Mistakes that ruin your favourite drink: How not to make tea

For tea to be truly delicious, it is not enough to simply pour water over it. After all, making such a drink requires special attention and knowledge.

Therefore, the FoodOboz editorial team will tell you what mistakes are made when brewing tea and how to do it right.

Tea quality depends on type of tea

The flavor is best revealed in large-leaf tea. That's why it's worth brewing it. Besides, you need only a few leaves for one cup.

If you're used to packaged tea, you should give it up. They can put anything in the bag. It can be granules or small remnants of tea leaves. It is difficult to call such a drink of high quality.

You should choose tea that does not contain unnecessary chemicals and flavors.

Tea quality depends on water

Even if the water is boiled, this does not make it safe to drink. Therefore, you should not use tap water. It is best to choose bottled water.

What should be the temperature?

The taste of tea largely depends on the temperature.

For example, green teas and oolongs (a traditional Chinese tea that is an intermediate variant between green and black) are brewed with water up to 90 ⁰C, black teas, shu pu-erh (a type of Chinese tea), herbal teas, and blends - 95-100 ⁰C.

Tea should be poured with water that has just been heated. And you can boil it only once.

How to determine the water temperature?

1. Immediately after the kettle boils, the water temperature is 100 ⁰C.

2. If the kettle is turned off and the water is calm, the temperature is 95 °C.

3. After 3-4 minutes have passed, the temperature is already 85 ⁰С.