How to make a Perfect Cup of Tea ?
One of the important factors to be considered is in the process is heat. Tea leaves impart their taste to the water most effectively when the water is at boiling point. Follow the steps below to make a perfect cup of tea.
Making tea in a tea pot
- Boil kettle with freshly drawn cold water
- Rinse the empty pot with boiling water (this will help to warm the pot without losing some of the valuable heat needed to maintain flavour)
- As a basic rule of thumb, add one teaspoon of loose tea per person and one ‘for the pot’
- Pour boiling water directly into the tea, cover pot and leave to infuse for 3-5 minutes
- Strain tea to a cup
- Add sweetener/milk if desired
- Stir well and serve
Making tea with a tea bag
- Boil kettle with freshly drawn cold water
- Place a single tea bag in a cup
- Pour boiling water over tea bag and leave to infuse
- Steep for 3-5 minutes to gain desired strength or color
- Remove tea bag
- Add sweetener/milk if desired
- Stir well and serve