My dear sweet neighbor travels to Tibet often and gifts me with Tea treasures. Last week she gave me a beautiful black box of Himalayan Holy Tea. I used a special Chinese tea pot with matching cups. Just made 3 cups of a wonderful, smooth tea. So good.
If you do the second method, have both a brewing and serving vessel and strain all the tea once it’s done steeping, otherwise it’ll oversteep and become bitter
im planning on trying some loose leave tea and i wasn't sure what brewing method to use but thanks to you now i know that you can brew loose leave tea in a french press
As a British 🇬🇧 person i approve of your use of a press. I have been using an Assam Tea press for decades. An excellent way to make a brew. One criticism of the video, he didn't warm his pot first. It sucks the heat straight of the boiling water. You need to retain as much heat as possible for the process. The step of warming the pot first will significantly improve your cuppa.
Beautiful and so insightful!! I've been using the balls but the leaves escape at times so I've been looking for a better method and I think the filters are going to be my next purchase! I love the French pot as well but anything to help simplify clean-up is going to be my bff!
Yep I use all of these👍. I have every form of Tea you can think of and loose leaf is always king. I have over 75 different tea pots of many different cultures, however the French Press is amazing for coffee and Tea, I have three of them.
I have different size stainless steel french presses. Between uses, I line them up on the back of my glass-top stove and they really sparkle along with my English teapot!
I find that the tea steeper is much more universal. Playing around with temperature, amount and time can make a single type of loose tea feel and taste quite different.
Gongfu brewing you guys! 150 ml gaiwan, cup, fairnesspitcher, filter and (in the case of black tea) 4~5 gr of real loose tea (whole leaf, not crushed) in 100ml of water for 10~15 seconds, about 9 infusions every time + 5 sec ;)
My only question is, is the tea ball or any stainless steel material safe to use when using it to steep our tea? My parent urge me not to use it because it’s made from stainless steel, and they said that since tea contains a variety of chemicals that will react with stainless steel, it promote the release of chromium, and harm health. In the long run, it will increase the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. I question them and the sources that they found and I wonder if it’s really true or not. What do you think?
Your comment made me curious too. I found one article at pubmed titled "Trace element content in tea brewed in traditional metallic and stainless steel teapots". I hope it provides you with any useful insights: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23712458/
Yes, that would work, however you would need to rise out the kettle afterwards. Also you would need to use a tea strainer unless you like leaves in your cup. Thank you for your question. Cheers!
Does the tea over steep if you keep it in the French press for another cup after you finish the first? Or is it better to put enough water in for one cup, steep, plunge and pour. Then after drinking, add another tea cup of water and repeat the process with the same grounds… if just having 2 cups. I mainly drink English Black and some Scottish black teas. Thanks.
It is more about steeping time than anything. If you leave it in too long, it will get bitter. Perhaps a smaller french press would suit your needs better. Cheers!
I know leaving tea leaves inside teapot for long time is bad, but its kind of a waste to just throw them away. So is it okay to just throw away the tea leaves and leave the tea water in the teapot? Cause i heard bacteria might grow in the tea water inside the teapot, but thats when the leaves are present inside the pot
You can usually brew tea twice before the flavor weakens too much, but definitely discard leaves from the teapot same day to avoid bacteria. Drink responsibly! 😅
I’m at a loss when It comes to water type. I tried bottled spring. Spring from glass. Filtered britta and alkaline. I can’t tell if I have a shitty palet or if my tea is ass. I mainly brew tiesta tea. I feel like I am not using the right water.
5:50, big nono. plastic materials especially with hot water is a BIG no no. anyone reading this you should inform your self of the danger of microplastics. one should aim to reduce as much using containers from storing food/ drinks to especially making them from plastic and incorporate as much stainless steel, glass, ceramic as possible. this cheap French one has a lot of plastic into it, and especially with the manner it will be used with hot water will inevitably leach a lot into the tea if you are cooking in Teflon, that will leach plastics into your food, just to give an idea. and then any kind of plastic spatulas and so on.
Infuser basket with a handle. Deep loose wire basket. One cup at a time or use it in a pot. Easy to clean, easy to fill. Tea balls, bags and French presses are a waste of time. Most infusers are too shallow or too tight of a mesh.
I use my Aeropress to make my tea. My fellow Brits think I'm terribly uncivilised. The problem with straining out the leaves is that your country Granny can't read the leaves to tell you your fortune.
