Hey Tea Drinkers!

[vercetti2021]

How do you prefer it?

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	Keep the bag in the cup
	2 (14%)
	Take the bag out of the cup
	12 (86%)
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[Big Blue Marble]

1. No bags.

I use loose tea and leave it to steep in the pot. Loose tea gives more flavor as the leaves are in direct
contact with the water. I also use an insulated pot so the tea stays hotter longer.

I do hate tepid tea.

[vercetti2021]

2. You don't use a strainer ball?

I've see people use those for loose leaf.

[Big Blue Marble]

5. I used to use a ceramic strainer ball.

I realized that even then I was not maximizing either the flavor or the health benefits
of tea.

[NJCher]

3. Loose tea here, too

Yes, better cup of tea but also I escape millions of micro plastics.

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Yes, the health benefits are a factor too.

But I went "loose" long before we knew about the micro-plastics. Later, I was
relieved knowing that was one health hazard I had avoided.

[vercetti2021]

7. Oh wow

Maybe it's time to switch then

[iemanja]

4. You have to take the bag or other vehicle for tea out of the cup or pot

Otherwise it over steeps and gets bitter.

[DFW]

8. IF it's a bag, take it out. If loose, no problem

And I always sweeten mine like the Russians do, or, at least, used to: with jam or marmalade.

My favorite: Constant Comment tea (with orange rind, cinnamon and cloves) sweetened with apricot marmalade. Боже мой!!

[electric_blue68]

9. microplastics and tea? Please explain...

(I know what microplastics are, just not in this context)

I've made my own ❤️ Chai. 👍

[sl8]

12. "These tea bags release billions of plastic particles into your brew, study shows"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/09/27/these-tea-bags-release-billions-plastic-particles-into-your-brew-study-shows/

These tea bags release billions of plastic particles into your brew, study shows

[...]

Hernandez, Tufenkji and their fellow researchers at McGill University tested four kinds of plastic tea bags in boiling water, and found that a single bag would release more than 11 billion microplastic and 3 billion nanoplastic particles. You would not be able to see the contamination with your own eyes; the researchers had to use an electron microscope. But it’s there.

Their findings were published in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology this month.

Gone in a Generation: How climate change is impacting America

The four brands of tea they tested came from regular grocery stores in Montreal. After emptying and cleaning the tea bags of any trace of tea leaves, they submerged them in water heated to 203 degrees Fahrenheit, and then they left the bags to steep for five minutes.

The researchers then examined the water for leftover particles, placing drops on a slide and examining them under an electron microscope. There, they could see particles of varying sizes, some a little larger, some frighteningly small. Further testing of additional samples revealed their structures and confirmed that the material was made of the same plastic materials as PET, a kind of polyester, and nylon. It was clear, Tufenkji said, that the plastic was coming from the tea bags themselves, not the tea.

[...]

[electric_blue68]

13. Oh, woah! I had no idea! ...

Thanks

Der.... It never occurred to me that those tea bags were
made of some kind of plastic! 😮

I only drank semi steadily for a few months.

I guess loose leaf in a metal strainer should I decide to
go back to it again.

[Marthe48]

10. Has anyone had bubble tea?

Also called Boba. My daughter treated me to my first cup on our way home the other day. I got iced black tea, with dairy milk, brown sugar vanilla, mixed original and textured tapioca.

The tea and flavors are mixed, and you get a bunch of the large tapioca and tubes of the textured. You drink it with a fat straw and every sip is a surprise. My daughter told me after her cup thst originsl is better. I thought it tasted good and was a lot of fun to drink.

[NurseJackie]

11. I take the k-cup out of the machine when done.