🍃🫖 Disposable Tea Bags - Benefits and Uses 🫖🍃

Those of you following me for a while know I’m a huge fan of my basket strainers. I use mine daily and, most days, more than once. But when I’m not home or traveling, I reach for my disposable tea bags.

Why? What’s the difference?

The biggest pro for disposable tea bags is the convenience. They’re small, flat, and easily tossed into your suitcase. They weigh almost nothing if you’re flying. You could also pre-fill them with your favorite teas so you’re ready to brew a cup whenever the desire strikes. However, if you have multiple kinds of tea, you would want to put each tea into its own Ziploc bag to prevent flavor transfer.

Again, I love my basket strainers, but they take up additional space when you travel and can get crushed in your suitcase or carry-on. Plus, you have to rinse them out instead of just throwing them away like you can with disposable tea bags.

I do have a basket strainer with folding handles and a sturdy traveling case that protects it if you want to take a basket strainer with you.

Disposable tea bags are very convenient. I carry different kinds in the store. The tea bags we use most in the store, and the ones I recently took with me on a trip, are the original Personal Disposable Tea Bags.

They work like the old-time Ziploc baggies with the fold-over top.

Open the bag, put in your tea, fold over the flap, put the bag in your cup, cover with hot water, steep for the desired time, and voilà, you have a perfectly brewed cup of your favorite tea.

These bags are perfect for making a hot or cold brew. On my recent trip to visit my daughter, I made iced tea for day drinking, no alcohol involved LOL, and hot tea in the evening, all brewed in disposable tea bags. It was very convenient to brew all the cups at the same time instead of waiting to use her single basket strainer for each blend.

I also have Drawstring Personal Disposable Tea Bags. I love these for teas that have a lot of tiny particles that I don’t want to invade my cup. They stay tightly closed so you don’t have bag failure. You could also pre-fill these just like the original bags.

The other option is Tea Sacs.

They work differently than the other bags. Tea Sacs have an opening at the top of the sack that allows you to add your tea. The drawback is there’s no way to seal the bag unless you use a Tea Clasp (which I carry). You would just drape the top of the bag over the edge of your cup while you brew your tea. These have been around for a long time and have a loyal following, so if you use them and like them, no worries about switching.

One last thing about the disposable tea bags and Tea Sacs: both are biodegradable. If you are home, you can toss them into your garden or flower beds, and your plants and trees will love you for it.

Do you have any questions or need a tea suggestion? Feel free to reply to this email, call, or text. We're here to assist you every step of the way!

~Dani

Disclaimer: This newsletter is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. It is not to replace the advice of a qualified healthcare or medical professional.