. Medium - about 2-3 minutes. 3. Strong ('builders tea') - 5+ minutes. 4. You can get a strong flavour in a shorter time by 'mashing' (stirring the teabag in the cup) for a minute or so. Makes for a stronger flavour but also slightly different flavour than stewing the tea for a long time.
As an Englishman, watching you go through this like it was a complicated procedure was absolutely hilarious. I've never even heard of the two minute thing. We just put the bag in, squeeze the tea out (with a teaspoon) and then pour milk in direct from the bottle lol. Good video lol.
I have to admit that normally I drink black coffee. Though as a Brit I have had my share of a variety of Tea, the 2 minute wait seems like a general thing on the box. I think that squishing the bag with a tea spoon (hence the name) is fine.
Great video 👍 Yorkshire tea and other brands will be made differently for different water types "hard" or "soft",let the kettle automatically switch of when to temperature 😊
@@alexhall27 that’s why I’m told I’m weird 😂 I like the bitterness of coffee! I’m told I drink coffee like mud. Super strong with a tiny splash of milk. The only tea I don’t add sugar to is earl grey, but I have milk in that. Should I seek a therapist? 😂
Things to learn from this vid - kettles can be used for hot water for anything, not just tea. People in the US don't usually have the one utensil necessary for the bag squeeze - a teaspoon. It doesn't matter how much milk you add/don't add - you'll upset 80% of the population - same for sugar! Find your own version and enjoy! 🤗
Builder's tea is where you squeeze the teabag against the inner wall of the mug repeatedly until the water turns black ( or until you can't see the bottom of the mug ) then a drop of milk and as much sugar as you want 😉
Hi to you both. Some while ago there was a UK tv program from the Yorkshire tea factory. Their expert tea taster explained that the biggest mistake people make is to squeeze the tea bag on the side of the cup. Apparently it's something to do with tannin and bitterness. Also always use fresh water (not re-boiled water). Ensure the water is fully boiling. Personally I would have used more milk but that is a matter of taste. Take care both.
watching americans make tea the proper way is like seeing an evolutionary step forward. You stand there, give a thumbs up while wiping a tear from your face
Spoon squeeze? Those bags look a bit smaller than the standard ones but anyway, usually give a bit of a stir when youre about to remove teabag and fish it out using the bowl of the spoon (we don't generally have strings on our teabags), squeeze against the inside/top of the mug. If you've left the bag in for a bit longer than you were planning for you might skip the squeeze as it might make the tea a bit too bitter with the extra tannin. (Some people dont squeeze at all because of this). If you dont squeeze have something nearby to put the teabag in as it will drip. One fancy way of squeezing with a stringed bag is to scoop out the bag, wrap the string around the bag and bowl of spoon, pull the string.
Over here we use the rounded bottom of the spoon to squeeze the bag against the inside of the cup. Or you can scoop the bag out with one spoon and use two to thoroughly squeeze the bag. Be careful to never split the bag or you'ln be spitting out leaves as you drink. For taste I do use sugar. You guys are definitely part Brit now. Love the channel x
Spoon squeeze was fine! Wait for the kettle to finish boiling, unless the auto sensor has broken it will switch itself off, and I would use a bit more milk. But as per your instructions, it is to taste.
I have half a sugar, my hubby takes 2-3!! Always Yorkshire tea! Stir the bags before you take it out, andwait till kettles finished boiling. Spoon squeeze? Squeeze tea bag between spoon and side of cup! Enjoy!
Right FFS making a cup of tea the proper way, 1 boil the electric kettle until it turns off (the water in the kettle will be 100 degrees) 2 put 2 teabags in the cup (builders tea) pour boiling water straight away on the teabags 3 using a small spoon (teaspoon) push the bags against the side of the cup allowing the water in and out of the bags (exchanging the brewed tea with fresh water inside the cup) 4 add sugar, 1,2,3 spoonful's to taste 5 add milk because your tea is now strong enough when adding the milk it will be fine to add a reasonable amount.
The amount of water remaining in the kettle after you made the drinks is the quantity of water needed in the kettle to begin with to make 2 mugs of tea. The water is boiling once you can see large bubbles and turbulence. The kettle will switch itself off approximately 5 seconds after the turbulence begins. Boiling water causes the tea leaves to fully release the tea, resulting in a stronger drink, but you can off-set the intensity by using a teapot to make 2 mugs of tea from a single bag.
Different step in my area of Yorkshire, you need a tea pot to brew with, we don’t use the drawstring but the bag only and allow the kettle to switch itself off.. Before pouring stir the tea in the tea pot. Milk and sweetener first in the cup, pour after 2 - 3 mins of brewing the tea into the cup then stir for a few seconds. Doing it this way reduces the temperature of the cup so not to burn your lips.
Looked like a proper brew that too... milk from the lid though :) You will get to eyeballing it. Try spooning the bag out and then just bring it to the side of the mug to squeeze it rather than burn your fingers lol.... glad you liked it... Sugar or honey for sweetness. I tend to use honey these days rather than cane sugar. glad you liked it!
The blue light on the kettle indicated it's too cold, it would change to red when ready and automatically switch off. The squeeze is, pick up the teabag with the spoon, holding the paper square at the end of the string then wrap the string tightly around the teabag and spoon, when you get to the end, use the paper square to press into the teabag. Before that, repeatedly dip the bag into the mug to released more flavour. As for sugar, start by adding just a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar to taste, add more if wanted but only by another quarter of a teaspoon at a time.
For advanced tea making - you should try using a teapot!... Make sure its a brown Betty - and don't forget the cosy! 😂 (yeah, i know a teapot is posh - but tell me you don't own one fellow Brits! 😂) or at least make it in a pint pot... A proper strong pint pot of builders tea... With a good dunking biscuit 👍😊 Love the content Royal Boomers - Glad you like the Yorkshire tea (btw - did you know that the 1st August is Yorkshire day!) All the best from a Yorkshire Muppet! 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍😊
Satisfactory tea making, American commentary on kettles, hilarious dance break (including a hyperactive puppo). I give this video an 8.5/10. Would watch again.
If you think your kettle was fast on 110v, ours are on 240v, that, as well as only boiling enough water to be used, you can now see why we love kettles. Can I just mention that kettles will auto switch off when fully boiled, so no need to watch it or judge when its ready. It's also usual to warm the mug or teapot first so the water remains piping hot during the brewing to extract maximum flavour without stewing. Milk & sugar is to personal preference. I'd say you got the milk about right. Kids tend to like their tea milky and sweet, but adults develop a taste for less, if any, sugar, - which is better for the teeth considering we drink it many times a day. Don't forget, for a change, ditch the milk for a squeeze of lemon juice, hot is nice, but Iced Lemon Tea is refreshing on a hot day, as is Mint Tea by infusing mint leaves during the brewing. Great video...
