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Originally Posted by phenomshel
So how DO you measure loose tea? How many teaspoons to the ounce? How much tea is enough to make a cup? (I realize part of that depends on both the type of tea and your taste...)
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I find that between one heaping teaspoon to one heaping tablespoon does the trick with black teas for me, the amount varying with the grind of the leaf. (Powdery tea gets the small teaspoon and larger leaves get the heaping tablespoon.) But it's really to your own personal taste.
Perhaps more important are the temperature of the water, the
'taste' of the water' and the steeping time. Most tea books say, when making a pot of tea, one heaping teaspoon per cup plus one extra for the pot. I make my tea by the beer stein (mugs are too small for me) and usually use a heaping tablespoon of loose leaves, boiling water, and let it steep for 4-5 minutes. That makes a perfect cup (for me) of any black tea. Oolong teas get cooler water, and green tea the coolest of all.
I've never noticed any metallic taste when using steel or iron with tea, but I can't stand the flavor of tea that's served in a plastic cup! I guess there is a difference in plastics, but so far, I can't find any plastic that doesn't ruin the taste for me. Maybe a Lexan cup would work, but I've never tried.
Stitchawl