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Tea preparation

To get the best tasting cup of tea you must know how best to prepare your tea. Tea preparation is an essential part to the perfect cup of tea as it is in selecting your favorite tea in the first place. You want to make sure you get a satisfying cup each and every time.

So ask yourself. Do I want a blend of tea that is already prepared in a bag? Or-do I want loose tea that I can blend myself. Each has its own qualities and unique flavors. Even the tea pot you choose to boil your water in makes a difference so choose a high quality one.

Loose tea is measured by grams and by grams I mean you will need 2 grams for each cup. You will need a measuring device for this. If loose tea is what you prefer then measuring will be simple and easy for you. Place your loose tea leaves in a filter basket for steeping and straining. These can be made from bamboo, metal or even paper. You will need 6 oz of water per cup. Make sure you have fresh cold water (filtered water is preferred). Boil the water first and then steep the tea. Depending on if you are making black, green, white or herb; the steeping or brewing process will range from 2 – 5 minutes: Black -3-5min, Green 2-3 min, white up to 2 min and herb 1-3 minutes depending on the herb. Remember the darker the leaf the longer it must steep for.

You will want to store your leaves for flavor and freshness in a glass jar, pottery caddy or tin can, and out of the sunlight. Steeping loose tea leaves and combining the different types of leaves is definitely for the tea enthusiast as it brings pleasure in creating your own blend and it does have a few more steps in preparation.

If you prefer your tea in prepared bags the preparation process is a much simpler process. You must boil your fresh filtered water first and the steeping time is the same as above. The quality of the tea isn’t lost when you choose a bag over loose tea. The main difference is choosing the blends of tea you prefer. Store you tea bags in jars, pottery caddy and tin cans and remember to keep them out of direct sunlight.

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