A few tips… 1…warm the cups first I.e put some warm/hot water in the mugs whilst the kettle boils, tip out when kettle has boiled. 2…let the water actually boil, the kettle should switch off automatically when boiling temp reached. 3…let the bag brew for at least 2 mins, with those little bags you guys were using I’d use two per cup and brew for 3 or 4 mins (they looked a bit wussy to me) . 4…take a teaspoon and fish bag out giving a good squeeze on the side as you go 5…if you’re a tea virgin I’d try neat first I.e no milk or sugar, then try with a splash of milk or more (Queen using the bottle cap was quite a good idea) til you get your preference and same with sugar or sweetener. “White 2 sugars” is fairly common round my way. 6. If you’ve had a shock or had quite a stressful day a hot cup of tea soothes all manner of ills.👍
The secret spoon squeeze is squeezing the teabag into the side of the mug (with a spoon) to make the tea taste even stronger. I personally leave the teabag inside for about 5 minutes before taking it out, for extra strength.
And 5 mins is recommended by scientists for getting the full anti-oxidants out of the teabag. No one accepts this from me but they all like my tea when I make it like that!
So a couple of points which have probably already been stated but just annoyed me a little being a Yorkshire man that only drinks Yorkshire tea 😂 please let your kettle finish boiling, it will switch itself off when ready, the water needs to be as hot as possible! And use a teaspoon to squeeze the bag, it's much easier and add some more milk if it's better for you but that's a preference thing, enjoy guys 😊
Respect to Queen Boomer. She totally worked out the squeeze instructions!! ..and there's nothing wrong with putting a teaspoon of sugar in. Most people do in the UK.
I'd have let the kettle finish boiling and click off itself. I also would have agitated the bag a little in the water to get it started (especially with those particular bags that are pretty tightly packed) and put a touch more milk, but a solid effort! Sugar is optional. While I occasionally have it, I almost always have tea without, which given the amount I drink is probably a good thing. I like the clean and slightly dry taste of tea. It's refreshing, comforting and unlike coffee, does not have a lingering aftertaste. When I am working, I pretty much always have a cup of tea on the go. A pack of teabags last me a couple of weeks.
We’ll make Brits of you yet. Tea drinking is essential, tea bag squeeze perfect no need for fingers, tapping the spoon on the side of the cup is for good luck and saves you having to wash the spoon! Love you guys!
Regarding the 'spoon squeeze', I've got a special teabag squeezer, which is a very useful small pair of metal tongs. It has little holes through which the tea goes when the bag is squeezed. You then just get rid of the teabag, knowing that every last drop of flavour has been imparted into the mug.
I go for a biscuit colour. So add more milk. A good splash of milk. And sugar, usually between 1-2 depending on if I need the boost. And yes, tapping a spoon twice is the British code for "tea is ready"
Like others have said, the water hadn’t boiled. The kettle will switch off automatically when it reaches boiling point. It’ll taste so much better made with properly boiled water.
A bit more milk than that! 😆 Definitely add sugar too! As a Brit, Yorkshire Tea's ok but - you need to buy loose leaf tea which requires a 'Strainer'. Teabags are generally made with the 'leftovers' for want of a better description but the loose leaf tea is the real deal. You can get proper tea in tea bag form but only a few companies do it such as 'Tea Pigs' who also do wonderful herbal teas - using camomile flowers for example. My favourite tea is a malty tea called 'Assam' , also partial to 'Darjeeling' and ''Lapsang Suchong' (very smoky tea). Take good care of yourselves 😊
Usual tea bags don't have the string and tags so would squeeze as you did. However for that style bag I put the bag in the spoon and wrap the string around the spoon and pull it tight carefully and the string will squeeze it all out then bin it.
You need 2 teaspoons to squeeze the bag once the teabag is inbetween the spoons just apply pressure to the top spoon while the lower spoon is held over the mug. You need alot more milk than one cap it should be a light brown colour when mixed like a chocolate milkshake colour. Also make sure you use fresh airated water in your kettle each time you make a cup of tea. Re-boiling water will leave the water tasteing terribly flat as all the oxygen has been boiled out of it. Also reboiling water can concentrate any bad chemicals that were present in the original water.
Need to wait for the kettle to finish boiling. It has to be hot. The 2 minute rule for removing the teabag is essential and not to debate for another 30 seconds as that makes the tea even stronger. I would pour enough milk to give it a lighter tan rather than a dark one. Not too light though as you don't want itvtoo milky. Drink hot. If you let it cool down, it'll become stronger tasting imo.
Hello to you both I am in the U.K. and I have used YORKSHIRE T BAGS for over the last 5 yrs and I don’t have sugar the best cup of tea on the planet that is how you make a proper cup of tea hope you enjoyed it 🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was a perfect brew, dont listen to those suggesting to add more milk. I would also say semi skimmed milk is the most popular to use with tea if you have that, your milk looked abit creamy. I do prefer tea with no sugar but once in a while ill have one spoon of sugar.
The "Spoon Squeeze" is done the opposite way that you attempted it - lift the teabag out with the spoon, then (whilst the tea bag is still being held as if you were about to eat something with it) press it into the edge of the mug. It's easier if you've left yourself a little space so that you won't be re-submerging the teabag. Also, if you're going to add sugar, do it before milk, otherwise it may not fully mix into the tea and you're left with a clump of it at the bottom of your mug
Good to see you embrace tea, as a youngster i used to have sugar as that's the way my grandad had it and he set me off on the bad habits 🙂 but now i weaned myself off the sugar and now drink without, just takes a little while to get used to it and then you'll not enjoy it with sugar.. unless your in a UK Hospital where seeing the tea trolley come around and then all anyone in the ward wants is a cup of tea with sugar, makes you feel that little bit better. Once you regularly start drinking tea it becomes a comfort, if your feeling Happy,Sad or ill "lets have a cup of Tea" and everything is good in the world. All you need now is some chocolate hobnobs to ruin the last couple of sips or tea, this trade off is hard as the last gulp is often the best, but when presented with biscuits its hard not to dunk and be left with the soggy biscuit bits at the end 😀 enjoy the tea journey!
Forget singing the National Anthem, or naming all the members of the Royal Family ... THIS is the only valid Britishness test that means anything!! Congratulations!: you are both now honorary Brits! - jolly good show!
