@BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoPlastic tea bagslemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down144file-textcross-posted to: tea@feddit.uk
arrow-up1471arrow-down1imagePlastic tea bagslemmy.world@BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square148fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tea@feddit.uk
I decided to have a green tea because it’s healthier than soda. It’s healthier, right? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389239/
minus-square@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoBuy loose tea and tea bags. Test tea bags by burning them. No residue? They should be free of plastics.
minus-square@accideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•9 months agoOr: a reusable metal tea strainer. You just need to take 2 minutes every time to clean it but they’re no excess waste whatsoever
minus-squareBig PlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoI tried this but I always end up with tea leaves floating around my cup
minus-square@accideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoThen you either need a strainer with a finer mesh or smaller holes, or courser ground tea. I‘d recommend the former. My strainer has very small holes and at worst there’s a bit of tea power at the bottom of my cup
Buy loose tea and tea bags.
Test tea bags by burning them. No residue? They should be free of plastics.
Or: a reusable metal tea strainer. You just need to take 2 minutes every time to clean it but they’re no excess waste whatsoever
I tried this but I always end up with tea leaves floating around my cup
Then you either need a strainer with a finer mesh or smaller holes, or courser ground tea. I‘d recommend the former. My strainer has very small holes and at worst there’s a bit of tea power at the bottom of my cup
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