While using tea bags is an option, it will yield a different ... or less sweetener to achieve your preferred taste. Step 3 ...

I like mine quite milky, or a little less if I use condensed milk. This will sound awful to some, but I keep my tea bag in to steep instead of taking it out. Boom, a perfect mug of tea.

But if you add hot water to cold milk and a tea bag, this lowers the temperature considerably and stops those flavours from being released. So milk first if using a teapot, but last if you’re ...