New Teaspoon Advice Please

[WetPaint]

Using your finger and thumb to generate a pendulum like motion is superior to any rotational action. Molecules get trapped in the vortex, creating a sweeter cylinder in the centre of the mug, rather than an equally distributed sweetness throughout the whole vessel.

or something.

[Hugo a Gogo]

how about that whole dishwasher or hand-wash scenario?

and if dishwasher, head up or head down?

[SMGB]

WetPaint said:

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

Does anyone still use T cut for this? I bought some CrockGleem GlazeSave and GlazeShine polish at the London Spoon Fair last year. Even though it's American i highly recomend it. It can give the tea a minty tste though.

[Mr Roper]

SWoll said:

WetPaint said:

SWoll said:

Funniest thread I've read in ages.

The 300bhp post was a particular favourite. I am slightly disappointed that there hasn't been any fanboy fighting regarding which direction to stir in though.

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

I think you'll find that a properly controlled stir in a clockwise direction is the only way to ensure that the milk and sugar is correctly and completely mixed with the tea.

I fear I may have opened another can of worms mentioning milk and sugar...

Wrong....3 full 360 degree stirs then 1 sharp 360 change in direction.

[Faust66]

I’ve been using the same teaspoon at work since 2001... (and before anyone tries to be clever; yes, it has been washed on a regular basis).

Beat that.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Faust66 said:

I’ve been using the same teaspoon at work since 2001... (and before anyone tries to be clever; yes, it has been washed on a regular basis).

Beat that.

some sort of spoon bangernomics thread?

best used spoon bargains, maybe?

[SWoll]

Mr Roper said:

SWoll said:

WetPaint said:

SWoll said:

Funniest thread I've read in ages.

The 300bhp post was a particular favourite. I am slightly disappointed that there hasn't been any fanboy fighting regarding which direction to stir in though.

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

I think you'll find that a properly controlled stir in a clockwise direction is the only way to ensure that the milk and sugar is correctly and completely mixed with the tea.

I fear I may have opened another can of worms mentioning milk and sugar...

Wrong....3 full 360 degree stirs then 1 sharp 360 change in direction.

That may well work for you, but in the real world where most of us stir tea that method is far too likely to cause splashes and possibly even scalding.

Wind your neck in and stop trying to force your ridiculous 'rules' on the rest of us, especially when they are clearly dangerous. You should have realized by now that some posters on PH will blindly follow any advice they are given.

Hugo a Gogo said:

some sort of spoon bangernomics thread?

best used spoon bargains, maybe?

How about a "spoon of the week" thread on fridays? Would certainly set me up for the weekend.

Edited by SWoll on Friday 26th October 11:55

[Vieste]

I use to make my own wooden spoons.

[Hugo a Gogo]

not those terrible replica spoons I hope?

[omgus]

SWoll said:

Mr Roper said:

SWoll said:

WetPaint said:

SWoll said:

Funniest thread I've read in ages.

The 300bhp post was a particular favourite. I am slightly disappointed that there hasn't been any fanboy fighting regarding which direction to stir in though.

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

I think you'll find that a properly controlled stir in a clockwise direction is the only way to ensure that the milk and sugar is correctly and completely mixed with the tea.

I fear I may have opened another can of worms mentioning milk and sugar...

Wrong....3 full 360 degree stirs then 1 sharp 360 change in direction.

That may well work for you, but in the real world where most of us stir tea that method is far too likely to cause splashes and possibly even scalding.

Wind your neck in and stop trying to force your ridiculous 'rules' on the rest of us, especially when they are clearly dangerous. You should have realized by now that some posters on PH will blindly follow any advice they are given.

SWoll you should stop letting Mr Roper and his Institude of Advanced Stirrers BS bother you.

We both know that in the real world you sometime can't follow their rules but the fact that people like him have time to do the AIS stuff should be applauded, us workers struggling to keep our spoons stirring don't live in the same world.

[Shaw Tarse]

Has anyone got the classic one, that have a rose on the handle?

[SWoll]

omgus said:

SWoll said:

Mr Roper said:

SWoll said:

WetPaint said:

SWoll said:

Funniest thread I've read in ages.

The 300bhp post was a particular favourite. I am slightly disappointed that there hasn't been any fanboy fighting regarding which direction to stir in though.

