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awemawson:
Excuse me, I'm from Yorkshire - I just happen to live in the soft underbelly of the country !

AdeV:
And I'm from Chester, in what I like to think of as the civilised half of the county  :lol:

AdeV:

--- Quote from: allanchrister on June 07, 2019, 12:53:19 PM ---M I first causes the milk fats to emulsify when hot tea is added on top, which changes the taste of the tea.

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In fairness, Russell's right about making tea directly in a mug - it has to be milk after in that case; because tea HAS to be made with boiling (not just hot, which is why you can't make a decent mug of tea in the USA in most hotels, because they only have drip coffee machines, no kettles) water - and adding boiling water to milk does cause it to change.

However, tea brewed in a pot has cooled somewhat, so doesn't have the same deleterious effect on the milk.

tom osselton:
I would think that if you have a given amount of tea that will fit in the cup if you add the milk first you will change the taste unless your measuring it out, adding milk after you can see by the colour when there is enough to keep it a consistent taste.
Mind you being a cheap bastard I don’t use milk well maybe if I splurge and get some Condensed milk just to be proper!

Pete.:

--- Quote from: tom osselton on June 07, 2019, 06:38:14 PM ---I would think that if you have a given amount of tea that will fit in the cup if you add the milk first you will change the taste unless your measuring it out, adding milk after you can see by the colour when there is enough to keep it a consistent taste.
Mind you being a cheap bastard I don’t use milk well maybe if I splurge and get some Condensed milk just to be proper!

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All you're doing then is changing the colour by adding milk plus you don't know how strong you've made it before the milk goes in. With the milk and tea bag in first you add water then keep stirring it with the tea bag in until you get the colour you want then remove the bag. So long as you always use the same amount of milk you get a perfect (to your taste) cuppa every time.

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