   
Red Tea Kettle
Nothing looks better or more homely than a stylish red tea kettle either sitting in your kitchen, either on your
stove or work surface. Tea tastes better coming from a good looking red kettle.
When considering buying a kettle red can be a great choice. These days red kettles come in all kinds of
different styles. From the traditional whistling stove top kettle to electric kettle of contemporary
styles that sit on your work top.
look out for kettles with extra features like
- stove top kettles with an integral thermostat, so that you can heat the water to the exact temperature
needed for the perfect cup of tea
- cordless electric kettles to keep your work tops clutter free, and safe from dangling electric cords.
- kettles with a measurement gauge on the outside so that you can fill up with just the right amount of water
thus saving power.
How to make a perfect cup of tea
If you have spend a lot of time choosing your perfect kettle, and have spent your hard earned money
on your red tea kettle you will no doubt be keen to make the very best cup of tea.
Below are some suggestions on how to make the perfect cup of tea.
- Store tea in a sealed jar or similar, tea can spoil by absorbing moisture and kitchen smells.
- Tea needs oxygen to develop the flavor, because of this it is important to always use freshly drawn
cold water into the kettle before boiling.
- Your teapot should be clean.
- Warm the pot first by swirling a small amount of boiled water around in it.
- When making black tea, pour on freshly boiled water.
- When making green tea, use the water when just at the boil.
- Calculate one teaspoon of loose leaf tea per person and then add one teaspoon for the pot. But make the tea
to the strength you like.
- Add sugar if you wish but it can mask the complex flavours.
- Add milk or lemon or have the tea black.
- Allow the tea 7 minutes to brew in the teapot if loose leaf but only half this for tea bags.
- For the best enjoyment drink from a bone chine cup.
- According to the English put the milk in first.
It is really worth spending time and effort on achieving the perfect cup of tea. For example the type of tea
that is commonly served were you are given a cup of hot water and tea bag to dunk in it just isn't the
same as the tea flavour can't develop as the water is too cold.
As a side note it is believed that the practice of putting the milk in first, came from England from the
17th century. This is because the delicate porcelain they had available in those to drink tea from in those days,
was very sensitive to heat. By putting the milk in first you would effectively reduce the temperature of
the tea thus preventing your valuable china from cracking. Of course this could be a complete myth, but its a
nice story never the less.
Links
Red Kitchen Accessories
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