Personally I add a tea bag, two teaspoons of sugar (my preference), add boiling water (wait for the kettle to turn itself off), stir the tea bag until the tea goes dark, squeeze the tea bag against the inside of the mug (above the tea line) and then add a little milk as I like a strong cup of tea 😃
I don't even drink tea, but I'm pleased to see that you have a kettle! God it's such a basic and helpful kitchen appliance for so many things beyond hot drinks. I use it in cooking all the time.
If you were making a cup of tea the refined / traditional way, you would actually heat a tea POT ( not a cup) by swirling and emptying boiling water round it first then add a couple of the bags , stir a few times and leave for 3 mins or according to preference. (This is known as Leaving the Tea to Draw) Then put half an inch or so of milk ( again according to preference) in a cup and top up with the tea from the pot. To be even MORE refined, use LOOSE tea in your pot and use a tea-strainer when pouring into the cup.
Maybe use two spoons to squeeze the tea bag, like tongs. I don't drink tea but have Yorkshire tea for visitors. Irrespective of the number of people drinking it I make the tea pouring the boiling water into a teapot containing one or more bags (I have teapots of different sizes) and let it brew in there before pouring it into mugs. A bit if squeezing in the pot is allowed! (My mum always said china mugs were better and retained the heat better.) Milk added to taste.
British born and bred, I have 3 sugars in my Yorkshire tea. We use teaspoons, not table spoons. For best results, stir the bag in the cup, lift the bag with the spoon out and in several times, until the liquid is a nice golden brown. This way the tea gets infused with the boiling water quicker, so that you don't get any bitter taste.
use two spoons and squeeze the bag between. Though, proper tea is mashed in a teapot. Tea pot, pre warmed with small amount of hot water, poured out. Then put the tea bags in, normally 2, let it mash, 2 or three mins, then pour into a cup.
The secret spoon squeeze gets the last of the tea-ness out and into the cup. The teaspoon is then used to transfer the (nearly dry) teabag to wherever your compost bin is and the residual wetness (and flavor) in the spoon is then dislodged into the cup by tapping the handle (not the bowl) of the teaspoon on the rim of the cup. Singing patriotic songs while doing this is (like whether you put sugar in) a matter of personal taste. Drinking tea during pregnancy confers dual-nationality on your offspring....
Yorkshire Tea is considered one of our worst tea we have. Tea is supposed to to be scalding hot water so you should have let the kettle turns it's self off once it's fully boiled. then just a splash of milk At least you didn't put the milk in first 👍
One tea spoon of sugar, one tea bag, boiling water in, stir well, leave to sit for a minute, stir again, leave to sit for 30 seconds, lift the tea bag up with the spoon and press it to the side of the mug and squeeze (Don't break the bag) add milk stir again, two taps and enjoy.
Electric kettles turn themselves off when boiled, stir before squeezing teabag, 3-10 times more milk than you used. Most people have 2 teaspoons of sugar added. Also don't squeeze too much as the bitterness will affect the taste.
I leave the teabag in the boiled water for five minutes without stirring, squeezing, jiggling, or otherwise interfering with the infusion. After removing the bag, I then stir it a couple of times and drink it, with no milk or sugar. It's probably more common to drink tea without milk in Scotland than it is in England, so when I first moved here I had to remember always to ask for "black tea" to avoid cafés splashing in unwanted milk.
Slight adjustments. Wait till the kettle turns itself off. Add more milk than that, maybe 4/5 caps, that was an ingenious way to measure out your milk 😂. We do it by eye here. My other half says a good cup of tea is the colour of he-man 😂
I don't drink coffee either... but I do put a little sugar in my tea...I drink alot of tea! Looking fab Queen! Dancing is essential to baby's muppetry development.. ❤ love & light always 💜🏴🌻
It broke my heart when they picked the kettle up before it turned itself off 🤣 That kettle will come in real handy when baby arrives, all those bottles!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that was very disturbed by that 😂
Scoop the teabag up in the spoon and carefully wrap the teabag string around the teabag and the spoon .squeeze out the the tea and dispose of the used teabag. Add a little more milk. Actually, to your own taste.
You can clearly see that water wasn't boiling, it actually hurt me to know the rest of the video was pointless from that point as tea needs boiling water.
Yeah, I was shouting 'it's not ready!'
Me too 😂
A couple of points. You need to wait for the water to actually boil, the Kettle will cut out when it's hot enough. You also put too much water in the kettle for what you needed which meant it took longer to boil and also used more electric. But as a first(ish) attempt it wasn't too bad. Everyone has their own preferences over the strength of the tea and how much milk, so just vary it up to find out what you prefer.
Yes, let the water boil 😅
Yep agreed, let the kettle fully boil until it switches itself off, and only boil as much water as you need for the brews 👍
Also King & Queen don't shit yourself when you see the water boiling aggressively and water starts spitting out the spout, thats normal. Just wait for it to finish and it will settle down after a few seconds
Yep.. was about to say the same about too much water. This gave me anxiety waiting for it to boil.. even worse not having the satisfying click at the end😥😭😂
I would put the milk in before removing the teabags, as you can then more easily gauge the strength to milk ratio, to determine what you prefer.
amazes me American households don’t typically have kettles. It’s a staple in every uk home 😂
It's rare outside the UK in general. I've travelled plenty around Europe and can't recall ever seeing one inside a hotel room or a friend's house. People just seem to boil the water in a saucer the rare times they have tea which to me seems archaic 😂
@@Maesterful yeah mate it’s crazy 😂, they go through so much more effort than they need to.
Even UK prisoners are given their own kettle for their cells.
@@Killakutz69 exactly. Rest of the world just hasn’t caught on yet. So many other uses for it, excluding making tea.
@@nathancope2543 🤫
So cute, it’s like watching seven year olds picking through the ashes of a lost civilisation ❤
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Get a Brown Betty teapot. Warmed up with boiled water. Rinse out warmed water add tea. Boiled water has to be boiling. The oxidation of boiled water on the leaves. Makes it sink. Real tea not bags of cheap twigs and tea chest dust.
There’s method in the madness. It’s a chemical reaction on the tea. Proper tea not fruit therapy crap.
Not sure how other people have their tea but personally I would've put more milk in.
The colour of He-Man is the perfect tea.
Me too ...
I'm probably 100% genetically English and i never liked tea until I discovered it was milky tea i never liked, can polish off a black tea like a vacuum
Just a splash. Darker is better
@@williamstewart-lf1rmtea with whitener from Poundland that’s vile!
FYI, electric kettles automatically turn off when the water is boiling.
You want to use boiling hot water for making tea, it actually makes a difference. When you switched it off the bottom was starting to boil but it wasn't quite there..
