Rena Sherwood said 2010-01-04 15:10:24 -0500

What Tea Has Burned Your Tongue Most Recently?

OW. I just burned my tongue on Yorkshire Gold. Tell me I’m not the only one this happens to.

10 Replies

TeaEqualsBliss said 2010-01-04 15:12:34 -0500

Oh no!!! It happens! :P Hope it heals soon!

Cofftea said 2010-01-04 15:13:24 -0500

Matcha. I dive in too early. Which really isn’t smart cuz then I jump and could easly dump it all in my lap. And even more unfortunately I put my tea above my well being so I’d be more upset about wasting matcha than my burn.

Kitch3ntools said 2010-01-04 21:55:13 -0500

all the time lol! my little sister got me this awesome travel mug that keeps hot liquids hot for 4 hours and cold liquids cold for 12 hours. and as a bonus for me SPILL PROOF!!! :D lol almost every time i use it i end up burning my tounge but not bad enough for me to stop trying/tasting it.

TeaEqualsBliss said 2010-01-05 14:26:05 -0500

Lucky Charms last night…I guess I wasn’t very lucky…

Cofftea said 2010-01-22 17:14:37 -0500

Any tea w/ a short steeping time like pu erhs or Japanese greens (Bancha, Gen Mai Chai, and Houjicha are notorious for this because they are to be prepared w/ boiling water). Longer steeping times, especially if you don’t use a cozy, allow the tea to cool before you decant and drink it.

Bethany said 2010-01-22 23:43:50 -0500

Ugh, I burnt my tongue (and lips) and pretty badly on some Ceylon today. Went to test it because the steeping time is shorter than I’m used to for a black tea, and accidentally tipped my mug too much and got a big gulp of it.

Cofftea said 2010-01-22 23:49:32 -0500

Yep, shorter steeping times will get you!

teaplz said 2010-01-23 03:09:20 -0500

This is why I always drink my tea with a spoon until it’s merely warm! :P

Cofftea said 2010-01-23 10:43:06 -0500

That’s a new one! Interesting:)

AJ said 2010-01-24 03:18:54 -0500

Murchie’s Uva Ceylon, which I drank at work. I burnt my tongue while scooping with a plastic spoon.