Comments on: How do you pour loose tea without leaves going through the strainer? http://www.buyingteaonline.com/152/tea-blog/how-do-you-pour-loose-tea-without-leaves-going-through-the-strainer/ Your Gateway to Great Tea Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:43:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: singletrack65 http://www.buyingteaonline.com/152/tea-blog/how-do-you-pour-loose-tea-without-leaves-going-through-the-strainer/comment-page-1/#comment-178 singletrack65 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:49:04 +0000 http://www.buyingteaonline.com/152/tea-blog/how-do-you-pour-loose-tea-without-leaves-going-through-the-strainer/#comment-178 Tea expands in water, while it's dry it falls through the holes in the strainer. I think it's better to let the leaves float free & pour through the strainer (now they are expanded & easily caught. You could always try a French press. It gives the leaves room to float around as well as a little show when you press the leaves down. Tea expands in water, while it’s dry it falls through the holes in the strainer. I think it’s better to let the leaves float free & pour through the strainer (now they are expanded & easily caught.

You could always try a French press. It gives the leaves room to float around as well as a little show when you press the leaves down.

]]> By: ken613uk http://www.buyingteaonline.com/152/tea-blog/how-do-you-pour-loose-tea-without-leaves-going-through-the-strainer/comment-page-1/#comment-179 ken613uk Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:49:04 +0000 http://www.buyingteaonline.com/152/tea-blog/how-do-you-pour-loose-tea-without-leaves-going-through-the-strainer/#comment-179 The answer is to use a strainer with a very fine mesh. The older type of strainer, usually metal with a pattern of holes in the bowl may look better but are not very good at preventing the smaller leaves from passing through The answer is to use a strainer with a very fine mesh. The older type of strainer, usually metal with a pattern of holes in the bowl may look better but are not very good at preventing the smaller leaves from passing through

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