How many cups/mugs from one teabag

funtime.franki_2

I have my tea so strong you could stand your spoon up in it. I steep the bag until all the tannins have come out and have floated to the surface/started to stain the cup

I also would rather drink it black like that than let anyone put semi-skimmed milk in it. Dash of skimmed, and that's it.

It really is a case of each to their own!

maman

clairehi wrote: »

Yes, if visitors make tea round our house (with YT) they do it with one bag per cup and it is VILE, far too strong.

On hols in South of France last week we had some dodgy "The Anglais" teabags and they only made one (revolting) mug per bag. We then came across a shop run by an English lady selling English products including - Yorkshire Tea! which she said is very popular with the French along with Nesquik milkshakes apparently.

French tea is really weak and it doesn't help that they don't useboiling water either. I always take teabages with me for SC or to make my own at breakfast in hotels.

In answer to OP's question, one bag per mug is best (Yorkshire Tea) but we can manage two if made in the teapot.

caroc

I only drink M & S kenyan Blend tea. About £1.39 for 40 t bags (3 - 4 p each) I think in the great scale of things, tea is really cheap, and to scrimp on tea is a waste of time. I love well stewed tea and often leave the t bag in while I'm drinking it. At work I have a plastic insulated mug and always leave the T bag in to stew over the hour it stays hot. When I was small, my (Irish) dad had a stainless steel teapot and used to keep the tea warm on the hob with the tea leaves in. I hate cheap tasting tea and always drink coffee when I'm out as I'd rather have good coffee than bad tea

ivfmummy

babyblooz wrote: »

I use Tetley Tea Bags, but only buy when there are 50% free etc. I use a teapot and put one teabag in. It always makes two good sized mugs. Don't forget that tea should have time to brew. When you make it in a mug its more a dip in, waggle it, drag it out kind of thing. You get the colour of a cup of tea but it doesnt always taste like a cup of tea should. I am from Yorkshire for what its worth and I do like my cuppa! We have lovely soft water and I think that can have an impact on the taste.

I'm with babyblooz buy good teabags on offer and then use a teapot.

x

clairehi

babyblooz wrote: »

I use Tetley Tea Bags, but only buy when there are 50% free etc. I use a teapot and put one teabag in. It always makes two good sized mugs. Don't forget that tea should have time to brew. When you make it in a mug its more a dip in, waggle it, drag it out kind of thing. You get the colour of a cup of tea but it doesnt always taste like a cup of tea should. I am from Yorkshire for what its worth and I do like my cuppa! We have lovely soft water and I think that can have an impact on the taste.

Thats a good point about leaving it to brew.
Maybe I should get the teapot out, the trouble is I never get the amount of water right

joeyboy

caroc wrote: »

I only drink M & S kenyan Blend tea. About £1.39 for 40 t bags (3 - 4 p each) I think in the great scale of things, tea is really cheap, and to scrimp on tea is a waste of time. I love well stewed tea and often leave the t bag in while I'm drinking it. At work I have a plastic insulated mug and always leave the T bag in to stew over the hour it stays hot. When I was small, my (Irish) dad had a stainless steel teapot and used to keep the tea warm on the hob with the tea leaves in. I hate cheap tasting tea and always drink coffee when I'm out as I'd rather have good coffee than bad tea

aye. Personally I like PG tips the best, or twinings everyday, so I generally wait for one to have an offer, and stock up, like 240PG tips for £3 from Iceland last month.

But IMO tea is pretty cheap, it's under 2p a bag for me, under £1 a week, I know this is MSE but under £1 a week really isn't very much. I'd rather have one meal which costs 44p(if I have 5 mugs of tea a day, the current cost is 43.75p a week teabag wise) less then normal, or make 5 meals cost 9p less then normal. Which is like..nothing.

I can't sacrifice on tea. I tried Sainsburys basics for 28p, it wasn't BAD, but it didn't compare to PG tips to me.

freebiequennie

we use sainsburys red label and use on teabag for 2 mugs no problem and I like strong tea.

have used twinnings before and didnt always get 2 mugs unless husband wanted weak tea

andthethreebears

if you really want to stretch tea bags - why not make tea in a larger recepticle (like a jug) using 1 teabag - let it stew for a little longer - then serve it out (or zap it in the microwave when you want a second cup!)

i buy tea bags and coffee (decent brands, decaf) when they are on offer - as a lot of the above comments, if i had to resort to cheap tea, I'd rather go without!

Pip-squeak_3

Have a look in Wilkinson. I got 80+80 free Yorkshire tea for £1.97 this week. i used to aim for 1p per tea bag but those days seem to be gone for the tea I like.

AntiLochus

As a Yorkshireman living down sarf - I know how important it is to make a good brew.

I use Yorkshire Tea for Hard Water Areas as our water is really hard (Berkshire), I have to filter it through a water softener and a Brita filter before putting it in the kettle to get rid of the scum you get on top of a cup of tea.

Yes - one bag does make 2 really strong mugs - 2 bags in the teapot easily makes 4 mugs. No one ever complains my tea is too weak! As for how much water to put in a tea-pot, it's simple - just pour the water staight into the mug and pour from the mug into the tea-pot (plus a bit extra for topping up). This also warms up the mug slightly keeping your tea warm slightly longer.

Now that's sad!