Once it's made, let it cool to your prefernce (piping hot tea isn't my thing but for some the hotter the better.)
Couple of tips, High pour and stir the bag in the cup a few times, then squeeze against side of the cup with the back of the spoon.
1 spoon of sugar would be my personal fave for tea, especially if having with a fry or toast or similar.
If you find that refreshing, you should try it black or better still some good fruit teas..
Still not majorly popular in the UK But are MASSIVE in eastern europe, mid-east, russia and asia..
Would have never tried them myself if I didn't spend some time in Kyiv but they are super refreshing and great when it's cold. Like the anit-fruit ice-lolly. 😁
yep the water wasn't even boiled yet
My eye started to twitch when they lifted the kettle,
2 sugars
I nearly died when she lifted the kettle 🤦♂️
True, although after it's boiled you should wait a minute or abit less for the water to cool to around 90 degrees C otherwise the boiling water will scorch the tea and ruin the taste, same with coffee x
The commentary about the kettle is amazing hahaha, a kettle is as common as a pillow to us.
I don't think Mr and Mrs Boomer know the kettle will switch off when the water has boiled 😊.
@@markwolstenholme3354and to not add so much water
The kettle is the first thing you'd put in your house!!?.. Like I'm not moving in and not making a brew before moving furniture... What the heck
💯 a kettle is a must in every household 🤣
They're fairly rare in the US. Which is odd as water takes longer to boil in most US houses compared to the UK so you'd think they'd be more common. Technology Connections on here has a good video about it.
As a Briton, I move the tea bag around the hot water, makes it stronger and needs double the milk, spoon squeeze is spoon the tea bag at side of the mug as u was doing. Amount of sugar changes with age I feel, as a teen it was 3 sugars, slowly going down to half or none as you mature. Worth mentioning Yorkshire tea bags are twice the size in the UK 😂😂
100%
Definitely have to move the tea bag around but it’s not easy with the tea bags on a string 😕
You need a bit more milk, but great first attempt 😅🎉
You need a teaspoon for the squeezing -- it's the perfect size for the teabag. You basically just press it up against the side of the mug -- you'll see the colour getting darker as you squeeze the flavour out 😊
Et voila, a perfect cup of brew, no sugar for me. Cheers
I disagree. Maybe I’m mental, but no more than a drop of milk is good for me.
@@jonathanmarkham1998 I like a dash of milk to, just no sugar
the best way to squeeze the bag if it has the string attached is to fish the bag out with the tea spoon, hold it over the tea, and then wrap the string around the spoon and bag nice and tight. Easy, maximum squeeze, no mess and no risk of dropping the bag back into the tea just after you've squeezed it (which I always do because I'm and idiot). Works a treat, but I never really get bags with the strings on.
I hardly have any milk in my tea!
Spot on tea making. That colour is commonly known in 🇬🇧 as “Builders Tea”.
The kettle will come in really handy with the baby bottles, you will be glad you got it, when little one comes along
Yep sitting the baby's bottle in a pot of freshly boiled water from the kettle is a far safer and gentle way to warm the milk than microwaving and more convenient than boiling on the stove top at three am.
@@ianjardine7324Spot on, did this when my younger sisters were born, also testing to see how hot the milk is on the wrist
Nice to see you both trying tea . Our kettles usually turn off automatically and the light goes out . There is also a smaller teaspoon to use to squeeze the bag against the side of the cup , it's also used for sugar .It's also usual to put a bit more milk in . If you like it a teapot is used to make two or three cups , there are so many types from Georgian silver to funny novelty ones with a cosy ( like a silly hat with holes for the handle and spout ) An optional extra .
Im so glad you both liked it! You don't need much sugar or milk in Yorkshire Tea. Thats what makes it such a nice tea and my favourite.
What like a tiny capful?
Now you've gotta make a full English breakfast to go with a cup of tea 👍🏼
Oh know, that will be comedy gold + you can`t buy bacon in the states = they don`t know what it is😂
Oscar Meyer weiners
Last Christmas we did a pottery painting session as an office team Do. We all painted our own mug with our own specific tea or coffee ' order ' e.g tea, white, one sugar. The top rim of the mug we all painted the shade of beige that we wanted our particular drink to look like. So much easier when you're making ten drinks. 😄👌
I'm not a tea drinker but that is a genius idea!
Did anyone put 'NATO Standard' lol
@@vi11ageidi0t works for coffee too !! None of that double frappe, half Macciato, single whip shite though ! 😄
Great idea!
Hi from Denmark! Thanks to the king and his queen through football chants and tea time!! Big thanks!! The spoon trick can be done by swinging the string around the teabag.. thus squeezing the tea water out. That is what I do... and more milk, but no sugar.
A few tips for you brother.
- Only put in roughly as much water as you're using, the more water in the kettle, the longer it takes to boil.
- Start boiling the water before anything else (effiency you know ;).
- When it comes to milk and sugar, put in as much or as little as you want, this is where peoples preferences mainly differ, make it how you like it.
- Same goes for the length of time you steep the tea for, though anything below a minute and whats the point really?
- Teabags with the stupid dangly string attached are usually a weaker/less genorous equivelant to it's stronger, sexier counterpart (Only applies to British brands I think). I could tell this was true with Yorkshire because when you took the bag out it was really light and clear, you could have a left a normal Yorkshire teabag for like 30 seconds and it still would have been darker than that after squeezing, use the good stuff.
- The Spoon Squeeze........you got it just turn the spoon around.
Okay hope that helped a bit, love you guys, almost as much as I love tea xxx
Sugar in tea is a kind of addictive habit - I'll explain. From the time when I first started drinking tea as a kid, I always had sugar, mainly I suppose due to the fact both my parents had it. When you have sugar all the time, trying to drink it without seems to taste much worse however, as an adult I weaned myself off putting it in and now I love tea without and, if I put sugar in, I hate it because it makes it sickly to my taste buds. If Queen Boomer drank it regularly without sugar for a while she would get used to it and then love it to the extent putting sugar in would taste worse.
I drank my tea with milk and 2 sugars for 20 years, until a friend said "It turns an adult's drink into a child's drink" ... which really stuck with me everytime I made one. 😆
Didn't take long to switch, and yep, so much better experience without sugar!
My tip is you should wait for the kettle to turn itself off 🤩 you did the spoon squeeze right
Why? Boiling is boiling. There's no temperature difference between boiling a bit, and boiling a lot
@@ashscott6068 water at top will be cooler if it only bottom is bubbling
@@ashscott6068 There is a difference. 92 is not 100; It's 92.
