I often re-steep my loose leaf tea in order to get more tea from every teaspoon of leaves! The ability to re-steep your tea leaves is one of the many benefits of purchasing high quality loose leaf tea. Some things to keep in mind when you're re-steeping your leaves are:
* Re-steep your tea the second time at the same temperature and for the same amount of time as the first time around.
*The best leaves to re-steep are black, green, white and oolong. Some of the herbal teas are delicate which makes them difficult to re-steep, but I do it anyways. I like to keep a jug of iced fruit tea in my fridge at all times and I always re-steep my fruit teas 3 or 4 times when making it (adding a few fresh teaspoons each time).
*If you haven't re-steeped your leaves in 5-6 hours its best to throw them out, i like to keep a pot of tea with me all day so re-steeping during that time frame is not an issue.
*Some people think certain teas, such as the green tea Gyokuro, taste better the second time around!
Give re-steeping a try and play around with what works best for you!
