Going loose leaf gives you access to better and more interesting teas though. And having a no-frills basic tea infuser that you’ll rinse afterwards, and a bag of loose leaf tea, at home and/or work isn’t really more inconvenient than bags.
Just like with my French press, I’m going to feel like I need to wash that every time. You also have to pay attention to how much you’re putting in there. I also don’t want more interesting teas.
You can say it’s just as convenient, but it’s not. And more importantly, it doesn’t FEEL just as convenient. I have a tea infuser. I use it. But not as often as I use teabags.
Yeah, personal preferences and feelings are what they are, no debating that.
You really don’t need to wash the infuser though. Even less than a french press. It doesn’t have that coil thing that may trap gunk, or leave scratches on the inside of the glass, just stainless steel.
And you don’t really have to pay attention to the amount of tea. Bag of tea, infuser, point bag at infuser and shake until the infuser is somewhere over bottom-covered but under half-full. Yes, you -can- get way more precise than that, but you don’t have to. And just like you learn if you want one or two bags, or steep it for a short or long time, eventually you just know.
Teabags don’t even come with their own holder. So you have to be aware of that cooling, coalescing gunk on a saucer the whole time you sip in your cup. A cold used teabag is one of the most unpleasant things in a middle-class household, whereas cold tea leaves are just wet plant stuff.
Also jin jun mei alone is 100% worth it, and the variety of oolongs doubly so.
Teabags don’t even come with their own holder. So you have to be aware of that cooling, coalescing gunk on a saucer the whole time you sip in your cup. A cold used teabag is one of the most unpleasant things in a middle-class household, whereas cold tea leaves are just wet plant stuff.
Yeah, I don’t use a coaster. I just steep it and then toss it in the trash whenever I feel like it. It’a lot less nasty than loose wet plant stuff.
Going loose leaf gives you access to better and more interesting teas though. And having a no-frills basic tea infuser that you’ll rinse afterwards, and a bag of loose leaf tea, at home and/or work isn’t really more inconvenient than bags.
Just like with my French press, I’m going to feel like I need to wash that every time. You also have to pay attention to how much you’re putting in there. I also don’t want more interesting teas.
You can say it’s just as convenient, but it’s not. And more importantly, it doesn’t FEEL just as convenient. I have a tea infuser. I use it. But not as often as I use teabags.
Yeah, personal preferences and feelings are what they are, no debating that.
You really don’t need to wash the infuser though. Even less than a french press. It doesn’t have that coil thing that may trap gunk, or leave scratches on the inside of the glass, just stainless steel.
And you don’t really have to pay attention to the amount of tea. Bag of tea, infuser, point bag at infuser and shake until the infuser is somewhere over bottom-covered but under half-full. Yes, you -can- get way more precise than that, but you don’t have to. And just like you learn if you want one or two bags, or steep it for a short or long time, eventually you just know.
Teabags don’t even come with their own holder. So you have to be aware of that cooling, coalescing gunk on a saucer the whole time you sip in your cup. A cold used teabag is one of the most unpleasant things in a middle-class household, whereas cold tea leaves are just wet plant stuff.
Also jin jun mei alone is 100% worth it, and the variety of oolongs doubly so.
Yeah, I don’t use a coaster. I just steep it and then toss it in the trash whenever I feel like it. It’a lot less nasty than loose wet plant stuff.