What to take on self catering trip

[Tinkfan]

What a turn this topic has taken!!!! We always boiled the water at home, I never thought of it really. Eateries are just lazy sometimes1

[josh.p.]

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They tend to use hot not boiling water and as we tea drinkers know ;-) it must be made with boiling water. Then add half and half or, gulp, cream, rather than milk and you have a useless cuppa.

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Holy cow! My Cousin by marriage fancies himself a tea elitist (aka snob) and NEVER allows the water to boil. He even uses a thermometer to ensure it. He wouldn't be caught dead with boiled water as he says it scalds the tea. Now totally confused..oh well guess I will just have to keep drinking coffee!

If you're having green or herbal teas it is considered the norm to have it just off the boil, so as to not make it bitter. As for 'normal' tea, boiling water is preferred You don't scald it like you do with coffee

[Sam]

Well thanks for all the advice guys I'll pass it on, but I won't thank you for the big tea debate that has now started in this house.

[Sam]

Oh lord now they've started on about bread, I should have never read out the posts to them. That's it I'm getting my coat, I'm going shopping!!!!

[Wendy]

Oh lord now they've started on about bread, I should have never read out the posts to them. That's it I'm getting my coat, I'm going shopping!!!!

I learnt the hard way as well, now I hardly ever to read anything out to Chris

[Johnie]

sorry Sam!