@@ashscott6068it wasn’t fully boiled you can’t just make tea then drink it that quickly your tongue would burn if it was fully boiled.
that tea must be cold because they waited 2 minutes for the tea to brew when the kettle was not at full heat.
As others have said, you should leave the kettle to finish boiling as the kettle will turn off automatically once it hits boiling. Black tea requires boiling water to brew properly, unlike green and white teas that brew at lower temps. Your early cut off was probably more like 90-92 degrees C. Brew time 2-3 mins is good enough. As for the milk and sugar, that’s all down to personal preference. Drink it however you like it! Personally, I’ll have a bit of milk and no sugar.
Another tip, just boil the amount of water you’ll be using, will boil even quicker and also save energy ;)
Omg that was so cute seeing you and your Girlfriend so happy , I wish I had someone in my life but those days are long gone sadly , keep making vidoes
Your spoon squeeze was pretty spot on, The aim is basically to squeeze some extra flavour out if the bag by squeezing the bag against the inside of the cup... although not necessary if you just leave the bag in few minutes longer, but that takes patience. I usually make myself a snack while the tea does its thing.
You can sit a baby bottle of milk in a pot of freshly boiled water too, for when baby comes! :) It’s a good way to gently yet quickly heat up some milk to a good temperature (I’ve had several younger siblings who I’ve bottle fed this way
You're allowed one or two teaspoons (NOT table spoons!) of sugar; that's perfect for many of us. ;-)
I take my tea without milk or sugar. There's no rules to how much if any you put in. I'm not a coffee drinker myself 😊
Ps I love how that little bumps coming along 💜
Yorkshire Tea…the way tea used to be, damn it!
Glad you guys have a kettle and have taken to tea! For us Brits, tea is a quintessential part of human existence. 🙂👍🏻❤️
Absolutely blows my mind that folks in the US don't typically have kettles. Here in the UK, your kitchen isn't a kitchen without one!
Same in Australia
@@micko11154 It's the same in nearly every country too. The idea that it's only a UK thing is bollocks.
@@papalaz4444244 I don't think anyone ever said it was a UK thing, it just never crops up in conversation much... ...until folks in the US try English tea, LOL
@@GilesHellier Some of these trolls ARE saying that. They say it every kettle thread.
@@papalaz4444244 kay
The "ACTUAL" proper way you should make tea is to add two tea bags to a small tea pot, and boil gently (stew) on the hob for around 10 minutes. Then pour tea into a cup and add a little milk.
That's how it was done years ago, now people are too much in a rush and boil a kettle to make the tea. This requires the "pressing of the spoon" to extract tea out of the teabag whereas the "stewing" in the pot, does this for you, and in a much better way! (edit: and taste!)
Did that kettle fully boil? 😂
No, it turns it's self off when boiled.
They'll be amazed when it clicks off
Nope.
You can't rush tea making.
🤣🤣 I didn’t hear the click
Nope 😂
Glad you are enjoying a cuppa tea..but the kettle automatically will click off when the water reaches boiling point..if the water isn't hot enough then the teabag won't infuse properly..the spoon squeeze is easy..rest the teabag in the spoon and either use the paper end of the teabag to squeeze it or press it up against the inside of the mug..everything was great..cannot beat a cup of Yorkshire Tea..love the dancing guys..and Jane joining in too🤣.. also baby boomer was having a little dance too..🇬🇧💞🙏✝️😃👍👏👍👏🇺🇸
I’m coming to America for the first time on Friday and I’m nervous about not being able to have tea every morning as it’s a natural relaxant and gets me through the day
Just take some tea bags. I did when I went to Cuba.
"Anything to declare, sir?"
> Opens a massive suitcase of teabags.
"DON'T JUDGE ME!"
> sobs
@@FortisConscius more like teabags ah you must be British.
Never thought i'd comment on a cup of tea.. a bit more milk, that looked like builders tea. Try tetley tea, you need some hob nobs next. To go with the tea...
If you're feeling really fancy, you can put your teabags in a teapot and after the kettle fully boils (doesn't yours switch off automatically?) pour the water in.. You let it brew/ mash for a couple of mins then pour into your china tea cup or mug (still being fancy!) and then add milk/sugar. Or you can even drink it without milk with a slice of lemon!!! Enjoy, and don't forget to dunk your sweet biscuits in your drink for an added bonus. Delicious!
I think the slice of lemon depends on the type of tea.
Exactly, correct, just watch videos of Americans, (tourists) in Britain, whenever they go to experience a true British afternoon tea, with sandwiches and desserts, the tea is always served from a teapot into a cup.
Now to be truly British you need to dunk biscuits (cookies) in your brew 🤤
because nobody else in the whole world does that.... except they do
@papalaz4444244 my comment is based on the fact its a British blend of tea they are drinking. I don't believe I said anything about other countries not doing it💁♀️
They should try Gingernuts, good dunking biscuits.
Yes a ginger nut definitely.
I would have thought that King Boomer's spooning technique was more than up to the task, but I guess I was wrong!! 😆
Everybody has a different opinion, but my ultimate recommendation would be, water should be 90 Celsius rather than boiling ideally (some fancy UK kettles let you set the temperature exactly), two UK heaped tea-spoons full of sugar, and tea bag first into the water. Tea bag should be in for no longer than one and a half minutes, and should not be squeezed prior to removal. You stir vigorously after you have removed the tea bag before adding the milk and stirring again. I would typically use around 5 times the amount of milk you used and go for the 1% fat "semi-skimmed" milk. I usual dunk a McVities Rich Tea biscuit, or similar generic clone. When I have boiled water in the microwave, as a test previously, it ruined the flavour of the tea. Yorkshire Tea (not gold) is a pretty solid choice, though I prefer Tetley's my self.
The kettle will turn itself of when it has boiled. That is when, and only when the water is hot enough guys.
to squeeze with a tea spoon give the bag a quick stir then use the spoon to press the bag against the side of the mug to ensure that you have got as much flavour in the tea as possible. It is fine to add sugar to taste should you wish. Usually one or two tea spoons is enough. With the milk, add to suit your taste, not someone elses. There is no right or wrong way to enjoy the taste. Only the preperation is important.
I let my tea bags steep for 5 minutes. Apparently that's the optimum time to get the most antioxidants (the beneficial part of tea) while still remaining hot enough to enjoy. Also kettles turn themselves off when fully boiled. Need to be a rolling boil to hit 100°C.
That is meant to be optimal but i don't time it i just guess.
I've literally just finished a cup of this, as a proud Yorkshireman theres no other choice 😂
Wow, don't tie me down to your standards. I can't bloody stand the stuff.
