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    It is purportedly correct practice to also, if drinking with milk, pour milk in tea cup prior to pouring the tea.
    Community Answer
    For some this is a preference, for others it is not. Calling a preference "correct" or not is taking it too far -- ask people before making an assumption about the milk placement. Or, pour milk into milk jugs and keep the tea in the teapot and let people make their own choices by pouring their own milk and tea.
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    How many bags should I use for six cups of tea?
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    If you are making them in one teapot, two should be good, three at the most.
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    What is the term for swishing the cup of water around and then dumping it out?
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    That's "warming the pot." It sort of activates the tea leaves (they'll warm a bit when placed in the warmed pot), plus helps the teapot hold heat a bit longer.
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    Can you use vintage teapots?
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    Yes, but wash them very well and be careful. You do not want the teapot to rust, or even worse, have the rust get in your wonderful tea!
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    When using after steeping, is there a special way to remove the teabags?
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    If you are using tea bags with strings attached, hang the strings over the side of the pot and then use that to remove the tea bags after steeping. If no strings are attached, use kitchen tongs to remove the bags after steeping is complete.
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    Can I boil water in a kettle, pour it into a teapot, and add the teabags into the teapot?
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    Yes. This would work just as well as any other method.
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    Where is the appropriate place to put the teabag once the tea is ready to drink?
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    You can just throw the teabag away.
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