Are Tea Bags Getting Weaker....

[threebikesmcginty]

...or is it me?

Admittedly I've not got the heroic length of service that some tea makers have on this forum but 30 years of tea making seems to count for nothing these days. Sometimes I can't seem to get the recipe right and it's a bit milky for my liking. I'm convinced the tea bags haven't got the same amount of tea in them of late, they must be packed out with sawdust or something.

That's what I rec!

 

[Wigsie]

I thought the same for a while, until I realised I had bought a pack of PG tips 'one cup' bags instead of the normal ones.

 

[purplepolly]

I'm convinced the tea bags haven't got the same amount of tea in them of late, they must be packed out with sawdust or something.

Weren't they always?

In order to be strong and tasty, tea has to be brewed for a long time. In order to be brewed for a long time, tea leaves need to be obtained in large pieces. Teabags are designed to brew quickly, using small pieces of tea.

If you want proper tea, buy large leafed loose tea.

 

[hackbike 666]

I've used Tesco's premium for years as I find Tetley pobably too strong although I can use them in an emergency.

 

[Campfire]

I found Ringtons tea by accident and it's good. They deliver every month & if you're not in they leave it for you. when your bill gets over £10 you can either pay the driver if you see him or pay by card over the phone. They do 'cuppas' to which are almost as good.

 

[Kirstie]

If you have ever tried to make a cup of tea from tea bags bought in either canada or france, you will quickly realise that tea bags here are actually quite strong in comparison. But I agree with the general principle that there is nothing worse that p*ss weak tea...

 

[Gerry Attrick]

There is only one species of tea bag worth mentioning..............Yorkshire Tea. Reaches the parts that can only be imagined!

 

[Kirstie]

There is only one species of tea bag worth mentioning..............Yorkshire Tea. Reaches the parts that can only be imagined!

And that is one brand of tea I will NEVER drink. What we need is LANCASHIRE tea...

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Lancashire tea? What the heck is that? Is it the dust which collects under the bed?

 

[palinurus]

If you have ever tried to make a cup of tea from tea bags bought in either canada or france

Thankfully I like coffee and I can drink that in France.

Everyone I visit in France uses those Lipton Yellow tea bags. Brew them for 20 minutes and you get a cup of faintly straw-coloured warm water.

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Yorkshire tea is wee [even with yorkshire water].

PG tips does the trick.

 

[accountantpete]

Tetley tea bags are kept for emergencies but they are a poor second best to loose leaf (preferably Kenyan).

 

[Suerdusty]

If you can get hold of it try Constant Comment by Bigelows

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Yorkshire Tea,
Get the idea?

 

[Perfect Virgo]

I've been trying to introduce my Canadian wife to the niceties of the British cuppa. It's an uphill stuggle, what with the magnetic pull of drive-thru coffee shops every couple of hundred yards!

Canadian tea is insipid but thankfully my dealer can supply PG Tips, so normal service is resumed.