A tea bag - what is it? How to make a tea bag with your own hands

At work or on the road to brew tea in a traditional way is quite problematic. It is quite another matter - a tea bag. What is brewing tea with it? I put the packet in a cup or plastic cup and it's ready. You can try a delicious drink. And do not even need after a tea party for a long time to wash the cup. It is enough to throw the used sachet into the trash.

A tea bag - what is it? History of origin

A tea bag is a small bag made of filter paper, which contains tea. This is the easiest way to quickly brew tea.

Tea bags were invented in 1904 by the American tea and coffee merchant Thomas Sullivan. To send samples of goods to his client, he packaged tea in silk bags and bandaged them with braid. One of the potential customers of the merchant decided to immediately try the drink for taste and brewed the tea without untying the bag. It was a real success.

Tea bags quickly began to spread across Europe and America. Until 1929 they were made and sewed by hand. Then the tea was packed in filter paper. In 1950, an engineer of the German company Teekanne invented a double rectangular tea bag. What was he like? It was a real modern bag with a rope fixed with a metal clip and a paper tag.

Mass production of tea began under the guidance of the owner of the tea factory Thomas Lipton, who decided to pack tea in cardboard boxes instead of tin cans. This method of packing tea bags from filter paper is used to this day.

Interesting facts about tea bags

For all lovers of tea bags, it will be interesting to learn a few facts about this product. A tea bag ... What is interesting about him?

1. Most often, instead of leaf tea, tea bags are filled with tea dust. This is waste that remains after roasting the leaves. Unfair sellers, in order to increase the amount of brewing, add to the tea dust and dried waste of other plants.

2. In the UK, brewing bags have a round shape, which allows you to lay the bag with the brew right at the bottom of the cup.

3. The share of tea bags grows every year. Today it owns almost 80 percent of the world and European tea market, and only in the UK this figure has reached the value of 90%.

4. The most expensive tea bag is 7500 thousand pounds. Inside and outside, it is encrusted with diamonds, and the best quality and expensive leaf tea is used as a brew.

Can I make tea in bags several times?

For economical people, a tea bag is a poor alternative to leaf brewing. The cost of a bag of paper, even according to the most conservative estimates, is at least 2 times higher. But many enterprising people have found a way to save by brewing tea in a bag several times.

However, doctors caution that this is strictly not recommended. It is proved that with repeated brewing from the packaged tea, toxins are released, harmful and even dangerous for the organism.

Ways of using used sachets

After a single use, the tea bag is discarded. But some people here and found him to use. The used tea bag, in their opinion, can be:

• Odor neutralizer for the refrigerator ;
• Therapeutic swab with tea to relieve fatigue from the eyes;
• Dishwashing detergent;
• Fertilizer for indoor plants;
• A disposable pot for growing seedlings.

The field of application of bags is not limited to this, as human imagination does not stop.

How to make a tea bag yourself

The most common tea bag can become a unique creative gift for close people. To do this, you just need to do it yourself. You can use one of the suggested methods.

1. For the production of a tea bag, paper filters for coffee makers can be used . Of these, sacks of arbitrary shape and size are cut out, which are sewn on three sides by hand or on a sewing machine. After that, the tea leaves are filled, and the sachet is sewn on the fourth side. If desired, you can attach a string for brewing with a label.
2. A tea bag can be made with your own hands from a thin translucent fabric, for example from organza. From the material is cut the base of a round form, in the center of which tea is poured (about a teaspoonful). Then the fabric is collected in a circle and firmly fixed from above by a thread. For reliability, the connection point can be sewn.
3. On some sites on sale there are special preparations for tea bags. It is enough to fill them with tea leaves, fix them on the last side and decorate them at will. An original and very nice gift is ready. Have a nice tea!