What do you need to know about a tea strainer?
Tea strainers mean they’re serving loose tea, not tea bags. And loose tea means better quality tea. Tea strainers filter out tea leaves. Place a tea strainer on top of your teacup and pour your tea. The strainer will catch the tea leaves from going into your teacup. Since the tea strainer will catch tea leaves, I look for one that’s easy to clean.
Do you need a strainer for a Western style teapot?
Western-style teapots are usually made from ceramics or porcelain. They are bigger than most eastern teapots and most suitable for brewing tea in tea bags for 2+ people. Although you can brew loose leaf tea in a western-style teapot without a strainer, you will need a portable strainer for pouring tea into cups.
What kind of tea do you use in a houhin?
Houhin is a Japanese-style tea vessel without a handle and with a small spout. It’s good for brewing teas that don’t require boiling water. Houhin is usually tiny and used for gyokuro and sencha, all brewed with 50-75 degrees Celsius. It’s inappropriate for brewing black, oolong, white or pu’erh tea.
How is the best way to use a tea strainer?
My pick for best tea strainer. It’s elegant, with some weight so it’s not flimsy, and elevates the look of your tea service. Place the tea strainer on top of your teacup and use it to filter out the tea leaves from the teapot. The strainer is mesh so it’ll do a good job of catching small tea leaves.
What makes a tea infuser different from a tea strainer?
Infusers come in different shapes and sizes. They are made from metal, glass, plastic, ceramics or even wood. Unlike tea strainers, tea infusers usually hold a certain amount of tea leaves, and release flavor from small holes.
Western-style teapots are usually made from ceramics or porcelain. They are bigger than most eastern teapots and most suitable for brewing tea in tea bags for 2+ people. Although you can brew loose leaf tea in a western-style teapot without a strainer, you will need a portable strainer for pouring tea into cups.
Which is the least convenient type of tea strainer?
The least convenient type of a strainer for brewing tea are tube infusers. Tube and stick infusers have small holes usually on one end. They are only good for teas with a small, but not tiny particles that you plant to steep only once. Good thing is that you can remove them easily and you can use them as a “spoon” as well.
