Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Remember a little while back when plastic in tea bags was in the news? Out of curiosity, I went onto Yorkshire Tea's website and found a load of information about how they've got rid of oil based polymers and are now using plant based PLA, polylactic acid. Can now be degraded in industrial composting facilities, but not at home it explained. Got me wondering, so found this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.3dnatives.com/en/pla-filament-230720194/amp/ All is not well in the world of tea bags. Really are fucking ourselves over! loose tea from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Remember a little while back when plastic in tea bags was in the news? Out of curiosity, I went onto Yorkshire Tea's website and found a load of information about how they've got rid of oil based polymers and are now using plant based PLA, polylactic acid. Can now be degraded in industrial composting facilities, but not at home it explained. Got me wondering, so found this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.3dnatives.com/en/pla-filament-230720194/amp/ All is not well in the world of tea bags. Really are fucking ourselves over! loose tea from now on. Come come nuclear bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Love tea though, me. Yarksher tea is cream of the crop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted September 21, 2021 Members Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Spider said: Love tea though, me. Yarksher tea is cream of the crop Any other tea is shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted September 21, 2021 Members Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just now, bolton_blondie said: Any other tea is shit. And it has to be the colour of He man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Author Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 It is, that's the problem. Moreover, can't get decaf- which I moved onto after epilepsy diagnosis- loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 How is caffeine removed from tea and coffe? witchcraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Tetley exclusively at home, Yorkshire at work and the apprentice makes a brew the colour of George Boateng which he thinks will get him out of brewing up but doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Author Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Spider said: How is caffeine removed from tea and coffe? witchcraft Used to use solvent (methylene chloride iirc)! Not now. Similar to how you remove an e from coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said: Used to use solvent (methylene chloride iirc)! Not now. Similar to how you remove an e from coffee. Chapeau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said: Tetley exclusively at home, Yorkshire at work and the apprentice makes a brew the colour of George Boateng which he thinks will get him out of brewing up but doesn't. Used to work with a bloke who used to make the worst bastard brew, he would maul the bag round the cup with the spoon and squeeze the shit out of it. Always ended up with a fucking awful bitter brew. He was from Ipswich so that tells it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I'm throwing this out there now... I've got the most different tea bags of anyone... And by 'tea' you need to embrace shit fruit teas and such. But basically my Mrs did dry January and instead of spending 300 quid on prosecco spent it all on different tea bags. Yorkshire - the standard. The one I drink daily. Aldi. Cheap as fuck. Coop 99 - been in the cupboard years. Bought when aldi was shut one time and now serve as emergency tea bags. They'll do. Twinings... Vitality Glow Defence Boost Focus Digest Turmeric Beetroot - not bad Heartea - not bad Calm Sleep Inner strength Inner clarity Inner peace Camomile and honey Lemon and ginger Pure green tea Pukka Night time Chamomile vanilla and manuka honey Love Relax Tulsi clarity Aldi Lemon and ginger Peppermint Absolute batshit crazy ones that someone just plucks weeds out of their garden and send them in an envelope... Inca immune booster tea Inca hormone balance tea Inca moon cycle soothing tea Someone... Please... Anyone make it stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 I have no words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burnden Posted September 21, 2021 Members Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) Yorkshire tea is the norm here ....Daughter has bought me some fancy teas from here https://www.teapigs.co.uk/ not sure why Edited September 21, 2021 by burnden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Finest tea I have ever tasted was in Sri Lanka. I would go back for the tea alone, utterly wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Winchester White said: I have no words... I have no words... And I'm running out of kitchen space... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Author Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Had teapigs stuff once- may have been a present. Stevie, replace those fancy buggers with bog standard bags that happen to be of similar size/shape and see if she notices, perhaps spray a little pot pourri refresher as well. Anyway, I've emailed the yarkshire gits, and asked why I can't get decaf loose. Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just now, Winchester White said: Finest tea I have ever tasted was in Sri Lanka. I would go back for the tea alone, utterly wonderful. Same here, on a plantation in Sri Lanka, coming back from Kandy (I think) it was ace, but fucking expensive to buy......so I didn't bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Author Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 https://twinings.co.uk/collections/tea-experiences Anyone done a tea tasting session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sweep said: Same here, on a plantation in Sri Lanka, coming back from Kandy (I think) it was ace, but fucking expensive to buy......so I didn't bother Yes, but the Temple of the Tooth was your highlight of the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just now, Traf said: Yes, but the Temple of the Tooth was your highlight of the trip. - what a massive waste off time that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted September 21, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Just now, Sweep said: Same here, on a plantation in Sri Lanka, coming back from Kandy (I think) it was ace, but fucking expensive to buy......so I didn't bother The tea everywhere was ace, the hotel we stayed at was just epic at tea brewing, pity the rest of it was shite but the tea was just wonderful. We did a plantation visit on the way to Kandy, was really interesting and we bought loads of tea, it wasn't expensive at all when we went but this was nearly 20 years ago! It just wasn't the same though back home, nice but nowhere close to how they mastered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 The tea never tastes the same back home. They brew it differently and our water isn't anything like theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: https://twinings.co.uk/collections/tea-experiences Anyone done a tea tasting session? Ill offer it for £25. Probably got a broader selection and save yourself a train ticket to that there London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 21, 2021 Author Site Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2021 Did they warm the pot first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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