Chris Green wrote:
Broadback wrote:
On 05/02/2019 12:52, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Broadback
wrote:

Just like the old days. The tea bag burst, I remembered that one used
to let the tea settle so that the leaves dropped to the bottom, this
worked, also I remembered to leave a little tea at the bottom of the
cup! Nothing beats experience! ;-)

Why aren't you using leaf tea? Tea bags contain 25% plastic.

I no longer have a tea pot or strainer!

Wierd! I find making tea with a tea-bag a right faff in comparison
with using a small (two cup) pot and leaf tea. All that fishing about
for the tea bag and squeezing it, uses a teaspoon as well which I
don't otherwise use. (There's a measure permanently in the tea caddy
for spooning tea into the pot)


We use a teapot that has an integral strainer ,nothing fancy it looks like
a normal china pot rather than one of the designer types that have a
similar arrangement at greater cost.
But we also have a Lakeland tea tool as well
https://www.lakeland.co.uk/12644/Tea...eviews/12/20.2

Much easier to use than dunking and messing about with a spoon or fingers.
Can get the best use out of a teabag as well.

The plastic reinforcing/sealing has or is about to reduce a lot with
several of the big names having or are in the process of going to fully
biodegradable bags and there are less well known ones that always have been
,hot a box or organic Clipper in the cupboard which definitely are.Havent
tried it yet , it was on offer from the milkman.

GH