{"id":7807,"date":"2015-07-30T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/declancashin\/these-experts-have-finally-ended-the-debate-on-how-to-make-t"},"modified":"2015-07-30T18:48:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T18:48:41","slug":"these-experts-have-finally-ended-the-debate-on-how-to-make-the-perfect-cup-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/7807","title":{"rendered":"These Experts Have Finally Ended The Debate On How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>The milk goes in first, according to the British Standards Institute.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_none suplist_list_hide \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013519\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> The British Standards Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/skippy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BS6008-1980-Preparation-of-a-liquor-of-tea-for-use-in-sensory-tests.pdf\">has long considered itself<\/a> the authority on tea preparation.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">It especially has strong opinions on a topic that divides tea drinkers of the world like few others: whether the milk goes in before or after pouring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013538\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> And its definitive answer to the question is: milk goes in first.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-4245-1424255745-44_preview.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"These Experts Have Finally Ended The Debate On How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-4245-1424255745-44.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">NBC \/ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/ab79c0fba5e35251b470234e830bed4f\/tumblr_inline_mpvwrnpRoT1qleav2.gif\">tumblr.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013586\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">According to the BSI’s wonderfully-titled report, <a href=\"https:\/\/skippy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BS6008-1980-Preparation-of-a-liquor-of-tea-for-use-in-sensory-tests.pdf\">“Preparation Of A Liquor Of Tea For Use In Sensory Tests”<\/a>, first published in 1980, a panel of experts ruled that the milk-first rule was the best practice “in order to avoid scalding the milk”.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013369\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr01\/anigif_enhanced-13146-1424253698-2_preview.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"These Experts Have Finally Ended The Debate On How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr01\/anigif_enhanced-13146-1424253698-2.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">BBC \/ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/graffitinight.tumblr.com\/post\/84782598827\/i-needed-a-master-post-of-people-drinking-tea\">graffitinight.tumblr.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013706\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> Furthermore, the BSI report issued some specific guidelines for making the ideal cuppa.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">It’s best to make tea in a pot “of white porcelain or glazed earthenware, with its edge partly serrated and provided with a lid, the skirt of which fits loosely inside the pot.”<br>There should be 2g of tea for every 100ml poured into the pot, and it should be filled to within 4-6mm of the brim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013709\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> By rights, you should then let the tea brew for six minutes before pouring.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">But if you insist on clinging to your tea first\/milk second ways, it’s not a total calami-tea: just make sure the tea <a href=\"https:\/\/skippy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BS6008-1980-Preparation-of-a-liquor-of-tea-for-use-in-sensory-tests.pdf\">is brewed at a temperature of 65-80 &Acirc;&deg;C<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013386\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> Well tea lovers, what do you think?<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_enhanced-21748-1424253865-2_preview.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"These Experts Have Finally Ended The Debate On How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/5\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_enhanced-21748-1424253865-2.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">ITV \/ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thegreatamericandisconnect.blogspot.co.uk\/2014\/12\/maggie-smiths-best-downton-abbey-one.html\">thegreatamericandisconnect.blogspot.co.uk<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_quiz  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3675952_5013411\">\t<div class=\"quiz numbered   poll_quiz\">      \t<ol>\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_question text quiz_v2\">\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_question_header\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1\">How do you take your tea?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"external\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- START CONTINUOUS LIST -->\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"\">\t\t\t                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        Tea first, then milk. I&rsquo;m not an animal!                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        Milk first, then tea. I&rsquo;m not a barbarian!                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<!-- END CONTINUOUS LIST -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                        \t<\/ol>      \t  \t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_result_area\">\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_tally_results\">                          <h2>These Experts Have Finally Ended The Debate On How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Tea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1 quiz_tally\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1 answer_response\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_results display_vote_count text \">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results_spinner loader loader-6\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"error_content hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"message_title\">Oops, something went wrong!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"message_body\">Looks like we are having a problem on the server. Please try again later.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results_content hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_title\">How do you take your tea?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4233503 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">Tea first, then milk. I&rsquo;m not an animal!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4233504 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">Milk first, then tea. I&rsquo;m not a barbarian!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer_shares answer_shares_poll\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bold\">SHARE YOUR VOTE!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer_shares_buttons bf_dom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_preview_btns\">\t\t\t<a class=\"poll_view_results\" href=\";\">VIEW RESULTS<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"go_back_and_vote\" href=\";\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"><\/i><i class=\"lt\"><\/i><span>GO BACK AND VOTE<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/declancashin\/these-experts-have-finally-ended-the-debate-on-how-to-make-t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/declancashin\/these-experts-have-finally-ended-the-debate-on-how-to-make-t<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The milk goes in first, according to the British Standards Institute. 1. The British Standards Institute has long considered itself the authority on tea preparation. It especially has strong opinions on a topic that divides tea drinkers of the world like few others: whether the milk goes in before or after pouring. 2. 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