Tips

• Familiarize yourself with the type of tea you are making as some teas may require that for best results one uses water that is less than boiling hot for brewing, a particular water to tea ratio (especially when using powdered teas like match) and/or certain brewing time.
• Try varying the time that you allow the tea to steep, before you add the milk.
• If you're making green tea, don't steep it for more than a minute or two. After a while it ferments and begins to get bitter.
• If you don't have an electric kettle and are using a microwave to boil water, it should take about 1-2 minutes on full power to reach boiling point.
• You can also heat water on the hob using a pan or a old-fashioned tea kettle on the hob, it should make a high pitched squealing noise when the water is boiling.
• By pouring the tea on top of the teabags fairly slowing, most of the water will run though the bag, reducing the time needed to brew.
• If you prefer tea warm rather than hot, make the tea using boiling water and let it cool. Using warm water will make a very weak tea.
• Putting the tea in the water before you boil it will produce stewed tea. It's a very strong tea usually drunk with a lot of sugar. It's not to everyone's taste.