@@SimonNemeth I meant from a personal point of view 😉
Aye
Yorkshire Gold....gotta be Gold. Sadly getting v expensive these days...😢
@@thebig9720 true, that's why I go for the red label, it's 70p cheaper for 80
I can’t believe you boiled water in the microwave before you bought a kettle.
Wow. 😂
Hiya Hilly, I cant believe they use Microwaves to boil the water, its a pet peave of mine
It's actually pretty quick... and remember kettles are rare and run on 110v over there so they take much longer to boil. I lived in the States for a year and had to use the microwave for my tea :)
I know, i didn't realise Americans were neanderthals, I thought they were advanced. 😁
Great post, the US houses and apartments seem absolutely huge, compared to our average little UK homes 🇬🇧🇺🇸
3 times bigger on average.
Depends on where you live. $1m gets you a 1000sqft apartment in NYC, or a 4000sqft house with a pool on 100 acres in the Midwest. Varies wildly
You started squeezing the bag correctly between spoon and side of the mug. 👍
The kettle wasn't fully boiling (it'll automatically switch off after a few seconds of full boiling).
Nice job making the tea.
I'd have doubled the amount of milk in mine, stewed it for 2-3 minutes including about 30 second 'mashing' (see below).
But strength of tea, amount of milk and amount of sugar is all to personal taste.
Strength of tea is roughly:
1. Weak ('show the tea bag the water') - about 1 minute stewing.
2. Medium - about 2-3 minutes.
3. Strong ('builders tea') - 5+ minutes.
4. You can get a strong flavour in a shorter time by 'mashing' (stirring the teabag in the cup) for a minute or so. Makes for a stronger flavour but also slightly different flavour than stewing the tea for a long time.
You need to make more videos of you both trying UK snacks, drinks, food etc
I have cousins from LA and they were mind blown by Monster Munch and Wagon Wheels 🤣
Loads of other channels do that. Let them do what THEY do.
@@Wally-H I haven’t got a gun to their head. I’m a huge fan and would love to see their reaction, it’s up to them though 😉👍
Omg ! Congratulations guys!! I love your content !! Awsome .
As an Englishman, watching you go through this like it was a complicated procedure was absolutely hilarious. I've never even heard of the two minute thing. We just put the bag in, squeeze the tea out (with a teaspoon) and then pour milk in direct from the bottle lol. Good video lol.
I sometimes mix the two, the instant thing is when I can't be assed waiting lol.
I do mine for 2 minutes. How tea turns out is all about how long you brew it for and how much milk you put in.
I have to admit that normally I drink black coffee. Though as a Brit I have had my share of a variety of Tea, the 2 minute wait seems like a general thing on the box. I think that squishing the bag with a tea spoon (hence the name) is fine.
I like weak tea so I do what you do but if I'm making it for my wife I'll go and have a fag whilst it brews.
@@adrianclarke9132 The teaspoon is a measure for loose tea leaves added to a teapot. One spoon of tea for each person, and one for the pot.
Great video 👍 Yorkshire tea and other brands will be made differently for different water types "hard" or "soft",let the kettle automatically switch of when to temperature 😊
Proud of you guys, sugar doesn't belong in tea. Glad you enjoyed our national drink. ☕
Thank you. I agree with this for my personal taste but so many other people will disagree.
I get accused of being weird as I have sugar in tea but not in coffee.
@@johngreen6375 i dont have milk or sugar in either
@@johngreen6375 sugar counteracts the bitterness of coffee, but there's no bitterness in breakfast tea.
@@alexhall27 that’s why I’m told I’m weird 😂 I like the bitterness of coffee! I’m told I drink coffee like mud. Super strong with a tiny splash of milk. The only tea I don’t add sugar to is earl grey, but I have milk in that. Should I seek a therapist? 😂
Things to learn from this vid - kettles can be used for hot water for anything, not just tea. People in the US don't usually have the one utensil necessary for the bag squeeze - a teaspoon. It doesn't matter how much milk you add/don't add - you'll upset 80% of the population - same for sugar! Find your own version and enjoy! 🤗
Builder's tea is where you squeeze the teabag against the inner wall of the mug repeatedly until the water turns black ( or until you can't see the bottom of the mug ) then a drop of milk and as much sugar as you want 😉
Builders tea is proper tea.
You can tell it's builders' tea when you can stand the teaspoon up in it.
Hi to you both. Some while ago there was a UK tv program from the Yorkshire tea factory. Their expert tea taster explained that the biggest mistake people make is to squeeze the tea bag on the side of the cup. Apparently it's something to do with tannin and bitterness. Also always use fresh water (not re-boiled water). Ensure the water is fully boiling. Personally I would have used more milk but that is a matter of taste. Take care both.
Yeah I didn’t think you should squeeze the tea bag for the same reason, just let it steep a bit longer (about 4 mins for me).
watching americans make tea the proper way is like seeing an evolutionary step forward. You stand there, give a thumbs up while wiping a tear from your face
Spoon squeeze? Those bags look a bit smaller than the standard ones but anyway, usually give a bit of a stir when youre about to remove teabag and fish it out using the bowl of the spoon (we don't generally have strings on our teabags), squeeze against the inside/top of the mug.
If you've left the bag in for a bit longer than you were planning for you might skip the squeeze as it might make the tea a bit too bitter with the extra tannin. (Some people dont squeeze at all because of this). If you dont squeeze have something nearby to put the teabag in as it will drip.
One fancy way of squeezing with a stringed bag is to scoop out the bag, wrap the string around the bag and bowl of spoon, pull the string.
Over here we use the rounded bottom of the spoon to squeeze the bag against the inside of the cup. Or you can scoop the bag out with one spoon and use two to thoroughly squeeze the bag. Be careful to never split the bag or you'ln be spitting out leaves as you drink. For taste I do use sugar. You guys are definitely part Brit now. Love the channel x
Spoon squeeze was fine! Wait for the kettle to finish boiling, unless the auto sensor has broken it will switch itself off, and I would use a bit more milk. But as per your instructions, it is to taste.
I have half a sugar, my hubby takes 2-3!! Always Yorkshire tea! Stir the bags before you take it out, andwait till kettles finished boiling. Spoon squeeze? Squeeze tea bag between spoon and side of cup! Enjoy!
Right FFS making a cup of tea the proper way, 1 boil the electric kettle until it turns off (the water in the kettle will be 100 degrees) 2 put 2 teabags in the cup (builders tea) pour boiling water straight away on the teabags 3 using a small spoon (teaspoon) push the bags against the side of the cup allowing the water in and out of the bags (exchanging the brewed tea with fresh water inside the cup) 4 add sugar, 1,2,3 spoonful's to taste 5 add milk because your tea is now strong enough when adding the milk it will be fine to add a reasonable amount.
