Tea and hard water
In Bordeaux we have hard water because of the geology. (Could be worse - in Blaye they have heavy water because of the nuclear power station. Boom boom!)
When the kettle furs up you get crunchy tea. Yum!
Enter the secret weapon - those tea-pots with a plastic filter insert for putting leaf tea in. You put your tea bags in the filter thing, pour your water in through the filter and the crunchy bits collect inside the filter thing and not in your cup.
Simple!
(Oh no - that reads like the tips letters in a magazine. Sorry!)
When the kettle furs up you get crunchy tea. Yum!
Enter the secret weapon - those tea-pots with a plastic filter insert for putting leaf tea in. You put your tea bags in the filter thing, pour your water in through the filter and the crunchy bits collect inside the filter thing and not in your cup.
Simple!
(Oh no - that reads like the tips letters in a magazine. Sorry!)
Comments
Err, what about the coffee?
Other things (plungers etc.) are ok because the filter that filters out the coffee grinds filters out the crunchy bits.
Instant coffee? Pour the water from the kettle very gently. Very, very gently.
I do rememeber the scum floating on the top, though. I think I always will.
I had used to work as a magazine household tips adviser! (And if you believe that, you'll believe anything).
I thought "Posh!" We normally buy own brand!
She said "It's disgusting, isn't it. Who ever fancies a cup of Nescafé!"
And I don't think they make it just for us Daveys.
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