"I'm going to show you how to steep your loose leaf tea. Then I'm going to kill, cook, and eat you..." JK. Well done and informative. Change the narration style, tho. It comes across as creepish.
My dear sweet neighbor travels to Tibet often and gifts me with Tea treasures. Last week she gave me a beautiful black box of Himalayan Holy Tea. I used a special Chinese tea pot with matching cups. Just made 3 cups of a wonderful, smooth tea. So good.
What is the best way to make loose leaf tea ?
Oh my goood take a video on how you make your tea please. 🤍
If you do the second method, have both a brewing and serving vessel and strain all the tea once it’s done steeping, otherwise it’ll oversteep and become bitter
Thankyou
im planning on trying some loose leave tea and i wasn't sure what brewing method to use but thanks to you now i know that you can brew loose leave tea in a french press
As a British 🇬🇧 person i approve of your use of a press. I have been using an Assam Tea press for decades. An excellent way to make a brew.
One criticism of the video, he didn't warm his pot first. It sucks the heat straight of the boiling water.
You need to retain as much heat as possible for the process.
The step of warming the pot first will significantly improve your cuppa.
I thought I was ghetto for using the french press for tea!!🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for teaching me that I was thinking outside of the box 💪💪
You’re welcome 😊
I'm British 🇬🇧 and, consequently, an expert on tea.
I have been using a glass Assam Tea press for decades. An excellent way to brew a cuppa 🍵
I always use the French press for brewing loose leaf tea.
Beautiful and so insightful!! I've been using the balls but the leaves escape at times so I've been looking for a better method and I think the filters are going to be my next purchase! I love the French pot as well but anything to help simplify clean-up is going to be my bff!
Such a calming video
Cheers!
Yep I use all of these👍. I have every form of Tea you can think of and loose leaf is always king.
I have over 75 different tea pots of many different cultures, however the French Press is amazing for coffee and Tea, I have three of them.
I have different size stainless steel french presses. Between uses, I line them up on the back of my glass-top stove and they really sparkle along with my English teapot!
I find that the tea steeper is much more universal. Playing around with temperature, amount and time can make a single type of loose tea feel and taste quite different.
😅😊😊
Here I am just using a kettle but this was still relaxing and entertaining to watch. Much love from Sweden
Lucky!!!!! I wanna be in Sweden
Great video. Perfectly explained and good options. I'll be trying the steeper for one cup. Thank you.
i tried the 2nd method it worked perfectly, i didn't have a tea strainer but i had a different type of small strainer that worked the same.
Gongfu brewing you guys! 150 ml gaiwan, cup, fairnesspitcher, filter and (in the case of black tea) 4~5 gr of real loose tea (whole leaf, not crushed) in 100ml of water for 10~15 seconds, about 9 infusions every time + 5 sec ;)
Such a cool video, I think your voice is perfect for this kinda video
Excellent video. Thank you!
Lovely video, I like so much the way you explain and talk. Thank you
My pleasure 😊
Thankyou!! I have been using way too many tea leaves, now how do I keep my tea from going cold lol
Classy. Love it. Your voice is lovely and soothing.
Very informative. Thank you so much. 🙂
Just finding. I lo❤my teas.
I love your videos! Thanks for the info!
You are so welcome!
Great video! What's the background music?
I have the same one from Ikea great info thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
I find your voice just as soothing as my tea lol
Also can you reuse the leaves or does it make it bitter?
May i ask? How many grams you use tea leaf? (Sorry if my english bad, i hope you understand my question)
Well idk if is usefull anymore, but i use 2 grams per 250 ml, is a good measure tbh
@thechinocorp007 are you use sugar too when making tea?
@@RoySTYX hell yeah, i don't like it without it
My only question is, is the tea ball or any stainless steel material safe to use when using it to steep our tea? My parent urge me not to use it because it’s made from stainless steel, and they said that since tea contains a variety of chemicals that will react with stainless steel, it promote the release of chromium, and harm health. In the long run, it will increase the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. I question them and the sources that they found and I wonder if it’s really true or not. What do you think?
Your comment made me curious too. I found one article at pubmed titled "Trace element content in tea brewed in traditional metallic and stainless steel teapots". I hope it provides you with any useful insights:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23712458/
😊 Thank you!
I think I just leveled up my Tea Game 🙂.
So where do I buy the leaves from the store I go to doesn't have them
You probably shouldn’t use hot water if you can’t figure that out, yet you have access to google
Thank you. Where do you purchase the paper tea filters with the fold-over flaps? We can only find the ones with drawstrings, which we do not want.