Glad you like it guys. Looks like a good brew you made there. Nice and strong. Greetings from (East) Yorkshire!
The amount of water remaining in the kettle after you made the drinks is the quantity of water needed in the kettle to begin with to make 2 mugs of tea.
The water is boiling once you can see large bubbles and turbulence. The kettle will switch itself off approximately 5 seconds after the turbulence begins.
Boiling water causes the tea leaves to fully release the tea, resulting in a stronger drink, but you can off-set the intensity by using a teapot to make 2 mugs of tea from a single bag.
Actually, the bubbles die down a bit just when the whole body of water is at boiling point.
Different step in my area of Yorkshire, you need a tea pot to brew with, we don’t use the drawstring but the bag only and allow the kettle to switch itself off.. Before pouring stir the tea in the tea pot. Milk and sweetener first in the cup, pour after 2 - 3 mins of brewing the tea into the cup then stir for a few seconds. Doing it this way reduces the temperature of the cup so not to burn your lips.
Looked like a proper brew that too... milk from the lid though :) You will get to eyeballing it. Try spooning the bag out and then just bring it to the side of the mug to squeeze it rather than burn your fingers lol.... glad you liked it... Sugar or honey for sweetness. I tend to use honey these days rather than cane sugar. glad you liked it!
Spoon squeeze up against side of mug was perfect :)
The blue light on the kettle indicated it's too cold, it would change to red when ready and automatically switch off. The squeeze is, pick up the teabag with the spoon, holding the paper square at the end of the string then wrap the string tightly around the teabag and spoon, when you get to the end, use the paper square to press into the teabag. Before that, repeatedly dip the bag into the mug to released more flavour. As for sugar, start by adding just a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar to taste, add more if wanted but only by another quarter of a teaspoon at a time.
For advanced tea making - you should try using a teapot!... Make sure its a brown Betty - and don't forget the cosy! 😂 (yeah, i know a teapot is posh - but tell me you don't own one fellow Brits! 😂) or at least make it in a pint pot... A proper strong pint pot of builders tea... With a good dunking biscuit 👍😊
Love the content Royal Boomers - Glad you like the Yorkshire tea (btw - did you know that the 1st August is Yorkshire day!) All the best from a Yorkshire Muppet! 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍😊
You two have a wonderful relationship. God bless you both🙏
Satisfactory tea making, American commentary on kettles, hilarious dance break (including a hyperactive puppo). I give this video an 8.5/10. Would watch again.
If you think your kettle was fast on 110v, ours are on 240v, that, as well as only boiling enough water to be used, you can now see why we love kettles.
Can I just mention that kettles will auto switch off when fully boiled, so no need to watch it or judge when its ready. It's also usual to warm the mug or teapot first so the water remains piping hot during the brewing to extract maximum flavour without stewing.
Milk & sugar is to personal preference. I'd say you got the milk about right. Kids tend to like their tea milky and sweet, but adults develop a taste for less, if any, sugar, - which is better for the teeth considering we drink it many times a day.
Don't forget, for a change, ditch the milk for a squeeze of lemon juice, hot is nice, but Iced Lemon Tea is refreshing on a hot day, as is Mint Tea by infusing mint leaves during the brewing.
Great video...
A few tips…
1…warm the cups first I.e put some warm/hot water in the mugs whilst the kettle boils, tip out when kettle has boiled.
2…let the water actually boil, the kettle should switch off automatically when boiling temp reached.
3…let the bag brew for at least 2 mins, with those little bags you guys were using I’d use two per cup and brew for 3 or 4 mins (they looked a bit wussy to me) .
4…take a teaspoon and fish bag out giving a good squeeze on the side as you go
5…if you’re a tea virgin I’d try neat first I.e no milk or sugar, then try with a splash of milk or more (Queen using the bottle cap was quite a good idea) til you get your preference and same with sugar or sweetener. “White 2 sugars” is fairly common round my way.
6. If you’ve had a shock or had quite a stressful day a hot cup of tea soothes all manner of ills.👍
The secret spoon squeeze is squeezing the teabag into the side of the mug (with a spoon) to make the tea taste even stronger.
I personally leave the teabag inside for about 5 minutes before taking it out, for extra strength.
And 5 mins is recommended by scientists for getting the full anti-oxidants out of the teabag. No one accepts this from me but they all like my tea when I make it like that!
Water wasn’t quite boiling, the kettle will turn off when it’s ready 😊
So a couple of points which have probably already been stated but just annoyed me a little being a Yorkshire man that only drinks Yorkshire tea 😂 please let your kettle finish boiling, it will switch itself off when ready, the water needs to be as hot as possible! And use a teaspoon to squeeze the bag, it's much easier and add some more milk if it's better for you but that's a preference thing, enjoy guys 😊
Respect to Queen Boomer. She totally worked out the squeeze instructions!!
..and there's nothing wrong with putting a teaspoon of sugar in. Most people do in the UK.
I'd have let the kettle finish boiling and click off itself. I also would have agitated the bag a little in the water to get it started (especially with those particular bags that are pretty tightly packed) and put a touch more milk, but a solid effort!
Sugar is optional. While I occasionally have it, I almost always have tea without, which given the amount I drink is probably a good thing. I like the clean and slightly dry taste of tea. It's refreshing, comforting and unlike coffee, does not have a lingering aftertaste.
When I am working, I pretty much always have a cup of tea on the go. A pack of teabags last me a couple of weeks.
We’ll make Brits of you yet. Tea drinking is essential, tea bag squeeze perfect no need for fingers, tapping the spoon on the side of the cup is for good luck and saves you having to wash the spoon! Love you guys!
Regarding the 'spoon squeeze', I've got a special teabag squeezer, which is a very useful small pair of metal tongs. It has little holes through which the tea goes when the bag is squeezed. You then just get rid of the teabag, knowing that every last drop of flavour has been imparted into the mug.
I go for a biscuit colour. So add more milk. A good splash of milk. And sugar, usually between 1-2 depending on if I need the boost. And yes, tapping a spoon twice is the British code for "tea is ready"
Like others have said, the water hadn’t boiled. The kettle will switch off automatically when it reaches boiling point. It’ll taste so much better made with properly boiled water.
