topic Re: Teas in Community Chat

Teas

goldensrbest — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 15:56:43 GMT

Whole leaf,or tea bags?

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RedTop — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:05:05 GMT

tea bags only for me.

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CareBears — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:11:07 GMT

@goldensrbest Tea bags for me!

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NickNack — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:15:23 GMT

I use loose leaf for hot tea and tea bags or k-cups for iced tea.

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Shanus — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:16:50 GMT

I use either depending on time available.

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candys mine — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:22:08 GMT

WHOLE LEAF, WHOLE LEAF, WHOLE LEAF. A tea bag, no matter how high end, won't give you the same flavor as whole leaves that have had the room to unroll themselves and give all their wonderful flavor to the pot or cup. The teabag restricts the waterflow around the leaf pieces whithin it resulting in less flavor. Aside from that , many companies use their lesser quality tea in the bags saving their high end leaves for loose tea.

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GCR18 — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 16:56:13 GMT

Tea bags.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:10:27 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
I use loose leaf for hot tea and tea bags or k-cups for iced tea.

Same for me.

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hatetoiron — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:58:16 GMT

Only tea bags for this girl.

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goldensrbest — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:00:19 GMT

@candys mine wrote:
WHOLE LEAF, WHOLE LEAF, WHOLE LEAF. A tea bag, no matter how high end, won't give you the same flavor as whole leaves that have had the room to unroll themselves and give all their wonderful flavor to the pot or cup. The teabag restricts the waterflow around the leaf pieces whithin it resulting in less flavor. Aside from that , many companies use their lesser quality tea in the bags saving their high end leaves for loose tea.

I got some teavanna whole leaf, so good what brands do you buy?

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Reba055 — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:56:47 GMT

Whole leaf would be better

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:01:29 GMT

Right now tea bags.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:54:17 GMT

For me, I like powder...green tea matcha powder.

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candys mine — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:55:07 GMT

@goldensrbestI'm lucky, I have a Tea Lux tea shop close by that gets a brisk business so I get my tea from there. I love that place! Old building, Sturdy old wood and the ready to sell tea is stacked in shoebox shaped drawers that have wooden fronts to them. The place really reminds me of Olivander' wand shop! I like blck tea the best. Assam, Keemun, Darjeeling occasionaly but I need to try a cup first as they seem to have a Lot of variation from season to season and location. My go to cup is Yunnan. There is a whole world of tea out there to sample and it's no more trouble to get a tea steeper ( the kind that's like a cup that fits in your cup, not a tea ball) than to use a teabag. Enjoy your Cuppa cha!

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Vamp — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:23:27 GMT

Tea bags only for me. I like MarketSpice tea from Pike Place Market in Seattle. It is infused with orange and cinnamon oils. I don't care if it's a lesser quality of tea than loose tea, it's absolutely delicious the way it is, and I don't want to deal with the hassle of loose tea.

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Vamp — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:25:00 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
For me, I like powder...green tea matcha powder.

I add matcha green tea powder to my vanilla protein shakes. Yummy!

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De Anna — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 01:19:04 GMT

Tea bags only

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Susan in California — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 04:37:05 GMT

I love PG Tips from the UK. But now I'm thinking I should try it with loose leaves.

I have only used tea bags, and it is absolutely delicious with a little half and half and truvia (or a little sugar). It's been my afternoon drink for about fifteen years.

It can be purchased at better grocery stores, Cost Plus World Market or

on Amazon directly from the UK. I'm addicted.

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Harpa — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:54:06 GMT

Whole leaf for me - most of the time.

However, I will use Harney sachets for convenience or the rounds from Republic for quick green tea preparations.

Supposedly, they do something to regular tea bags. Bleach them or something?

Or, if I make iced tea, I am relegated to using the tea bags since I like store brand tea for no bitterness.

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sfnative — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 18:51:00 GMT

Whole leaf from "Upton Tea."

Usually order their English Breakfast and Darjeeling, but really, really enjoy their fruit teas for iced tea in summer. Always gift my daughter with several of their green teas.