Tea-loving Brits were left unimpressed after a woman shared her cheap ‘trick’ for making a cup of tea – using the radiator.
Mum-of-two Whitney Aincough, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, revealed her brewing hack on social media; but he has not convinced anyone with his method.
The 30-year-old filled her cup with cold water, dropped her tea bag with four sweeteners in it and then placed it on the radiator.
After doing so, he approached the heating device in his house and turned it up to 27 degrees.
She returned to the preparation 30 minutes later and stated that it was ready to prepare with a splash of milk.
Mum-of-two Whitney Aincough, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has created a cup of tea ‘trick’ in which she uses a radiator to make it.
Whitney also suggested leaving freshly brewed tea on the radiator to keep it warm throughout the day.
Speaking in the clip, she said: “Come make a cup of tea with me on the radiator, take your cold water, your tea bag, four sweeteners and this will go into the radiator… then we’ll check again in a minute.”
‘This is really warm, can you see? It’s the right time to add some milk as you normally would…it has dissolved nicely.
‘Do you know what to say about what’s been done to the radiator? That’s really good.
“So when you get up in the morning, you turn on the radiators, you make your cup, you come back to it and after half an hour you have a team cup ready.”
The 30-year-old filled her cup with cold water, dropped her tea bag with four sweeteners in it and then placed it on the radiator.
He then walked over to the heating device in his house and turned it up to 27 degrees to heat the cup.
Whitney even suggested another ‘trick’ that leaving freshly brewed tea on the radiator could keep it warm all day.
Tea lovers were left baffled by the video, with some saying she had made making tea much more complicated.
She continued: ‘Another trick too, if you have a cup of tea and you want to keep it warm… put it on the radiator while you’re at home, come back and it’s still warm. Follow me for more tips.’
Despite claiming it as a gimmick, the average cost of running a radiator for half an hour in the UK is significantly more expensive than boiling the kettle.
The average price for a UK home to use central heating for half an hour is £0.72, while boiling a kettle would cost just £0.01.
Tea lovers were left baffled by the video, with some saying she had made making tea much more complicated.
Jackie Traynor said: “Or you can just boil the kettle.” Becky Quayson added: “30 minutes, you don’t want to pay the heater bill.”
Sarah Jane Hollinsworth said: ‘It is easier and cheaper to boil the kettle. Some of us can’t afford to put in radiators.
Charlotte Hargreaves said: “Keep the teapot, darling.” Gemma Caven stated: “If I did that, my husband would divorce me before we were married.”