How many times can you reuse tea after you boil it once?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at
9:52 am
I’m not talking about the tea in bags or anything, I’m talking about the stuff you put into water and boil it, then drain the water out and you got the leftover tea leaves and stuff. Can you save it, and if yes where? How many times can I make tea out of this stuff before I got to get rid of it?
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Tea is an infusion from what the boiling water is able to steep out of the leaves. After it has been taken out it is not there anymore. It certainly will be weaker, and some flavors come out only the first time. If you keep it you must dry it so it does not mold.
once. the best results are obtained through the first useage.
I use loose leaf tea, and as a rule of thumb, I use a tea ball and only steep once. However, if I am craving tea that day, I will use again, but it’s much weaker and I am sure the nutrative qualities are far less than the first cup of tea.