Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

[bspahh]

Also, teabags in single-serve packets which you have to tear (often found in hotels). I can't be the only one who finds those things fiddly to open: tear too high up and you can't get into it; too low down and you'll break the bag inside at the same time. They should just put the teabags loose in a box and be done with it.

Lipton packets of tea are particularly horrid. I don't know if its that there isn't enough tea in the packet, or if its just house dust, but no tea flavour comes out.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Lipton packets of tea are particularly horrid. I don't know if its that there isn't enough tea in the packet, or if its just house dust, but no tea flavour comes out.

In that case, suggest you always give your tea cup / mug a quick rinse before you use it!

 

[Cross City]

Yeah flavoured beer especially stouts can be very hit and miss, though when they are a hit they are usually very good so its worth risking a few misses.

I'm pleased stouts are growing in popularity, but as I said you get these 14% salted caramel glasses of nastiness and they taste like drinking vodka stirred through a half pint of molasses.

 

[bspahh]

In that case, suggest you always give your tea cup / mug a quick rinse before you use it!

and wash away more flavour?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

and wash away more flavour?

It's indeed a poor do, if your house dust / floor sweepings collectively taste better than the contents of the branded "tea" bag that you're using in your cuppa.

Certainly brings a whole new meaning to a brew tasting like mud because it's "fresh ground".

 

[dangie]

Jars (jam, marmalade etc) which are shaped in such a way you need a knife/spoon designed by NASA to get the last of the contents out.

 

[Gloster]

Jam jars that have the lid on so tight that opening them for the first time is a Labour of Hercules liable to give you a heart attack. I am sure that one day I will be found dead on the floor of the kitchen with the remains of my skeletal hands grasped around a jar of Tiptree Rasperry Seedless.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Indeed. In an ideal world, kitchen gizmo shops wouldn't then have any need to sell "non-slip" jar and bottle opening devices, of varying ease of use and complexity.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Jam jars that have the lid on so tight that opening them for the first time is a Labour of Hercules liable to give you a heart attack. I am sure that one day I will be found dead on the floor of the kitchen with the remains of my skeletal hands grasped around a jar of Tiptree Rasperry Seedless.

Speaking as a shorta**e, being able to open tightly-sealed jars is pretty much the only "man-task" around the house I can accomplish (apart from changing a plug, which is itself a thing of the past) so don't take that away from me!

 

[A Challenge]

Jam jars that have the lid on so tight that opening them for the first time is a Labour of Hercules liable to give you a heart attack. I am sure that one day I will be found dead on the floor of the kitchen with the remains of my skeletal hands grasped around a jar of Tiptree Rasperry Seedless.

I find that running the jar under hot water and then opening with the assistance of a towel generally works, on the rare occasion I open a jar of jam

 

[birchesgreen]

I honestly don't find opening Tiptree jam jars difficult at all, maybe i am just too butch for my own good.

I don't find emptying an open jar that difficult either...

 

[Strat-tastic]

As a real ale bore I won't fit in the bin!

 

[Herefordian]

Also, teabags in single-serve packets which you have to tear (often found in hotels). I can't be the only one who finds those things fiddly to open: tear too high up and you can't get into it; too low down and you'll break the bag inside at the same time. They should just put the teabags loose in a box and be done with it.

Teabags on strings should also be banned. That's what teaspoons were invented for.

This. Teabag packets are pointless and wasteful.

Another tea-related example: milk hitting the inflated teabag and spilling everywhere.

 

[Gloster]

Another tea-related example: milk hitting the inflated teabag and spilling everywhere.

Put the milk in first, then the tea-bag and then add the water to make a proper cup of tea. (I see war breaking out over this.)

 

[Herefordian]

Put the milk in first, then the tea-bag and then add the water to make a proper cup of tea. (I see war breaking out over this.)

I tried that once. Tasted terrible.

 

[Jimini]

Put the milk in first, then the tea-bag and then add the water to make a proper cup of tea. (I see war breaking out over this.)

That’s how I do it too!

runs

 

[bspahh]

That’s how I do it too!

runs

Here is a helpful instructional video

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Put the milk in first, then the tea-bag and then add the water to make a proper cup of tea. (I see war breaking out over this.)

Surely the hot water has to be just slightly below the boiling point of 100°C for the brewing process to happen properly (with black tea). Putting the milk in first is just going to cool the hot water excessively.

