Used tea bags

superscotsman

in_my_wellies wrote:

We stopped buying teabags. A brew of loose tea in a tea pot only takes a second longer and costs less. I use a tea cosy and then we get a second cup for free!

PS Pottery pot is best but DH says metal - it does make a difference so try them both. (Bought from car boot sales for 50p)

I've got the physics degree here, so I can help you. The metal pots lose heat faster than the china ones. Warming the pot first is not an old wives' tale. It is firmly based on the laws of thermodynamics. If you warm the pot first, the heat lost will be less than if you brewed in a cold pot, so you will make a better cup of tea. Any excess tea can be kept warm longer by pouring into a vacuum flask.

The cafetieres used for making coffee, also make excellent tea.

Quasar

I put my used tea leaves discreetly under shrubs in the communal garden, where they go back to nature. Actually, I do this with all waste such as fruit peels, carrot tops etc. Keeps my rubbish volume very low, and recycle organic matter in the most natural way.

Easier done when it's dark, of course...

redballoon_2

if so where of how do i do it?

Dan29

Was it this thread?

redballoon_2

brillant, thanks. i tried searching for it and it didnt find it!

Thanks again---- off to clean the loo!

BikerKieron

Because my wife and her friends are all tea mad and this household seems to be more of a cafe I do get thru loads of tea bags and find this is a waste throwing in the bin, so can I please have some tips on what to do with used tea bags?

Thanks guys

ginnyknit

I put them in with the compost when Im planting as they (hopefully) feed the plants and rot down other than that they go in the compost bin

parsonswife8

Definately compost them.:D

Pink.

Hi BikerKieron,

I compost mine too, but found this interesting link.

This earlier thread has some ideas too: Tea bags I'll add your thread to it once you've had some more replies to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

katholicos

I compost mine and get my folks to save all their used tea bags and i compost theirs as well...we are a family of tea-bellies!