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Always been my favourite cuppa , I purchased a box of tea bags the weekend and noticed the bags were square and not pyramid that they've been for years, they taste completely different and don't seem half as nice as they used to , WTF have they done to my cuppa

Downhill since they ditched the chimps.

It’s actually all in your head

Its a well known fact that things in square packets don't taste as good as things in pyramids. Its been known for years and is scientifically proven but because of the logistical issues of stacking pyramid shaped boxes of Shreddies, milk and tofu, Big Packaging have conspired against us. Its a real shame they obviously got to PG Tips as well, they were the last ones making a stand for us all. RIPyramid.

I only like the tea they grow in Yorkshire

You're confusing the 2d plane shapes of Euclidean geometry with 3d solid shapes but your take down of Big Packaging is basically correct.

As further evidence, consider how a sandwich cut in half diagonally to form 2 right angled triangles is infinitely tastier to one cut in half to form 2 rectangles

You can't beat drop of Yorkshire.

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:40 am You're confusing the 2d plane shapes of Euclidean geometry with 3d solid shapes but your take down of Big Packaging is basically correct.

As further evidence, consider how a sandwich cut in half diagonally to form 2 right angled triangles is infinitely tastier to one cut in half to form 2 rectangles

Also when you cut it in half diagonally you get more sandwich

Some very good point above regarding shapes, and especially in the context of a sandwich.

My dilemma is that, when preparing a sausage sandwich; what is the optimal layout pattern for the sausages so to maximise the effectiveness of the diagonal cut?

Vertical sausages

What shape bread are you using?

I've always bought PG Tips when available. The square (non-pyramid) teabags do have a very different taste, and the box I bought last month will be the last I buy.

CEB wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:29 amVertical sausages

But what happens to the sausages in the corners? Wouldn't a diagonal pattern, that divides along the anticipated cut point, be optimal?

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:50 am What shape bread are you using?

Assume ordinary sliced bread.

Best I've come up with and after all that careful cutting, you get a superflous bit of sausage as a quick appetiser.

I've just guessed measurements- 15cm x 15cm bread, sausages are 11.5cm x 2.5cm and this is based on one sausage(sliced lengthways) per half sandwich. If you were really mad, I guess you could slice the sausages horizontally, into little circles and fill it that way.

Excellent work. And it's interesting that the superfluous bit of sausage ends up also being a triangle.

2 sausages sliced in half long ways, first sausage laid down the middle either side of the cut, depends on dimensions but most likely without any further cuts. Second sausage cut approximately 2/3 v 1/3, 2/3 laid diagonally then 1/3 laid in the corner.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:37 pm

Best I've come up with and after all that careful cutting, you get a superflous bit of sausage as a quick appetiser.

I've just guessed measurements- 15cm x 15cm bread, sausages are 11.5cm x 2.5cm and this is based on one sausage(sliced lengthways) per half sandwich. If you were really mad, I guess you could slice the sausages horizontally, into little circles and fill it that way.

It's a sausage sandwich, not the Krypton Factor. This is way too complex.

BIGRON wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:03 am Always been my favourite cuppa , I purchased a box of tea bags the weekend and noticed the bags were square and not pyramid that they've been for years, they taste completely different and don't seem half as nice as they used to , WTF have they done to my cuppa

So many better brands out there , from Sainsbury’s Red Label , Yorkshire extra strong etc . My favourite is M&S own brand.

BIGRON wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:03 am Always been my favourite cuppa , I purchased a box of tea bags the weekend and noticed the bags were square and not pyramid that they've been for years, they taste completely different and don't seem half as nice as they used to , WTF have they done to my cuppa

With you on this - and you they're in pairs so you have to manually separate them out. I presume that's what the chimps used to do, so I feel like I'm taking a job from a chimp. Curiously my boss often says the exact same thing.

Same for us been using the new shape bags for the past month definitely taste different, why the f**k to they keep tampering with everything !!?

Barry's Breakfast Tea for me. Always bring a supply home when visiting Ireland!

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:06 am Downhill since they ditched the chimps.

Ron is correct. They have recently changed the blend. Bastards.

Hello BigRon

Couldn't agree with you more about the demise of the pyramid shaped teabags.
I don't like these square shaped bags at all.

I managed to find some old stock , on line , and I'm drinking them slowly...............
God only knows what I'll do when they're gone!

I don't have this problem with my orange pekoe tea. One has to use a tea strainer but the leaves are large, so all very easy. It is a shame that the brewed tea leaves have a resemblance to impressively long bogeys!