piggzy (15th March 2018)
This seems to be the best all round solution imho:
Tea Pot with Cosy
stevo25 (15th March 2018)
We had this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T-G-Farmy...YAAOxyxU1Q7UcD until the missus decided to put it thru the washing machine it ruined it :-(
piggzy (15th March 2018)
Yeah can get it for around £10 on ebay or they do a sheep too https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T-G-Farmyard-Crazy-Sidney-The-Sheep-Knitted-Tea-Cosy/253442463964?epid=2254362013&hash=item3b025918dc:g54AAOSwhcdajbzy
Haha you can get em for the French Press too : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAFETIERE...EAAOSw86JadvJ-
stevo25 (16th March 2018)
Right I'm fucking confused now. Second infuser arrived and I'm still getting particles in the teapot. Think it's the tea particles being too small
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CallmeGoose (15th March 2018), piggzy (15th March 2018), stevo25 (16th March 2018)
Although some particles got through the mesh. When your pour none seem to come out. Black magic I tell thee...
Good cuppa that...
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Ah OK. Noted. I'll get some leaf tea on the order then.....
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From my experience the finer cut (not ground) the leaf as is the Coop one the better the flavour and the shorter the steep time etc
Not saying stick with the Coop one , but I found other finer cuts were better than the larger leaf. I found with the larger leaf that you either use tonnes of leaf or need to leave it so long your tea is lukewarm before it is drinkable.
There was also a Medium cut one I found also in the Coop called "Indian Prince" I like it but the Mrs didnt. It claimed to use something like a minimum of 80% Indian black tea leaves which are apparently far better than Tea from Africa. Who knows.
cough cough French press cough cough
CallmeGoose (15th March 2018)
CallmeGoose (16th March 2018), Mickey (16th March 2018)
stevo25 (16th March 2018)
Back on track, piggzy has it right. Most of us have a French press. It works !!! No floaters
piggzy (16th March 2018)
Can't take credit for that one, it was the Follically Challenged Bouncer who first said to use a French Press. I am actually using a Cafetiere which is essentially the same thing, although I didn't know that until BB pointed it out :-)
However yes, after switching to it from a Tea Pot I would never switch back, you can fit a lot more liquid in it and as you say, Zero floaters.... not even a stray one.
Bald Bouncer (17th March 2018), stevo25 (16th March 2018)
Essential Waitrose Original Blend is a really nice loose black tea. I've tried plenty and this one simply tastes great.
Tea bags wise I still buy Punjana. I guess they sell loose tea as well so I should move over to that.
I just use a stainless basket infuser for a single mug.
Edit - appears to be unavailable now. Wank.
No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...
I'm surprised Mickey isn't up on this, being the Yorkie he is. Oh and Detector wtf are you?
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Got a few proper ones to try..... Decaf for the missus as she is expecting our 2nd
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