 

[yorksrob]

If you're putting the milk in, how do you know how much to put in to get it to the correct shade of brown ?

 

[D6130]

If you're putting the milk in, how do you know how much to put in to get it to the correct shade of brown ?

You could always order a colour chart from Rowney.

 

[yorksrob]

You could always order a colour chart from Rowney.

Even a copy of the Pantone guide wouldn't help you if you've already put too much milk in !

 

[D6130]

Even a copy of the Pantone guide wouldn't help you if you've already put too much milk in !

Ha, ha! I was just stirring it ever so slightly!

 

[yorksrob]

Ha, ha! I was just stirring it ever so slightly!

You'd end up needing to squeeze it instead

 

[D821]

I spent years making tea with the milk in first until I was watching a programme where a scientist was saying that tea should be water first, brewed for 5 minutes, then have the milk added.
I scoffed at this and my wife challenged me to try making a cup as suggested.
It did taste better and I've carried on making it this way since.
Of course, how you make your cup of tea is your business. You can make it with tepid water and cats' milk, but I know how I like mine made.

 

[Calthrop]

I spent years making tea with the milk in first until I was watching a programme where a scientist was saying that tea should be water first, brewed for 5 minutes, then have the milk added.
I scoffed at this and my wife challenged me to try making a cup as suggested.
It did taste better and I've carried on making it this way since.
Of course, how you make your cup of tea is your business. You can make it with tepid water and cats' milk, but I know how I like mine made.

(My bolding) -- dreadful joke from childhood: Q: How do you milk a cat? A: The same way that you water a horse.

 

[Ediswan]

Put the milk in first, then the tea-bag and then add the water to make a proper cup of tea. (I see war breaking out over this.)

I like a full mug. Removing the tea bag at the end makes space for the milk.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

The (only) correct way to make tea in a mug is as follows:
1) Place teabag in mug. Do NOT add milk yet. If you have sugar, put it in now.
2) Boil the kettle. The moment it stops bubbling, pour the water over the teabag in the mug.
3) Leave alone for at least 2, and up to 5 minutes depending how much time you have and how strong you like your tea.
4) Stir briefly, then remove teabag with the spoon. By all means squeeze the teabag gently against the side of the cup to increase strength and prevent drips, but do not torture it!
5) Add milk to taste. Stir slowly as you pour in the milk.
6) Enjoy your tea smugly knowing that you've made it in the "correct" way... or at least the correct way that doesn't involve a tea pot.

 

[Techniquest]

All this fooling around with milk, easily avoided by not consuming tea with milk. Black tea is the way forward, and it's the only way I have my tea.

Mind you, when it comes to tea I won't even waste my time with Tetleys (I might scoff at it though!) or PG Tips. Yorkshire Tea was a letdown last time I tried it, and don't even get me started on Typhoo! When it comes to tea, I have but four preferences. Anything else is simply inferior:

1) Twinings English Breakfast tea
2) Herbal tea (my preference of flavour is normally one involving berries)
3) Twinings Earl Grey
4) Green tea, occasionally flavoured but plain green tea when the tastebuds call for it will be just fine.

Before you ask, no I don't add sugar to my tea. Sugar, with an Earl Grey? Absolutely not! The very notion of it, well I never! The mere idea of milk with an Earl Grey or English Breakfast tea is just pure nonsense, away with you!

(And yes, an old fashioned English accent should be used with the above!)

 

[Herefordian]

The (only) correct way to make tea in a mug is as follows:
1) Place teabag in mug. Do NOT add milk yet. If you have sugar, put it in now.
2) Boil the kettle. The moment it stops bubbling, pour the water over the teabag in the mug.
3) Leave alone for at least 2, and up to 5 minutes depending how much time you have and how strong you like your tea.
4) Stir briefly, then remove teabag with the spoon. By all means squeeze the teabag gently against the side of the cup to increase strength and prevent drips, but do not torture it!
5) Add milk to taste. Stir slowly as you pour in the milk.
6) Enjoy your tea smugly knowing that you've made it in the "correct" way... or at least the correct way that doesn't involve a tea pot.

This is the correct method.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

1) Twinings English Breakfast tea

Correction, Twinings Strong English Breakfast tea. PG Tips can get in the sea, as can Yorkshire Tea.