What are the storage methods of tea?
Some people especially like drinking tea. There are many kinds of tea, and the types of tea suitable for everyone are different. Because you have to choose the right tea according to your physical condition and constitution, many new teas are born every year. Do you know the storage method of tea? Some people will have a lot of tea to drink, so how to store it? The following is the storage method of tea.
1 storage methods of plastic bags and aluminum foil bags:
It is best to choose a sealed plastic bag for food. It is better to pack the materials in high-density plastic bags at eleven o'clock. Do not use seasoning or recycled plastic bags. Try to squeeze the air out of the bag when the tea leaves are full. It would be better if it could be put in a second plastic bag in reverse. Tea leaves are not easily exposed to the sun when packed in transparent plastic bags. The principle of packaging tea with aluminum foil is similar to that of plastic bag. In addition, the bought tea leaves are all bagged, sealed and put into the refrigerator, and then brewed in batches, which reduces the chance of contact with air after the tea leaves are opened and delays the occurrence of quality deterioration.
Storage method of metal cans: you can choose iron cans, stainless steel cans or dense iron cans. If it is a newly bought can, or a can that has been stored with other items before, if it smells, you can first put a little tea powder in the can, cover it, shake it up and down, and then discard it to remove the odor. There are stainless steel double-lid tea cans on the market, which are simple and practical. It would be better if you could put the tea leaves in a clean and odorless plastic bag, then put the lid in a jar and stick the lid with tape. Metal cans containing tea should be placed in a cool place, not in places with direct sunlight, odor, humidity and heat source, so that cans are not easy to rust and can also slow down the aging and deterioration of tea. In addition, the tin can is made of dense material, which has good moisture-proof, oxidation-proof, light-blocking and odor-proof effects.
2 low temperature storage method:
Keep the storage environment of tea below 5 degrees Celsius, that is, use cold storage or freezer to store tea. When using this method, we should pay attention to: if the storage period is less than six months, it is most economical and effective to keep the refrigeration temperature at 0 ~ 5 degrees Celsius; If the storage period exceeds half a year, it is best to freeze (-10 to-18 degrees Celsius). It is best to store it in a special cold storage (freezing) warehouse. If it must be refrigerated (frozen) with other foods, tea leaves should be packaged and completely sealed to avoid absorbing odor. The air circulation in the cold storage (freezing) is good and the cooling effect is achieved. When buying a large amount of tea at a time, you should first pack it in a small bag (can) and put it in a cold storage (freezing), and take out the required amount of brewing each time. The same bag of tea should not be frozen and thawed repeatedly. When the tea leaves are taken out of the cold storage (freezing), the temperature of the tea leaves in the teapot should be raised to near room temperature before the tea leaves can be taken out. If the teapot is suddenly opened, the tea leaves will easily condense water, and the water content will increase, which will accelerate the deterioration of unfinished tea leaves.
3 Treatment methods of tea in long-term storage:
Tea can only be stored for a long time when the water content is controlled at 3-5%, and the drying degree of baking has a very important relationship with the storage period of tea. Generally speaking, those with heavy fire and low water content can be stored for a long time.
When the best storage period of tea leaves expires, they should be taken out and baked again.
You can clean the rice cooker until it has no taste. After drying, pour the tea leaves into a rice cooker on a porcelain plate or tin foil paper. Turn the switch to the [heat preservation] position, and turn the cover to the half-open position. After about half a day, the tea leaves turn from old to fragrant, and it is advisable to crush them with your thumb. After cooling, they can be packaged and stored.
Some people use microwave oven to dry and bake tea leaves, but the shortcomings such as short heating time, empty door, or difficult to control afterwards often lead to the surface carbonization or stale taste of tea leaves, which still needs to be overcome technically. The safest way is to entrust a well-known tea maker or tea farmer to bake tea for you.
These good methods are the storage methods of tea. When we have a lot of tea to drink, we can use these methods to store it. In this way, we can keep the tea fresh and make them better stored for a long time. This is a good move in our life, I hope everyone can make use of it. I also hope we can drink more tea, which is good for our health.
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