Infusion Teas, What Exactly Are They?
Many tea drinkers are familiar with the common terms for tea, such as herbal tea, bagged tea, and loose-leaf tea. A term that is gaining popularity in the tea world is infusion tea. What exactly is infusion tea?
Technically, every type of tea is an infusion. With tea bags, the tea is infused through the bag and into the hot water. Infusion tea in the tea world is often a term used to describe tea that is made with loose-leaf tea and a tea infuser, or tea ball. Loose-leaf tea can be bought at many specialty tea shops, and over the Internet from various websites. Same goes for the tea infuser. A tea infuser is simply a type of device that holds the loose tea leaves in it, while letting the leaves have contact with the hot water through its screens. A pinch of loose-leaf tea is placed into this infuser and the infuser is then plunged into the cup full of hot water. It is allowed to steep for several minutes, much like a typical tea bag, and the infuser is removed from the water, still containing the tea leaves. The infuser can then be cleaned out and reused almost indefinitely, as it is typically made from metal. The result is a delicious cup of tea, no bag needed.
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