Firstly I just saw a video where the person creating the perfect cup of tea left out the Tea cosy, this is a big no.. Ya need yourself a tea cosy.. in my world. I'm almost surely completely wrong on this one, but it's a personal take I guess on making the perfect pot of tea, and whenever we made a pot of tea, my mum would stop us, and bring out a something like this..
Tea cosy beauty from. (https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/chichimoi/product/dorothy-hand-knit-tea-cosy)
Now do we know why we use the Tea cosy? Do you? Seriously I have no idea... Well it looks good, and proper, and somehow the magic cotton woven up in funky colourful patterns, is what is needed. I think it may in fact it insulate the brew... Actually I don't know, but for some reason the tea just tastes better. So, on the next step!
So once you've found a tea cosy and a perfect tea pot, to percolate your brew in, we can begin.
Firstly boil the kettle, for some reason the water needs to enter the teapot immediately as the water is boiled. The idea surrounding this is that leaving it longer then 10 seconds will not allow for the .... ok im going to stop there. Step 2.
You'd have 1 or 2 tea bags waiting inside the pot. As the water goes on top, you immediately close the lid and wrap the teapot with the tea cosy. There's some debate about how long to leave the tea infusing in the Pot, it's all about getting the proper amount of 'Tea colour'. Not too light and not too dark.. but https://www.choiceorganicteas.com photo of tea scales below shows various post brew choices - On this scale I like to go with the 3rd to 5th, so 4! Apparently in another photo a number of British tea drinkers agree.
So at this point you get to choose, to add Milk or not, in the uk traditionally you may add milk, but currently I'm avoiding it, but you can use alternatives. Just try and find a nice and creamy milk.
Anyway... then you drink it!
And Voila, my attempt at a perfect cup of tea.
Oh oh.... I forgot .... Having the right mug.
In my experience don't go for the super wide ones, in winter at least, as the tea will cool down too quickly. I also prefer a thinner edge to the mug or cup, the old tea cups were great, also CURVED LIP cups. They just make it sip so much better.
A great Tea Cup ( http://www.ekaterinas.com/golden-twigs-cup-saucer )
And just for the hell of it.. it's Mr Tea himself. He's actually a super good guy!
Anyway enjoy your Teas!
Tea cup from (https://lorrieveasey.com/collections/for-him)
I think tea cosies were invented because England is a cold country. ;) My dad even pre-heats the mug by pouring boiling water into it, letting it sit a minute, and then dumping it out. He swears it makes the tea taste better!
ahh interesting Idea!