A scientist revealed how to make the perfect cup of tea.
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Expert Mark Miodownik has revealed the four steps to making the perfect cuppa, which includes; always using loose leaf tea, always using soft or filtered water and leaving your beverage to brew for at least eight minutes.
Speaking to BBC Teach, he said: ''When you add hot water to loose tea leaves, convection currents swirl them around, allowing the fragrant flavours to diffuse
''Hard water contains much more calcium than soft water and this binds to the plant extracts in the tea leaves to form scum.
''Black tea leaves are crushed so the chemicals inside them get exposed to the air - a process called oxidation.
''So, while most people wait for well under two minutes, studies show we should be brewing for at least two and even up to eight minutes.''