When it comes to good quality loose leaf tea, it can be hard to justify the higher cost. There are so many benefits, though: supporting small farms, utilizing more efficient shipping methods, cutting down on the waste used by individually packaged teabags. If you’re still looking to rationalize the higher cost, think about steeping your tea more than once. There are some many benefits to a second or third steep!
Re-steep to cut down on waste
Yes, there are environmentally-conscious tea companies using composable packaging and sachets, but “reduce” is the first word in “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Good quality loose leaf tea can be steeped two or three times. That’s two or three tea bags that say out of landfills and compost bins. I love my little teapot 🥰 It makes the perfect amount for 2 or 3 mugs of tea per brew, and I use the same tea 2 or 3 time. That’s as many as 9 cups of tea, all without the use of teabags.
Steep again to make your tea last longer
Okay, so good quality tea can be pretty costly. When you think about a $4 box of Lipton tea with 30 tea bags compared to a $12 sample pouch from a quality seller, it can be tough to spend the extra money. Another great reason to steep more than once! Stretch out that dollar by stretching out that tea.
Get to know your tea better
Many tea tasters will steep more than once to get a deeper understanding of a tea’s flavor profile. The first steep brings out the more forward notes of a tea. The second can bring out more subtle flavors. The third can reveal some flavors you just couldn’t taste before. It’s kinda magical!
Don’t worry about getting jittery
And maybe the best part, you can drink it all day! Each time you steep the same tea, it decreases in caffeine. So the first brew of the day will pack the biggest punch, while the second and third will be pure sipping pleasure; no jitters.
