Originally Posted by Bevm

Isn't that a matter of how much tea you use? Or are you meaning the quality of the tea. There are places that sell all kinds of tea as loose leaf. I'm sure you can find just what you want.
Bev

Originally Posted by curleytops

Both OH and myself are primarily tea drinkers but every now & again we get the urge for a coffee...proper coffee that is. I'm also surprised by the number of people who still have nothing but instant, I haven't touched the stuff in decades. I've been searching for a reasonably priced smaller capacity drip coffee maker over here but they all seem to be 10 or 12 cup affairs. It would be handy to have when my Dad visits but not found anything that fits the bill so far so tea it is for now.

Originally Posted by Former Laowai

I'm just being a snob! I too used to like the standard English cuppa (quick dunk of the tea bag + milk so it barely tastes of anything).

Originally Posted by mikelincs

Several on this page from currys.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/coffee-...-criteria.html

Originally Posted by sallysimmons

TBH, I never bother with real coffee but I stopped it even when I was in America. For me coffee is something I have once a day and it's just a big faff to make it from scratch - especially when I'm only half awake at that time! Tea is my drink of choice but I'm always conscious when people come round that I don't have 'real' coffee to offer them. Thankfully most people here don't seem to care.

Originally Posted by brissybee

There's an instant coffee I like here in Australia called Nescafe Greenblend (no ad intended) which claims to have more antioxidants than green tea.

I've looked on the UK supermarket sites and can't see it. Just wondered if you had noticed it anywhere in the UK? I'd be surprised if it wasn't over there.... but maybe there's a reason it's not!

Originally Posted by curleytops

Both OH and myself are primarily tea drinkers but every now & again we get the urge for a coffee...proper coffee that is. I'm also surprised by the number of people who still have nothing but instant, I haven't touched the stuff in decades. I've been searching for a reasonably priced smaller capacity drip coffee maker over here but they all seem to be 10 or 12 cup affairs. It would be handy to have when my Dad visits but not found anything that fits the bill so far so tea it is for now.

Originally Posted by Bevm

We use a Melitta system, jug and cone. It's as easy as a machine, IMO, but I'm not sure you can buy one over here. It's easy to make a small amount in it, and I saw fairly cheap cone paper filters in Sainsbury's the other day. Before, I'd only seen the Melitta ones which are horribly expensive, so we've been stocking up from visits to North America or Spain, where they're also cheap.

When we travel, we take the cone with us along with some filters. Then we can make coffee in a hotel, using the kettle and teapot.

Bev

Originally Posted by sallysimmons

I haven't noticed it (but that's no indication because I tend to pick up what I want without paying attention). It's on the Nescafe UK website here: http://www.nescafe.co.uk/product_det...uk.axcms?Id=12

Originally Posted by Former Laowai

Having spent the last 10 years in China, dairy products, decent bacon and sausages and all things made of pastry became a distant memory.

Now that I'm back I find I cannot walk past a bakery without buying a sausage roll or a nice pasty. Fresh milk is heavenly and don't get me started on the fresh bread and cheese. I've honestly put on 30 pounds in 7 months!

England is absolutely stunning and I never truly appreciated that in my previous life here. It's not just the food, but the countryside and sky is breathtaking and I'm about to begin work in Cornwall which is without doubt one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Only complaint is the tea... it's like dishwater!

Originally Posted by Bevm

We use a Melitta system, jug and cone. It's as easy as a machine, IMO, but I'm not sure you can buy one over here. It's easy to make a small amount in it, and I saw fairly cheap cone paper filters in Sainsbury's the other day. Before, I'd only seen the Melitta ones which are horribly expensive, so we've been stocking up from visits to North America or Spain, where they're also cheap.

When we travel, we take the cone with us along with some filters. Then we can make coffee in a hotel, using the kettle and teapot.

Bev

Originally Posted by curleytops

I'd not thought about a Melitta but it might be worth investigating. In the meantime, one of the first things I want to do when we get settled up in Yorkshire is have a visit to Betty's Tea Room in Harrogate. When I was still in Canada, Dad always brought me back some of their tea after a visit over here and I ended up saving it for special occasions.

Originally Posted by sallysimmons

I can highly recommend their Yorkshire Fat Rascals (speaking from experience )