{"id":699,"date":"2025-07-23T11:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/?p=699"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:33:03","slug":"gen-z-are-making-their-tea-without-a-kettle-and-its-an-absolute-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/gen-z-are-making-their-tea-without-a-kettle-and-its-an-absolute-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z are making their tea without a kettle and it\u2019s an \u2018absolute violation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23730498 lazyload\" alt=\"Woman with a cup of tea\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1390882882-0c0f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>How do you make your brew? (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Brits, we&#8217;re famous the world over for <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/06\/uks-best-tea-bags-1-20-supermarket-ones-beat-twinings-pg-tips-21559223\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/06\/uks-best-tea-bags-1-20-supermarket-ones-beat-twinings-pg-tips-21559223\/\">enjoying a good cup of tea<\/a> \u2014 and proud of it.<\/p>\n<p>However, it appears that some of us have begun taking a rather, erm, <em>creative<\/em> approach to preparing <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/how-dark-do-you-go-brits-divided-on-the-correct-shade-of-tea-19463529\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/07\/how-dark-do-you-go-brits-divided-on-the-correct-shade-of-tea-19463529\/\">our morning cuppa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/17\/warning-squeeze-tea-bag-brewing-20664541\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/17\/warning-squeeze-tea-bag-brewing-20664541\/\">getting the kettle on<\/a> might be one of the first things most of us do on any given morning, it appears that isn&#8217;t the case for every age group.<\/p>\n<p>New statistics, which almost made us spit out our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tea\/\">tea<\/a>, reveal over half of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/15\/gen-z-stare-a-symptom-a-generation-whove-utterly-skrewed-23665505\/\">Gen Z<\/a> (those aged 18 to 27) makes their brew (brace yourself) in the microwave.<\/p>\n<p>The research, carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uswitch.com\/media-centre\/2025\/07\/its-a-traves-tea-58-of-generation-z-make-cups-of-tea-in-the-microwave\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uswitch.com\/media-centre\/2025\/07\/its-a-traves-tea-58-of-generation-z-make-cups-of-tea-in-the-microwave\/\">comparison experts USwitch<\/a>, found that three-fifths of Gen Z (58%) admitted to the practice, with a shocking one in six (17%) doing so every day.<\/p>\n<p>In news that probably has Earl Grey himself spinning in his grave, they aren&#8217;t even the only ones at it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23730619 lazyload\" alt=\"Person making tea in a microwave\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2166031548-5645.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Just&#8230; Why? (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/millennials\/\">Millennials<\/a> (aged 28-43) were the next most likely age bracket to prefer a nuked brew, with 32% of them admitting to the practice, and Gen X (aged 44-59) took third place, with 15% of them choosing to prepare tea radiation-style.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the list are the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/04\/infuriating-boomer-habit-making-even-harder-buy-a-home-22851037\/\">Baby Boomers<\/a> (those aged 60 to 78) and the Silent Generation (aged 79 and above), with just 10% of the former and only 6% of the latter using a microwave to make tea.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat proportion of each generation makes tea in a microwave\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gen Z <\/strong>(18-27) &#8211; 58%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Millennials <\/strong>(28-43) &#8211; 32%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gen X<\/strong> (44-59) &#8211; 15%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boomers<\/strong> (60-78) &#8211; 10%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silent Generation<\/strong> (79+) &#8211; 6%<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;I think I just witnessed a crime&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Unsuprisingly, the practice of microwaving tea has disturbed many.<\/p>\n<p>The practice is actually <strong>surprisingly common <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/20\/brits-divided-viral-tiktok-tea-time-alarm-pranking-americans-22758543\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/20\/brits-divided-viral-tiktok-tea-time-alarm-pranking-americans-22758543\/\">in America<\/a><\/strong>, and when stateside content creators have filmed themselves making tea in this way, it&#8217;s caused quite the backlash from Brits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think I just witnessed a crime,&#8217; and KerryManyLetters commented on one such video, &#8216;How? How can people not know how to make tea?&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tFollow Metro on WhatsApp to be the first to get all the latest news\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"256\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-19695292 lazyload\" alt=\"Apps With More Than One Million Users\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1632181964-e1700130460337.