Teacup evolved

The Teacup evolved…. Imagine a normal cup – pretty Standard, round vessel with handle, one end open to allow liquid to be poured in. The basic design hasn’t changed for hundreds of years.

My new evolved design addresses some common issues, dunking of biscuits and the problem of the dunked biscuit falling into the cup and becoming difficult if not impossible to remove. The design is the same as a conventional cup except for 2 extended “slots” on either side of the cup about half an inch wide. This allows biscuits to be dunked whole. Those who dunk Rich Tea or Hob Nob biscuits will find this addition most useful.

The Cup is also fitted with a small stainless steel mesh that sits at the bottom of the cup, this can raised and lowered by a small lever on the side of the cup. This has 2 purposes, the first allows you to brew the tea in the cup and raise the tea bag with out the aid of a spoon. This will prevent any “straining” caused by squashing the bag with a spoon. Its second purpose is to extract biscuits that have been over dunked and fallen to the bottom of the cup. Simply raise the lever and the biscuit is brought to the top and can be removed thus preventing silt like residue from forming in your cup.

The third and possibly most exciting aspect of this cup is the small fan wheel in the bottom of the cup beneath the mesh. A small wheel on the outside of the cup operates this mechanism. Turn the wheel and the inner wheel spins and stirs the tea. (Once brewed, of course!). This bottom part of the cup unscrews to allow for cleaning.

So there you go an English cup for English Tea and Biscuits.

Tall skinny Mocha with Sprinkles? Pah!

Give me an Earl Grey with a selection of biscuits, to be enjoyed whilst watching the local Cricket team swinging the willow. Hows that!