Wednesday 11 January 2012

Tea Bags: Emergence of the simplest tea brewing technique


Tea bags are small envelope shaped bags carrying numerous pores. These bags hold the loose tea leaves. Tea bags are commonly manufactured from materials such as paper, plastics or silk. The brewing is facilitated by process of infusion. Tea can be made simply by dipping the tea bags in a cup of hot water. As soon as brewing is complete, the tea bags can easily be withdrawn and discarded. A fine thread is attached to the tea bags along with a paper label for its quick disposal and easier identification of the manufacturing company. The name of the brand, the type of flavor is generally imprinted on the tags attached to the tea bags. The brands names are highlighted in the bags with greatest importance in order to popularize the product amongst the consumer.
The paper or plastic foils are generally folded in form of square or rectangular, circular or pyramid shaped envelopes. These apart, empty tea bags are also available which the consumer can fill on his own with loose tea leaves as per need and convenience.
Large variety of tea products that also includes herbal tea is available in the commercial market in form of tea bags. Tea bags largely consist of the small sized residuals after the large tea leaves are processed for being sold as loose tea. But there are few exceptions to this as some companies also use whole leaved tea in their tea bags.
Tea bags have acquired tremendous popularity because of its easy to use features. The user friendliness of tea bags vastly increases their acceptance to the consumers. All these factors have made tea bags to emerge as such a viable product.

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