How to Store Your Loose Tea Leaves
Are you worried you’re not properly storing your loose leaf tea?
It often happens that there are days when we ask ourselves more things than usual. Today is probably one of those days, and the question that popped into your head was, “Will I be storing my loose leaf tea well?”
No one wants to see their tea go bad, as this could completely ruin your tea or even ruin its taste.
Sometimes it’s good to ask yourself questions, but it’s best to get the answers.
Today we will give you all the information you need to properly store your tea, and we will also inform you about how poor tea care can affect its quality.
But first, let’s look at the consequences of not storing your tea properly.
Consequences of not Storing Your Loose Tea Leaves Correctly
If your leaf tea is not stored correctly, then the quality and flavor of your tea can be seriously affected.
There are a large number of factors that can cause your tea to evolve into a low quality tea.
Some of the factors that may be affecting your leaf tea include excessive external moisture, storing various types of tea in the same place, and combining the same type of tea with different expiration dates, among others.
Now you know the factors that can cause a negative effect on your tea. Now it’s your turn to learn how to avoid those effects and how to keep the quality of your tea intact!
Good practices when storing your leaf tea
Do it correctly!
Tea, like all things, needs care.
In the case of leaf tea, there are several good practices when storing it in our home.
These good practices will allow us to enjoy for longer and in a better way all the benefits that tea offers us.
This is what you should do:
A dry environment is a safe place for your tea
The tea absorbs!
Tea is a plant that absorbs everything around it, be it smells, flavors, or, in this case, humidity.
The flavor of your tea can drastically change when it absorbs moisture. In extreme cases, moisture in your tea can lead to mold.
Mold is a greenish fungus that can be dangerous to eat. It is especially dangerous for people who suffer from asthma.
Do it for your health; keep your leaf tea in a dry place!
Keep your tea in dark places
Your tea must be fresh!
You should not confuse humidity with freshness.
When you store your tea, try to do it in a place where it is not too hot.
Heat can oxidize your tea, causing it to lose flavor, and as we all know, where there’s light, there’s heat.
One compartment, one type of tea
Don’t combine!
It never hurts to say that you should not combine different types of tea.
Each tea has unique properties that characterize it, some can relax you, while others can have a revitalizing effect.
On the other hand, some flavors may not mix well, which will make your tea taste funny.
To avoid all these inconveniences, avoid keeping two different types of tea in the same place or in close proximity since, as we said before, tea is a specialist in absorbing flavors and smells.
Avoid not only other types of tea but also other strong odors that may be in your kitchen.
Separate old tea from fresh tea
One tastes good, the other not so much!
We talked about not mixing one type of tea with another, but what about mixing the same type of tea?
If you want a consistent flavor in every cup of tea, then you shouldn’t mix the tea you just bought with the tea you had sitting in your pantry a while ago.
Unless you have already applied the advice we are giving you now, we do not recommend that you put two teas together, even if they are of the same type.
Older tea will have a milder flavor, while new tea will have a fresher, stronger flavor. By mixing them, you will lower the quality of your new tea.
Label your tea with its expiration date
Avoid confusion!
Labeling your loose leaf tea with the date of manufacture and expiration will let you know which is fresher.
In order not to lose the tea, finish using the tea that is closest to expiring.
If you follow the tea conservation and storage tips that we are providing, then consuming an old tea should not diminish its flavor!
Conclusion
You have done it!
Congratulations on getting here!
We hope that the time invested in reading this has been of great help.
In addition to providing you with information that may be interesting and useful, what we want is for you to prevent your tea from getting ruined and to preserve its qualities and properties as if you had bought it yesterday.
We wish you a great day!
F.A.Q.
Should loose leaf tea be stored in the fridge?
Loose tea leaves should not be stored in the refrigerator.
How long can you keep loose leaf tea?
You can keep your tea leaf for years in good storage conditions.
Is it okay to store loose tea in glass jars?
Yes, it’s okay to store loose tea in a glass jar.
Does Light damage loose leaf tea?
Light damages your tea. Keep it in a dark place.
