Tea Bags vs. Loose tea leaves 9 April 2005 at 6:29AM edited 30 November -1 at 12:00AM in Old Style MoneySaving 252 replies 54.4K views

Tam_Lin

I introduced some American friends to the ritual of tea-making last year. They thought tea was 6 bags of fruit stuff, a bag of sugar, boiled water then chill it. It was utterly utterly vile, so I gave them Earl Grey with lemon and no sugar instead. Blinkin' rednecks.

spendaholic

reverie wrote: »

IOr maybe it just harks back to girls being given tea sets when we are little?!

I had a toy iron when I was a girl. Can't see me getting nostalgic about that ... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Plum_Pie

I never had a tea set when I was little and always wanted one....

That's fairly obvious, isn't it?! :rotfl:

savingsara_2

Teabags and I need at least two large mugs on a morning before I can face the world!
Probably have 4 or 5 more thru the course of the day, green tea after my evening meal. None after 9pm or I'll be up in the night!!!

newleaf

Tea bags for me, only PG Tips will do! Less messy than leaves.

juno

I can't make tea that well with tea bags. I can just imagine the crazy mess I'd end up with if I used tea leaves!

lil_me

Only drink it once a month or less so usually use bags (bought in small amounts as have had tea go off!)

Justamum

I prefer loose tea, and I use a tea ball. I don't like it too strong and there's too much tea in one bag for one cup. I'm the only person in the family who drinks "proper" tea - my husband is South African and prefers Rooibos (I don't like any type of herbal tea). I wish they would make decaffeinated loose tea though.

buxtonrabbitgreen

Having been brought up having to strain the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup through my teeth, ( I don't know why they always got me) I would never use t leaves. My dad used to like telling our fortunes with them. It's like tights isn't it. When i was a girl they wern't invented, so some of you youngsters may think stockingstare sexy. I just thought it was a real pain trying to keep my mini skirt below the stocking tops

holstar

Tea bags, in a mug...don't own a tea pot.
I drink tea by the gallon every day, so I'd be for ever washing out the pot if I had one.