It has to be a mug, but only bone china will do!

I like mugs but only as you get more :)

massive mug at home because i like lots of tea. if i'm at someone else'd i'll take in whatever they give me. though i do find mugs easier to hold.

If I need my caffeine hit I will use anything, but hubby likes the biggest mug possible.

I like a nice big mug of Earl Grey. But I'm with dragonflyblue57 - it has to be bone China!

Check out the Leach pottery mugs for Seasalt. Have bought 2 and they are so beautiful and nice to drink from.

I'd say a mug if asked, but I wouldn't ask.

Mug or cup, depending on the occasion, but always bone china.

Cup and saucer or mug I don't mind providing it is bone china

Nothing better than a cup of tea served in a bone china cup and saucer

A big cup or a small mug :-)

Always a cup and saucer, early man drank out of mugs, and never, never a teabag in a cup.

• Steer clear of plastic, disposable mugs and use a porcelain/china cup

• Only use freshly drawn water for the kettle

• Once water is boiled, wait five second before pouring into cup or warmed teapot

• Brewing time between three to five minutes for optimum balance of flavour and strength

• Squeeze the tea bag 15x before emission

• Add five per cent of semi-skimmed milk to the cup before adding tea

• Wait for six minutes for the temperature to drop to 60C before drinking

Wow lots of bone china fans. I actually hate it - it always burns me. I only use a ceramic mug at home.

hmmm - bone china or not? mug or not? I don't really care as long as I get a large hot drink in whatever comes to hand. As long as it's CLEAN and not chipped! Can't say there's any beautiful or valuable pieces I use for everyday, they get broken too often in our household! Saying that I do have a lovely V&B crockery set and have the cups & saucers too but they get saved for special occasions and guests, but I believe Villeroy & Boch are porcelain aren't they???!!! Haven't had any complaints yet. Don't come to my house if you can't drink from anything but bone china. :)

https://www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk/cornish_home/kitchen/leach_pottery

These are the Leach Pottery mugs. Seasalt sponsor an apprenticeship each year and these beauties are the result of this year's student. Something for the Xmas list me thinks.

I should think it depends on the occasion. Everyday, a mug is fine for tea. But with guests or to make yourself feel pampered, cup and saucer, please. An of course, bone china!

Big white china mug for me please!

I never know where to put a hot mug on the wooden table and it would mean having a mat for it. I like china cups too and saucers.

Hello Tom,

Yes I am fussy about what my morning coffee comes in... I cannot abide mugs even the word makes me screw my nose up.. I do have to have bone china and white! Also it must be plain! Doesn't need to be expensive this little beauty is from Sainsbury's and £5! Can't get better than that... They look gr8 with other things on the shelf. I love them! ..... : ))

Regardless of the shape, cup, mug, whatever, I can't stand drinking out of anything thick and chunky and that includes cheap glasses for cold drinks. I think that's why there are so many fans of bone china on here. You want the cup/mug/glass etc to just be the vessel for what ever is inside and not have the feel of a big chunk of pottery clattering against your teeth to be the main sensation when you settle down with a nice beverage