How do you make the perfect cup of (black) tea?

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Hi @ajohnson.

@vax2000 did a thread a while ago in relation to tea that community member buy…

Tea : What brand/s do you buy?

After the great response to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil post and the cheese post is gathering momentum I would really appreciate if you Tea drinkers out there let me know what you are buying at the moment ./ I buy Madura Premium Blend Black Tea in the 200 tea bag pack . I also buy their green tea in tea bag form ./ Will post more shortly re: the Olive oil survey . EDIT: Here’s the CHOICE tea bag review:

It is thread may also be of interest.

In relation to tea making (I drink tea but not coffee), I let the tea steep for at least a miniute (2 if I have time) and only add milk at the end.

I find a longer steeping brings out the flavour of the tea and also it become less bitter.

I also prefer loose tea over tea bags, but often use teabags as they are more convenient, especially if it is tea for one.

Edit: We also use Kmart coffee plungers for a tea pot. The plunger is only used for tea (to prevent flavour transfer) and have two, one which does about 3-4 mugs and another which does one mug.They work really well when making tea as a up and down plunge mixes the tea leaves and tea.