It's Satur-tea! Brewing the Perfect Pot of Tea

Here are the directions for brewing the perfect pot of tea:)

Brewing Black Tea (using loose leaf tea)

Temper your tea pot by pouring hot water in it and then pouring it out through the spout.

1. Put 5 level teaspoons of loose tea leaves into the tea strainer (I use a tea sock)
2. Place tea strainer into tempered tea pot
3. Pour boiling water into pot through tea strainer and let steep for 3-5 minutes depending on how strong you like your tea (I usually steep for 4 minutes).
4. Remove tea strainer with leaves and enjoy your tea!

For Decaf Tea (yes, you can decaf your tea:)

1. Temper the tea pot
2. Put 5 level teaspoons of tea leaves into tea strainer
3. Boil double the amount of water (enough for two pots).
4. Pour boiling water into tea pot through strainer and let sit for about 30 seconds.
5. Remove tea strainer with leaves and dump the water from the pot.
6. Put the strainer with leaves back in the tea pot and pour the remainig hot water into the tea pot through the strainer with tea leaves and steep for 5 minutes.

The caffeine goes out in the first wash:)

Brewing Loose Leaf Green or White Tea

For Green or White teas follow the first set of instructions BUT let the boiling water sit for about 2 minutes before pouring over the tea leaves. Once it has cooled for two minutes pour the hot water into the teapot through the strainer and tea leaves and steep for 3 minutes. Boiling water tends to make green or white tea leaves bitter.

My favorite teas are from Harney & Sons (http://www.harney.com/). They have a wonderful webiste with an incredible selection of teas. My favorites are Vanilla, Paris, Mango, Appricot, Earl Grey Supreme, and Darjeeling.

Happy Brewing!