Tea has a fresh and elegant natural flavor, but in the process of storage if there is improper, will lose the original flavor. The more expensive the high-grade tea, the more difficult to preserve. So how do you save your tea?
There is such a saying for tea: a year of treasure, two years of grass. If often drink tea, should be bought with drink, especially green tea. Because generally speaking, tea houses have professional fresh-keeping equipment, so customers in the store to buy the freshest tea, do not have to buy in large quantities.
The tea that buys a home should note to go up on preservation 4 points:
The first, want to avoid damp environment. When the moisture content of tea reaches 8.8%, it is possible to moldy; When the temperature reaches 12%, if the temperature is appropriate, the mold will grow rapidly, and moldy flowers and mycelium will appear on the tea.
Second, tea should be kept at low temperature and away from light. Sunshine and lamplight can have an effect on the quality of tea, the more high-grade green tea, scented tea is more sensitive to light. There is a term in the industry called "sunburn", which means that prolonged exposure to sunlight produces a bad smell.
Third, tea is easy to absorb peculiar smell, the tea that buys back is wrapped up with paper, wrap with two polythene food bag again seal, put next dry place, avoid by all means tea and the article that have peculiar smell put together, wait like mothballs, soap, perfume, cigarette.
The 4th, the container that saves tea is best with tin box, porcelain altar, appropriate to use iron box, wood box, bamboo box next, plastic bag, paper box also can use. In particular, the box should be placed in a cool place, can not be placed in direct sunlight or moist, there is a heat source, so on the one hand can prevent iron box oxidation rust, but also can inhibit the box of tea aging, deterioration rate.
Tea in plastic bags is one of the most convenient and economical ways to store tea. But to choose edible packaging, the best choice of high density, a few thicker. In order to reduce the loss of tea aroma and improve moisture-proof performance, you can put on a layer of plastic bags, with a rope tied bag mouth, placed in a cool and dry place. The thermos is also a good way to store tea. It is worth noting that different grades, varieties of tea, should be classified custody, do not mix.