When drinking tea, is it best to leave the tea bag in or take it out?!
When drinking tea, is it best to leave the tea bag in or take it out?
Is this just a matter of personal preference? Or is one considered the ideal?
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You should take it out, however the type of tea and desired strength determines the amount of time you steep it. For Green and Black teas...anywhere between 4-6 minutes is ideal. After 6 minutes they taste very very bitter and almost gritty. Herbal, steep until you get the desired flavor.
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I'm a barista
I take mine out.
Take it out or it hits you in the nose. :)
depends on how strong or flavorful you like your tea. Also certain types of teas like Oolong, get way too potent if you leave it in. Go by taste. Traditional teas are not supposed to have milk or sugar in it. It is usually used to destrength teas. Hope it helps.
Not an expert, but I would think that if you are using a tea bag it's better to leave it in so that you don't have to try to scoop out all the little bits. You'll get a better cup of tea, though, if you buy loose tea, which will be coarser and easier to remove. Or you could use a tea ball - a perforated metal ball - to hold the loose tea while it brews.
Take it out.
I take it out for black tea. I find if left in too long, it develops a rather bitter taste. I leave it in if I am drinking green tea or any kind of herbally thing.
I believe the ideal is to remove the bag, however. That's the polite thing, anyway.
OUT!
Its the matter of personal preference. I like to take it out because I like light tea. You might not!
take it out, but especially for true teas. the tannins will become bitter and overpowering.
Herbal teas *may* become stronger as you drink them, but it's still advisable to remove the teabag.
I leave mine out, it doesn't taste very good, and may provide a choking hazard.
I remove my tea bag...
Take it out, it tends to make the tea bitter, Have you tried loose teas, that is where you get the best flavor.
a true Englander will steep properly and pour without the bag
I leave it in for AM extra kick, and remove it in the PM
If you like strong tea keep it in otherwise take it out. I find with green tea that if I leave the bag in too long the tea at the bottom becomes bitter.
DEPENDS ON HOW DARK U LIKE IT...WEN I MICROWAVE MY WATER I PUT MY BAG IN THERE SO JUS DEPENDS ON UR BUDS =)
I normally take it out when my tea is at the strength I like.
If you like a really stronger brew you could leave it in I suppose as it will continue infusing.
Take it out... bcz if you leave it there for too long your tea would become bitter.
Anyways to have a great tea you have to actually brew it instead of using tea bags.
its best to take it out before you try and drink it or you will have a tea bag in or on your nose as you drinking your good cup of tea
Enjoy your tea.
Take it out - otherwise your tea will get too strong and bitter.
I keep my tea bag in. The other answers make sense, but I like my tea "overbrewed."