do you put the milk in first when making a cuppa or after ?

Answer 1

before if im making coffee after if im making tea.

Answer 2

After

Answer 3

The perfect cup of tea (trust me try it):

Boil the milk (a lot) in a saucepan til it starts to rise right up(watch carefully cos it may boil over).

Put the teabag in cup with just enough boiling water to cover it, leave it for a long time to let it brew, 3 minutes at least (stab it a bit to help along, but don't pierce the bag - its even better if you can use tea leaves and strain it).

Remove the tea bad and add the required amount of sugar to it. Also add one heaped spoonful of Horlicks (a must), stir very very well, if you have bits of Horlicks it won't be nice.

Finally add the boiled milk on top using a strainer(so you don't get any skin in, cos thats disgusting) if you can try to avoid using a strainer cos it makes it creamier, but this is only if you are capable of making sure no bits get it from the skin.

This is the asian way. Put your feet up, sit back and enjoy!

Answer 4

If you mean for tea, I always put the milk in last because apparently if you put it in first, it stops the tea from diffusing properly once the hot water is added.

The thing is, originally tea was served black with a choice of milk or lemon to add to it, so you've got to think that it is the tea mixed with hot water that makes the actual drink and the milk is something you just add to it afterwards. If you put the milk in first, you aren't actually making a classic cup of tea properly. That's the way I see it anyway!

Answer 5

If I'm using tea bags in the cup or mug, then the milk goes in last. If I'm making tea in a teapot, the milk goes in first. Traditionally, milk was always put in first. I think this was because only the rich could afford tea and they would always drink it out of bone china tea cups. The boiling tea would be added to the milk which automatically cooled the tea down and stopped the china from cracking.

Answer 6

In 18-19th centuary it became 'good etiquette' to put the milk in tea last to show you were using good quality china. The reason for this is that if you were poor, you had to put milk in first, to avoid the hot tea cracking a cup made of cheap material.

Therefore it became the 'posh' custom to put milk in tea last.

With instant coffee, it's important to put milk in first as water at >90degC scalds the coffee grains, and drives off the volatile aromatics.

So, milk in tea last but in coffee first!

Answer 7

I used to put it in after. However, I have the guide to making tea' from Whittards and they recommend putting the milk in first - something to do with it dissolving better I think.


I have done this ever since as I am always in pursuit of a great cup of tea!

Answer 8

tea needs boiling water to enable the full flavour to flood out, if you put milk in first it will cause the water to cool down too much for decent brewing to take place.


If you are using a teapot and fine china, you must put the milk to to the cup first to stop the boiling tea from cracking it, however, the teapot would have already infused the tea so there is no problem

Answer 9

I seem to be the only one who puts it in before. If I make it in a mug, I use the milk to see what colour the tea is to know how strong it is!! It always tastes good to me and no-one has complained about scaled milk taste.

If I use a pot, I do either.

Answer 10

If I use a teapot the milk goes in the cup first, if I make it in the mug then the milk goes in after. Coffee is creamier if you put milk in first.

Answer 11

I use a teapot. And I put my milk in after because I like my tea strong and I can see how much milk to put in to get to my desired strength.