Do you wash the green tea leaves under cold water before use?
1660780
I haven't and I haven't been tasting anything weird. I've never bought green tea loose before so I didn't think to wash them. What's the purpose to doing that?
1660781
I don't, I just fill my teaball and add hot water to my cup.I do keep my tea in the freezer to keep it fresh.
1660782
I definitely do NOT rinse the tea leaves. Rinsing would dilute the taste, and would be like making the tea with already used leaves.
1449643
I make cold tea with it. I use 30 leaves and 4 cups of water, bring it to a boil, simmer it for 20 minutes. It sits for about 12 hours and then I remove the leaves (squeeze them dry) and refrigerate it. I drink a cup a day, cold.
220683
Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was... » Read More Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. « Show Less
1324064
Yes you need to use a new bag each time. The tea isn't strong enough to recycle. I steeped a second bag in boiling hot water for 20minutes and it still tasted like water.
1405813
I wash mine all the time in the dishwasher. Since the water goes into the two parts pretty hot, I figured it wouldn't suffer in the dishwasher. The only problem I have so far is the Tea Leaf Basket has a hairline crack but it doesn't affect the performance or function.
970050
Hi Janice... I keep the water in the cleaner side if some left over from first cleaning. I use it later so it is cold and I've found itto work well... not sure if that is what manufacturer had in mind, but my experience shows it works. Perhaps mix in warm water and then let it cool???
1356183
I use very hot water just short of boiling. Never tried with cold water but I guess you could waste a teabag and try it out, right? Lipton does make a large tea bag just for cold water and it works very well.
1764449
To be honest it's hard for me to answer that because I really don't know how fine your tea leaves are. I use loose tea as well and I haven't done any tea fishing, so I think it'll be okay. I hoped that helped a little.
1174594
I mostly made sun tea, but I've washed it in very hot water in the dishwasher and had no problem
886563
I usually clean them in the dishwasher. I use the bottles primarily for water but also for instant tea. After tea, I wash them with liquid detergent, if away from home. This also removes any temporary tea stains.
834838
I have been washing mine in cold water on delicate. Low tumble dry. They have been fine for me.
981439
Sure, just leave the infuser out. I do it all the time. I make loose tea in the morning and decaf in a bag at night. I just rinse the pot in between. As to the comment not to buy it. I bought 3, one for me, one for my son and one for my daughter and they are all great. When I bought them they were on sale and are clearly seconds (mine has some black in the glaze on the outside) but they have been wonderful.
166942
Screw off the top. Pull out the strainer. Put in one to two pinches of loose tea. Replace the strainer. Pour in boiling hit water. Steep for a few minutes with the cap back on. Then shake a but as the tea leaves tend to settle. Then sip careful as the tea can be quite hot. When finished with the tea, remove the strainer and spent tea leaves as leftover tea can stain.
2160994
This has not been an issue I felt I needed to address.My opened bag resides in back of my modest pantry in its' original plastic bag.This particular bag has been open for a least 6 mos.As I live in Arizona,humidity is not a factor.When making my tea I simply grab a handful and place it in a quart pitcher of tap water and let it steep cold in my refrigerator. I prefer my hibiscus as cold tea. I have not been disappointed with the results.I do not remove the petals from the pitcher.I have even reused them after the first usage.
1394249
I just received mine a few weeks ago and have not had occasion to wash them yet, but it looks like they would be fine with a cold water setting, and if you washed them inside out.
1009714
Their instructions are pretty accurate. A one hour soak in piping hot water seems to do the trick, or a 24 hour soak in cold will also get the job done. Either way, the water is less green and has a nice apple-ish smell after soaking.
1087371
Tried loose tea leaves once. Used cold water and let it sit overnight. The tea was very weak and there was a lot of sediment in the pitcher. I will not try again.