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

I think you'll find that a properly controlled stir in a clockwise direction is the only way to ensure that the milk and sugar is correctly and completely mixed with the tea.

I fear I may have opened another can of worms mentioning milk and sugar...

Wrong....3 full 360 degree stirs then 1 sharp 360 change in direction.

That may well work for you, but in the real world where most of us stir tea that method is far too likely to cause splashes and possibly even scalding.

Wind your neck in and stop trying to force your ridiculous 'rules' on the rest of us, especially when they are clearly dangerous. You should have realized by now that some posters on PH will blindly follow any advice they are given.

SWoll you should stop letting Mr Roper and his Institude of Advanced Stirrers BS bother you.

We both know that in the real world you sometime can't follow their rules but the fact that people like him have time to do the AIS stuff should be applauded, us workers struggling to keep our spoons stirring don't live in the same world.

It's just another perfect example of the massive cultural divide between the upper and working classes IMHO.

Mr Roper is well aware that without the proper equipment and training that his so called 'methods' are nigh on impossible to properly complete and likely to be dangerous in the hands of all but a select few, but is unwilling to offer any objectivity in his post.

Boils my piss, it really does.

[vixen1700]

Shaw Tarse said:

Has anyone got the classic one, that have a rose on the handle?

Like these?

[Mr Roper]

omgus said:

SWoll said:

Mr Roper said:

SWoll said:

WetPaint said:

SWoll said:

Funniest thread I've read in ages.

The 300bhp post was a particular favourite. I am slightly disappointed that there hasn't been any fanboy fighting regarding which direction to stir in though.

I'm sorry. STIR?

A simple horizontal movement is sufficient. Stiring would make it more likely that the spoon would touch the side of the cup/mug, causing scratches.

T-Cut is not advisable in tea.

I think you'll find that a properly controlled stir in a clockwise direction is the only way to ensure that the milk and sugar is correctly and completely mixed with the tea.

I fear I may have opened another can of worms mentioning milk and sugar...

Wrong....3 full 360 degree stirs then 1 sharp 360 change in direction.

That may well work for you, but in the real world where most of us stir tea that method is far too likely to cause splashes and possibly even scalding.

Wind your neck in and stop trying to force your ridiculous 'rules' on the rest of us, especially when they are clearly dangerous. You should have realized by now that some posters on PH will blindly follow any advice they are given.

SWoll you should stop letting Mr Roper and his Institude of Advanced Stirrers BS bother you.

We both know that in the real world you sometime can't follow their rules but the fact that people like him have time to do the AIS stuff should be applauded, us workers struggling to keep our spoons stirring don't live in the same world.

And there's me thinking everyone adopts the 'centrifugal action' with a twist method.

Go back to your safe milkshakes and straws poofs.

[Vieste]

Hugo a Gogo said:

not those terrible replica spoons I hope?

No proper hand made from teak.

[drivin_me_nuts]

SWoll said:

.....

Boils my piss, it really does.

And quite possibly a marginal improvement on supermarket economy teas.

...

Now, with regard to stirring etiquette, is it acceptable to tap the spoon on the side of the cup after stirring? If so, how many is indeed correct. A single tap to confirm the tea is stirred and job done, or the double tap, just to make sure the tea is well and truly dead and ready to be consumed?


Edit: Is there any demand for a deltic teaspoon? I do believe one should impress the mother in law with stiring both her tea and her daughter's simultaneously. I do believe this is the method used by some to impress and hence guarantee inheritance.

[BorkFactor]

I am getting some odd looks in the library for trying to hide the fact that I am laughing at this thread... Brilliant!

[bobbo89]

Shaw Tarse said:

Has anyone got the classic one, that have a rose on the handle?

How about a kind of Rose and an MG emblem?

[joe_90]

BorkFactor said:

I am getting some odd looks in the library for trying to hide the fact that I am laughing at this thread... Brilliant!

Why are you are the library? Does not compute, just use google from home???

[Faust66]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Faust66 said:

I’ve been using the same teaspoon at work since 2001... (and before anyone tries to be clever; yes, it has been washed on a regular basis).

Beat that.

some sort of spoon bangernomics thread?

best used spoon bargains, maybe?

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