New to big green egg and forum

CPFC1905 said:

GATraveller said:

CPFC1905 said:

Thanks for the welcome and messages.  
And don't forget  - I am very happy to explain the rules of cricket or how to make proper cup of tea at any time.

I would actually love to know how to make a proper cup of tea. 

OK,  two options;
1) In the mug - which is most common
2) using a tea-pot, increasingly rare but taste better.

Option 1;
Boil kettle.
One good standard tea bag in to the mug (PG Tips is your benchmark here - standard / English Breakfast is the only way to make a paper brew)
Very hot (not boiling) water on to the tea bag
Leave it for a couple of minutes (called the draw, or brew stage)
Tea bag out
Milk in.  Best with full-fat (upto 4% fat content - blue bottle) albeit people will look at you as if you are from the 80's as most commonly semi-skimmed (upto 2% fat  green-bottle) is used.  Skimmed (less than 1% fat) is hopeless - don't bother with that.
Without milk "black" is not unusual.
Add sugar to taste - most don't to be honest.  Except all members of the building trade and the military,  who take it NATO standard (white and two).

Option 2 - traditional approach with ceramic tea-pot and especially a tea-cosy (Google it)
Boil kettle.
Add some hot water to the teapot to warm it up,  put the cosy on.  (On the teapot, not you - albeit, putting the cosy on your head is virtually obligatory, if you are male and have a sense of humour of an 8 year old).
Once warmed up, water out and three tea bags in - as above. However, a teapot user is more likely to be a "posh tea fan" and explore the mysteries of Earl Grey, Darjeeling,or, Lapsang Souchong.  But frankly they all interfere with the test of your chosen biscuit (cookie as you might say).
Must be left to brew for three minutes minimum.
Locate your favoured  mug,  but more usually if using a teapot : a cup and saucer.
Milk in to the cup / mug first!
Pour tea in - darker the tea, the stronger the taste.  But three minutes or so to draw/brew is a good reference point.
Again -sugar to taste, see above.

There are many supplementary discussions to have about;  use of loose leaf tea,  choice of biscuits (cookies), dunking of biscuits, milk in first or second, size and more important thickness of drinking vessel - but frankly it's 4th July and I assume you have other more important things to do!