A bit more milk than that! 😆 Definitely add sugar too! As a Brit, Yorkshire Tea's ok but - you need to buy loose leaf tea which requires a 'Strainer'. Teabags are generally made with the 'leftovers' for want of a better description but the loose leaf tea is the real deal. You can get proper tea in tea bag form but only a few companies do it such as 'Tea Pigs' who also do wonderful herbal teas - using camomile flowers for example. My favourite tea is a malty tea called 'Assam' , also partial to 'Darjeeling' and ''Lapsang Suchong' (very smoky tea). Take good care of yourselves 😊
Usual tea bags don't have the string and tags so would squeeze as you did. However for that style bag I put the bag in the spoon and wrap the string around the spoon and pull it tight carefully and the string will squeeze it all out then bin it.
You need 2 teaspoons to squeeze the bag once the teabag is inbetween the spoons just apply pressure to the top spoon while the lower spoon is held over the mug. You need alot more milk than one cap it should be a light brown colour when mixed like a chocolate milkshake colour.
Also make sure you use fresh airated water in your kettle each time you make a cup of tea. Re-boiling water will leave the water tasteing terribly flat as all the oxygen has been boiled out of it. Also reboiling water can concentrate any bad chemicals that were present in the original water.
Need to wait for the kettle to finish boiling. It has to be hot. The 2 minute rule for removing the teabag is essential and not to debate for another 30 seconds as that makes the tea even stronger. I would pour enough milk to give it a lighter tan rather than a dark one. Not too light though as you don't want itvtoo milky. Drink hot. If you let it cool down, it'll become stronger tasting imo.
Hello to you both I am in the U.K. and I have used YORKSHIRE T BAGS for over the last 5 yrs and I don’t have sugar the best cup of tea on the planet that is how you make a proper cup of tea hope you enjoyed it 🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was a perfect brew, dont listen to those suggesting to add more milk. I would also say semi skimmed milk is the most popular to use with tea if you have that, your milk looked abit creamy. I do prefer tea with no sugar but once in a while ill have one spoon of sugar.
The "Spoon Squeeze" is done the opposite way that you attempted it - lift the teabag out with the spoon, then (whilst the tea bag is still being held as if you were about to eat something with it) press it into the edge of the mug. It's easier if you've left yourself a little space so that you won't be re-submerging the teabag.
Also, if you're going to add sugar, do it before milk, otherwise it may not fully mix into the tea and you're left with a clump of it at the bottom of your mug
Good to see you embrace tea, as a youngster i used to have sugar as that's the way my grandad had it and he set me off on the bad habits 🙂 but now i weaned myself off the sugar and now drink without, just takes a little while to get used to it and then you'll not enjoy it with sugar.. unless your in a UK Hospital where seeing the tea trolley come around and then all anyone in the ward wants is a cup of tea with sugar, makes you feel that little bit better.
Once you regularly start drinking tea it becomes a comfort, if your feeling Happy,Sad or ill "lets have a cup of Tea" and everything is good in the world.
All you need now is some chocolate hobnobs to ruin the last couple of sips or tea, this trade off is hard as the last gulp is often the best, but when presented with biscuits its hard not to dunk and be left with the soggy biscuit bits at the end 😀
enjoy the tea journey!
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Personally I add a tea bag, two teaspoons of sugar (my preference), add boiling water (wait for the kettle to turn itself off), stir the tea bag until the tea goes dark, squeeze the tea bag against the inside of the mug (above the tea line) and then add a little milk as I like a strong cup of tea 😃
I don't even drink tea, but I'm pleased to see that you have a kettle! God it's such a basic and helpful kitchen appliance for so many things beyond hot drinks. I use it in cooking all the time.
If you were making a cup of tea the refined / traditional way, you would actually heat a tea POT ( not a cup) by swirling and emptying boiling water round it first then add a couple of the bags , stir a few times and leave for 3 mins or according to preference. (This is known as Leaving the Tea to Draw) Then put half an inch or so of milk ( again according to preference) in a cup and top up with the tea from the pot. To be even MORE refined, use LOOSE tea in your pot and use a tea-strainer when pouring into the cup.
Maybe use two spoons to squeeze the tea bag, like tongs.
I don't drink tea but have Yorkshire tea for visitors. Irrespective of the number of people drinking it I make the tea pouring the boiling water into a teapot containing one or more bags (I have teapots of different sizes) and let it brew in there before pouring it into mugs. A bit if squeezing in the pot is allowed! (My mum always said china mugs were better and retained the heat better.) Milk added to taste.
British born and bred, I have 3 sugars in my Yorkshire tea. We use teaspoons, not table spoons. For best results, stir the bag in the cup, lift the bag with the spoon out and in several times, until the liquid is a nice golden brown. This way the tea gets infused with the boiling water quicker, so that you don't get any bitter taste.
use two spoons and squeeze the bag between. Though, proper tea is mashed in a teapot. Tea pot, pre warmed with small amount of hot water, poured out. Then put the tea bags in, normally 2, let it mash, 2 or three mins, then pour into a cup.
The secret spoon squeeze gets the last of the tea-ness out and into the cup. The teaspoon is then used to transfer the (nearly dry) teabag to wherever your compost bin is and the residual wetness (and flavor) in the spoon is then dislodged into the cup by tapping the handle (not the bowl) of the teaspoon on the rim of the cup. Singing patriotic songs while doing this is (like whether you put sugar in) a matter of personal taste.
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Yorkshire Tea is considered one of our worst tea we have.
Tea is supposed to to be scalding hot water so you should have let the kettle turns it's self off once it's fully boiled. then just a splash of milk
At least you didn't put the milk in first 👍
One tea spoon of sugar, one tea bag, boiling water in, stir well, leave to sit for a minute, stir again, leave to sit for 30 seconds, lift the tea bag up with the spoon and press it to the side of the mug and squeeze (Don't break the bag) add milk stir again, two taps and enjoy.
Electric kettles turn themselves off when boiled, stir before squeezing teabag, 3-10 times more milk than you used. Most people have 2 teaspoons of sugar added. Also don't squeeze too much as the bitterness will affect the taste.
Put tea bags into warm teapot. Leave 3 mins. Milk into cups. Well brewed Kenyan tea from Yorkshire tea plantation. USE a teapot!
I leave the teabag in the boiled water for five minutes without stirring, squeezing, jiggling, or otherwise interfering with the infusion. After removing the bag, I then stir it a couple of times and drink it, with no milk or sugar. It's probably more common to drink tea without milk in Scotland than it is in England, so when I first moved here I had to remember always to ask for "black tea" to avoid cafés splashing in unwanted milk.
Excellent spoon tapping of the mug
Slight adjustments. Wait till the kettle turns itself off. Add more milk than that, maybe 4/5 caps, that was an ingenious way to measure out your milk 😂. We do it by eye here. My other half says a good cup of tea is the colour of he-man 😂
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