Tea - Bags v.s. Loose leaf

[speedy_thrills]

This poll will, of course, be used to justify the nationalisation of banks.

[Sleekitman]

Loose leaf at home. PG Tips Bags at work. I swing both ways.

[missdiane]

why did it let me vote for three?

Eta, I didn't realise you could set that up multiple answers, shows how many polls I start

Edited by missdiane on Thursday 29th January 23:37

[pokethepope]

missdiane said:

why did it let me vote for three?

you're the messiah.

[D14 AYS]

Apparently tea in teabags is a higher quality than loose!

[elle]

N/A

[elster]

D14 AYS said:

Apparently tea in teabags is a higher quality than loose!

Surely that depends on the tea.

[Shay HTFC]

D14 AYS said:

Apparently tea in teabags is a higher quality than loose!

If you visit the tea plantations out in Sri Lanka etc you will quickly find out the opposite. The tea we get, especially tea bags, are the low quality stuff after the rest of the world has been serviced. We get the 'dust' if I remember rightly.

[FourWheelDrift]

Depends on the tea bags used. PG Tips Pyramid bags in a cup with boiling water and left to stand for 5mins before taking the bag out is the best of the mass produced. Twinings Assam being the very best.

Similar with loose leaf if time and more than one cup to make.

[AndyAudi]

I'm a loose leaf man, about 10 cups a day of a couple of different kinds.

Although as supermaket available teabags go, I'm partial to Clippers Organic White tea.

[navier_stokes]

The majority of tea bags just contain tea "dust" as apposed to tea leaves.

So I vote loose, but it is a lot more hassle

[Penny-lope]

Nothing worse than finding a tea leaf in your cuppa

Hence tea bags for me

[shirt]

bags for english tea, loose leaf for green/black/jasmine etc.

[satchbot]

Use bags as it's the easiest (laziest) option.

[miniman]

If I could detect some small amount of improved flavour from loose tea, then I might consider the hassle of using it, but I can't. So I don't. So there.

[AndyAudi]

For those of you who complain it's more hassle, I have one of these.

http://www.bodum.com/b2c/index.asp?shpId=4&fam...

Result, I spend less time in the kitchen, can re-use my tea leaves and don't require to dirty a spoon guddling about with a tea bag.

[Alfahorn]

Twinnings Everyday Teabags for me.

[bomb]

You need to add another vote choice :~

I HATE TEA.......because I hate tea. Cannot bear the smell / taste of the devils water.

Coffee is king.

[Tanguero]

I am sure bags are fine if you like your tea to taste of wet paper...

Not to mention that almost all commercial bags are filled with the 'fannings' and 'dust' left after the decent tea has been sold at a premium.