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Follow us to receive the latest news updates from Metro (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Metro&#8217;s on Whatsapp! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va7gy437oQhUmmYX9F2z\">Join our community<\/a> for breaking news and juicy stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@peachyfamilyuk\/video\/7414839963834961184\" data-video-id=\"7414839963834961184\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@peachyfamilyuk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@peachyfamilyuk?refer=embed\">@peachyfamilyuk<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I think I did really good for my first time, but leave your tips and tricks in the comments!  <a title=\"americanintheuk\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/americanintheuk?refer=embed\">#americanintheuk<\/a> <a title=\"cuppa\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cuppa?refer=embed\">#cuppa<\/a> <a title=\"cuppatea\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cuppatea?refer=embed\">#cuppatea<\/a> <a title=\"lotusbiscoff\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lotusbiscoff?refer=embed\">#lotusbiscoff<\/a> <a title=\"britishhumour\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/britishhumour?refer=embed\">#britishhumour<\/a> <a title=\"brittok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/brittok?refer=embed\">#brittok<\/a> <a title=\"uktiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uktiktok?refer=embed\">#uktiktok<\/a> <a title=\"satire\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/satire?refer=embed\">#satire<\/a> @Tetley <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c New Home - Frozen Silence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/New-Home-7060824478627940353?refer=embed\">\u266c New Home &#8211; Frozen Silence<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While another called it an &#8216;absolute violation&#8217; and a third said that microwaving tea fell under the category of &#8216;things that should be illegal but aren&#8217;t!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Others had a more emotional reaction. User @sillybillylilly wrote: &#8216;This physically hurts its not even funny there are tears in my eyes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile those who have attempted to make tea &#8216;American-style&#8217; in the microwave were less than impressed, with Irish creator Garron Noone (garron_music), describing it as tasting like &#8216;sterilised baby bottles&#8217;.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Would you ever make tea in the microwave?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why would anyone ever make their tea in the microwave?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As someone who considers themselves a self-styled brew connoisseur, it&#8217;s a question that I personally never thought I&#8217;d have to ask.<\/p>\n<p>However, it appears that there is, at least, some reasoning behind why the younger demographic might be turning to the microwave to make a brew.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Mathie, energy expert at Uswitch.com, remarks: &#8216;It&#8217;s possible that many younger people use a microwave because kettles are often banned in student accommodation, but this is a trend that&#8217;s growing with each passing generation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;While it seems like an affront to basic tea-making traditions, if it works for people, who are we to argue?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However you&#8217;re boiling your water, make sure you only put in the amount of water you need, as heating excess water can waste a lot of electricity&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How much does it cost to make a cup of tea?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23730579 lazyload\" alt=\"Woman making cup of tea on the hob\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.answerla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1692504236-d4f9.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Apparently, using the hob could save you some money&#8230; but there isn&#8217;t much in it. (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whatever option you prefer &#8211; kettle, hob, microwave &#8211; the cost of boiling your tea water is still only about 1p per cuppa.<\/p>\n<p>If you are really counting the pennies, then technically, a covered pan on a gas hob is the cheapest way to make tea, at just 0.74p. However, you&#8217;re gonna be waiting a while for that brew.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe cheapest way to make a cup of tea\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gas hob (covered pan)<\/strong> &#8211; 0.74p (in 217 seconds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gas hob (uncovered pan)<\/strong> &#8211; 0.84p (in 245 seconds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microwave<\/strong> &#8211; 1.03p (in 180 seconds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electric kettle<\/strong> &#8211; 1.11p (in 52 seconds)<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-start\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-end\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom centered\"><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom_cta_question\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"comment-now__label\">Would you ever make tea in the microwave?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you make your brew? 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