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Preparation & Storage of Green Tea
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- Prepare green tea using some of the best-known principles for both the water & the tea. Also how best to store & safeguard green tea.
All Tea Is Green Tea
- All real tea is from one plant.
- Herbal tea is not real tea.
- All real tea is made from the leaves of the shrub (small tree) Camellia sinensis.
- Black, oolong, green, yellow, and white teas are all from Camellia sinensis.
- Some teas are processed or altered for flavors such as oolong and aged teas.
- Some teas have other ingredients added to enhance the flavor such as jasmine tea.
- Some teas are exposed to other flavors without those flavors being added directly into them such as traditional jamine tea.
Green Tea Trees (shrubs)
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BOILING WATER
- Never boil green tea.
- Boil the water, not the tea.
- Boiling the tea is cooking the tea and cooking the tea will extract bitter flavors.
- Don’t over-boil the water.
- Heat the water until it boils.
- Once the water boils, then stop heating it.
- Wait for the water to stop boiling before pouring the water onto the tea.
- Never use a metal pot for boiling water.
- Use only ceramic, ceramic coated, earthenware, stainless steel, or glass tea kettles.
- Black tea requires hotter water than does green tea.
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WATER SHOULD BE PURE & COLD
- Start with cold water.
- Do not use stagnant water.
- The longer the tea steeps, the stronger the tea.
- Use pure, filtered, or bottled water whenever possible.
- Let the tea steep in the water for 3 to 5 minutes for most teas.
- Run the water for a moment to clean out the water pipes.
- Water can carry the taste of metal; therefore, do not use metal pots or kettles.
- Rinse both pots and cups before using them to ensure that all soap residue is gone.
- Water the tea with cold water before pouring the hot water onto it. This reportedly lowers the bitter taste effect.
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TEA TOPS ARE BEST
- Use only top or middle tea, not bottoms, dust, or fannings (small parts).
- Do not stir the tea; let it steep.
- The tea leaves should have enough room in the infuser (what holds the tea in the hot water) to unfold allowing the water to pass through each leaf.
- Do not use plastic or metal cups.
- Use one teabag for every cup of tea.
- Squeeze out the tea bags into the pot before removing them.
- Put the tea in the water only after the water stops boiling.
- Drink the tea from a ceramic, glass, or earthenware cup.
- Compost or throw away the tea bags and do not put them in your cup.
STORING TEA
- Keep your tea out of any light.
- Keep your tea out of the air.
- Keep your tea away from heat sources.
- Keep your tea dry and away from moisture.
- Store your tea at room temperature or a little cooler.
- Do not store your tea next to walls or on the ground.
- Do not store your tea near spices, soaps, cheeses, or other items with a strong aroma or odor.
- Keep your tea fresh by keeping it sealed in an airtight and opaque container.
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CLEANING POTS & CUPS
- Rinse only.
- Never use soap.
- Use a brush if you need to.
- If a long time passes, then you may need to switch cups and let your favorite cup sit with baking soda in it for a while.
- Cleaning electric water-heaters requires reading the manufacturer’s recommendations and following them.
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Green Tea Menu
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Related Links (all are external links)
- 10 Proven Health Benefits for Green Tea: Healthline
- 10 Rules for Making Tea from England in 1941
- 17 Health Benefits of Green Tea
- Tea lover’s community: Steepster
Recommended Movie
- All In This Tea, which is available from Netflix and other sources.
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