Iced Tea Bags for Loose Leaf Tea
Does anyone know of large tea bags that can be used to brew tea without it opening up? I have a large glass pitcher that I put a few prepackaged tea bags in half full. After 5 minutes or so I fill the rest with room temp water. I would like to start brewing with loose leaf tea, but the paper tea bags I see for sale are not really sealable. And the one heat sealable type for sale needs an iron which I'd rather not use. They also sell a metal mesh ball but it won't fit into the pitcher.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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I use the paper filters sold by Upton Tea, and the metal filter-clip they also sell -- fold over the top of the bag & the clip closes it securely, & it also has a convenient hook and chain so you can hang the bag into your pitcher or teapot and retrieve it easily when you're done. Look under Accessories at their website (http://www.uptontea.com/). They sell 2 sizes of bag, & IME the smaller is usually quite big enough.
I use them frequently to cold-brew ice tea in my fridge - approx. 4 tsp. for 2 quarts of cold water, wait for an hour or so.
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I use a cone filter like the Melitta ones shown here https://shop.melitta.com/itemdy00.asp... except I but the generic brand. I add the tea in the quantity I want and then sew yes sew the tops closed. I buy bulk Tazo Black tea for iced tea and make up a bunch of bags at a time. Sounds like a pain but it goes fast and is a cheep way to get tea the way you want it. Good luck!
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paulj
Mar 30, 2011 11:16 PM
I've used 2 types of bags:
Melitta ones - these are long, with an open top that is meant to hang over the edge of tea pot or cup. These may be the ones you don't like.
http://www.amazon.com/Melitta-Loose-Tea-Filter-Ct/dp/B000FKJNL2Japanese or Korean ones - these have a fold over top, a bit like the fold top sandwich bags. Some Asian groceries and mall stores like Diaso carry them.
http://perennialtearoom.com/makeyouro...