Very good Advice now I know how to use my French press that I have more than a year
Splendid! Cheers!
What is recommended amount of time
It depends on which tea, usually wherever you buy it from will tell you.
Thank you
I'm going to get all three methods except for the bags.
Quality video thank you!
I have a regular tea kettle. Could I heat the water first, and then put the tea leaves in? Thank you in advance for a response!
Yes, that would work, however you would need to rise out the kettle afterwards. Also you would need to use a tea strainer unless you like leaves in your cup. Thank you for your question. Cheers!
I'm bit wondering whether metal infuser/steeper would give its iron smell to tea...
If it is stainless, it should be no problem. Cheers!
Hi. Thanks for the video! How many gram of tea per 100ml of water?
How many cups a day can you drink
Does the tea over steep if you keep it in the French press for another cup after you finish the first?
Or is it better to put enough water in for one cup, steep, plunge and pour. Then after drinking, add another tea cup of water and repeat the process with the same grounds… if just having 2 cups.
I mainly drink English Black and some Scottish black teas.
Thanks.
It is more about steeping time than anything. If you leave it in too long, it will get bitter. Perhaps a smaller french press would suit your needs better. Cheers!
What mug is that?
I know leaving tea leaves inside teapot for long time is bad, but its kind of a waste to just throw them away. So is it okay to just throw away the tea leaves and leave the tea water in the teapot? Cause i heard bacteria might grow in the tea water inside the teapot, but thats when the leaves are present inside the pot
You can usually brew tea twice before the flavor weakens too much, but definitely discard leaves from the teapot same day to avoid bacteria.
Drink responsibly! 😅
We may be biased by loose tea is the best method, we will never return to using tea bags.
That French press will be added to my collection of tea 🫖 gadgets
I’m at a loss when It comes to water type. I tried bottled spring. Spring from glass. Filtered britta and alkaline. I can’t tell if I have a shitty palet or if my tea is ass. I mainly brew tiesta tea. I feel like I am not using the right water.
Great video! You didn't mention any amounts of tea to use!
Great ASMR voice!
5:50, big nono. plastic materials especially with hot water is a BIG no no. anyone reading this you should inform your self of the danger of microplastics. one should aim to reduce as much using containers from storing food/ drinks to especially making them from plastic and incorporate as much stainless steel, glass, ceramic as possible. this cheap French one has a lot of plastic into it, and especially with the manner it will be used with hot water will inevitably leach a lot into the tea
if you are cooking in Teflon, that will leach plastics into your food, just to give an idea. and then any kind of plastic spatulas and so on.
Excellent. Thank you.
Wait just two minutes I have to go tea tinkle, I will be right back 😋
Great
You should make an ASMR channel centered around tea lol. I would watch.
On order now lol 😆
Thank you! Which is your "personal favorite method"? Did I miss it?
Does he ever say how much tea per cup of water?
Problem with these methods is tea dust. I filter through a coffee filter In a measuring cup.
I do the same with a steel mesh tea strainer and the coffee filter on the outside so no dust goes thru.
My glass just broke on my French press and I’m 😞
Great and informative video, but that weird swirl motion with the hand whenever he picks something up got annoying fast lol. Still, pretty helpful.
Infuser basket with a handle. Deep loose wire basket. One cup at a time or use it in a pot. Easy to clean, easy to fill. Tea balls, bags and French presses are a waste of time. Most infusers are too shallow or too tight of a mesh.
Can you reuse the tea leaves?
Used tea leaves can be repurposed as plant mulch.. or maybe if you're not interested in that, some arts and crafts? 😅
Shame he's using a plastic kettle. Should be glass.
I wanna find some locals to learn from this is driving me insane
the best way to make Tea is using the covered bowl.
I use my Aeropress to make my tea. My fellow Brits think I'm terribly uncivilised. The problem with straining out the leaves is that your country Granny can't read the leaves to tell you your fortune.
Even on 2x speed it was too slow
Great voice. I totally disagree with that top comment. 😊
He definitely have cats
French press!
Gaiwan. No other way
Dude what's with the "creepy voice".......freakin me out
Lmaooo
Soft porn activated
😅
what?
Let's hear your voice.
Kinda getting American Psycho vibes from this
You talk so slow that 1.5x makes you normal. Ty for vid tho
"I'm going to show you how to steep your loose leaf tea. Then I'm going to kill, cook, and eat you..."
JK. Well done and informative. Change the narration style, tho. It comes across as creepish.
Oh my😲
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