What is the correct method of making tea?

Question

This is how I do:
Boil water, add sugar, tea leaves and when all these boil I add milk.
Is this the correct method? Or some other method is better? I want to know the BEST and CORRECT method.

Answer 1

All answers so far are wrong. Let the water run cold at the tap for at least 1 minute (you want it to get oxygenated) before filling your tea kettle. Bring to a slow boil, not a rolling boil. Remove from heat. Pour boiling water into your teapot or mug and swirl around. Pour off that water. Place 2 teaspoons tea leaves per 6 ounces of water in a paper filter(available at tea and coffee shops). Pour the boiling water OVER the leaves in the filter. Let steep 3-5 minutes. Remove the filter(also known as "decanting"). Then add sugar (if you must) followed by milk. Never mix milk and lemon or the milk will curdle.
Milk is always added after the tea has been poured (unless you are making Chai). You want to be able to judge the strength of the tea before adding anything to it.
Leaving the leaves in the pot will cause the tea to turn bitter.

Answer 2

The way I was told to prepare tea (China, Japan and Sri Lanka) is as follows:

Boil water, then let it cool off a bit (few degrees), add tea leaves. Let it brew for approx 5 min or according to your taste. Orientals do not add sugars or milk ; usually I add sugar and a slice of lemon (this is what the italian call blond tea because the color lightens)

I used to boil water and add tea leaves or tea bag, was was told NOT to that because you don't want cook the tea leaves, only to enhance the flavor, and that is done when the water is either at room temperature (leave tea overnight) or hotter, not more than 95 degrees F or 35 degrees C .

Answer 3

there is the english way where u boil water, put tea leaves in a pot, add the water, let it brew for a while. after which u strain it into cups & then add sugar & milk or lemon whichever is preferred.
different methods for different palates, which is correct is difficult to say really

Answer 4

Boil the water and let it cool a few minutes. The ideal brewing temperature is 80 celsius, but who really measures. Brew the tea and then add the sugar and milk before you drink it.
Don't boil the tea leaves, it makes them bitter.

Answer 5

see there are different ways to make tea. there is lemon tea, black tea, but i drink milk tea.... and this is a regular indian way to make milk tea ....

boil water

add tea leaves first (do not add suger first)

let it boil for some time (till the water is dark redish brown)

now add milk and then sugar give it 2 or three boils.....

to make it more tasty add 1 ILAYECHI, 2-3 tulsi leaves and nominal amount of ginger

enjoy

Answer 6

If you want to find the genius of tea. just put the tea into the boiled water. Then , drink it.

No sugar/No milk/. It is the only right way of drinking tea

Answer 7

as long as u like it, its the correct method, i put the tea bag in, put the water in, put the sugar in, put milk in and then stir it so hard some of it sloshes over the side, beautiful! LOL

Answer 8

I boil water 1st, then I put a handful of camamile in the cup add boiled water & steep for 5 min. then strain with little strainer, I add a little honey, but thats all, only drink in evening, drink coffee in morning.

Answer 9

what i do is boil water, add tea leaves, when all these boil add milk and then mix with sugar......

Answer 10

for 1 person:half cup water ,add ginger paste or elaichi(whichever u like).
now boil it.
add tea leaves.
add sugar.
wen everything cmes to boiling pt. den add half cup milk.
now boil it again.
to make tea tasty den boil tea at low flame.
one can add kali mirch(half a pinch)