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Yategirl

BigMummaF - where did you get your teacosies from or did you make them? I have a teapot but no cosy which puts me off using it!

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I have and use, 3 different teapots. Much nicer tea

The kettle does not need to boil hard so that it clicks off. Listen for the rolling sound and you`ll save electricity time after time

re the water runoff, we always run it into the kettle and give it a blast of heat then add it to the washing up water. Those of us on water meters need to be mindful of the cost of water too. I have just had the last energy bill so from hereonin it is going to go up as we cope with the autumn/winter :rolleyes2

mrs-moneypenny

not sure if anyone else does this (you probally do) when making cheese on toast i put 2 slices of bread in each toaster slot so that only one side of each gets toasted then i butter the 'raw' side and sprinkle the cheese on that before putting under the grill. it means i can do 4 slices at a time instead of 2 so im using less leccy, and also less chance of burning the crusts while you are melting the cheese.

hopefully someone will find it useful;)

Magentasue

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

not sure if anyone else does this (you probally do) when making cheese on toast i put 2 slices of bread in each toaster slot so that only one side of each gets toasted then i butter the 'raw' side and sprinkle the cheese on that before putting under the grill. it means i can do 4 slices at a time instead of 2 so im using less leccy, and also less chance of burning the crusts while you are melting the cheese.

hopefully someone will find it useful;)

I do the same but don't use butter; instead I sprinkle on some Worcestershire sauce and then add cheese.

Magentasue

BigMummaF wrote: »

I'm finding the whole kettle-boil debate interesting....we still use a tea-pot & one kettle-full SIZE=1]& 5 t/bags[/SIZE gives enough water to produce at least seven decent mugs of tea. Me muvva still lives independantly & she has an array of smaller teapots that will supply three cups at least & we both use a good, thick cosy to keep the pot warm.

Are we that old fashioned ?

We use a teapot and leaf tea - don't like any teabags. Have to say I prefer making a fresh pot each time but then I only drink one cup at a time.

oldMcDonald

Magentasue wrote: »

We use a teapot and leaf tea - don't like any teabags. Have to say I prefer making a fresh pot each time but then I only drink one cup at a time.

We also use a tea pot to make tea - it just seems to taste so much nicer! I have a stainless steel flask next to the kettle and whenever we fancy a cup of tea we make a pot full and then fill the flask, so as not to keep boiling for several cups throughout the day.

I love tea-cosies ( I have a rather odd obsession with them:)), and I buy loads from ebay and charity shops - often for a few pennies (plus postage if it is Ebay). We have 'themed' ones, such as an Easter chick, a Pumpkin and a Christmas pudding, alongside knitted ones with tassles, old ones from the 1940's (I love 1940's stuff) and many more! I like the fun 'themed' ones as the kids love to see them change with the seasons...........visitors often treat me like I am mad for making a pot of tea ( are teapots really so out-of-fashion?), and then think me even weirder when they see the tea cosie it is dressed in!

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Oh I just got a cosy idea for using up more of my yarn, after I have finished my blanket of course

mardatha

No, I cant stand tea made in a mug wiht a teabag. I use teapots and even real tea !

LameWolf

mardatha wrote: »

No, I cant stand tea made in a mug wiht a teabag. I use teapots and even real tea !

Same here - we even have several types of tea. Breakfast tea, Earl Grey and Green tea. Mr LW is the original tea monster!

mirry

My friend popped round today and said to me that I should hang some velvet curtains over my front door , to keep the heat in .

Now this confused me because my front door is double glazed and has a double glazed window to the side of it with some panelling.
Would hanging a curtain over this make a difference ?
I suppose its just the same as a double glazed window and we put curtains over them .

Any thoughts on this much appreciated.