How to preserve tea leaves?

What is the best way to preserve tea?

Tea leaves should be sealed and stored in a cool place.

Tea is the traditional drink of our country. Since ancient times, our people have had the habit of drinking tea. Almost every family has tea leaves, and each family's habits of preserving tea are different, but they can also be summarized into two points:

Sealing and drying, the following is divided into three main points to elaborate on some of the key points about tea.

1. Daily preservation methods of tea:The purpose of this is to prevent the tea from being oxidized by the oxygen in the air, and to avoid microbial contamination in the air. Then keep the tea leaves in a dry and dark place.

Prevent tea leaves from deteriorating due to light, and also prevent tea leaves from getting wet.

2. Preservation methods for tea leaves that need to be stored for a long time:If you want to preserve tea for a long time, you need certain operations and utensils. You can buy special vacuum bags and vacuum tanks, put the tea leaves that need to be preserved into them, and then use a household negative pressure vacuum machine to pump out the air inside.

In this way, the tea leaves are more tightly sealed. This sealing method can ensure that the tea will not deteriorate for 2-3 years, which can meet the needs of long-term preservation of tea. There is also a simple version, which is to put the tea leaves into a dry hot water bottle, and then seal the hot water bottle with candle drip wax.

This method is simple, but it is not as effective as the first one.

3. After long-term storage, the tea should be scalded and washed before drinkingAfter long-term storage, the tea should not be directly soaked in water and drunk immediately. The correct way to do this is to first pour out the water from the first tea brewing, and then start drinking the water from the second tea brewing time.

This is to rinse out the impurities produced by the preservation of the tea leaves, so that the tea tastes better and is healthier. The above introduces how to preserve tea from the perspective of sealing and storage, and also introduces how to drink tea correctly. By following these methods, you can achieve healthy tea drinking.

Tea leaves can be placed in a ceramic jar specially used to store tea leaves, and the mouth of the jar can can be sealed. Put the tea leaves in a large bag made of tin foil to prevent moisture. Put the tea leaves in a paper tea bucket to prevent insects.

Store at low temperature in a dry place away from light. Because moisture will spoil the tea leaves, and prolonged exposure to light will cause the tea to lose nutrients.

Tea leaves should be wrapped in paper or in a closed bag and kept in a dark, damp place so that they can be stored for a long time.

It is best to use the drying oven to know that the ants are best to preserve the tea leaves. Because the temperature of the drying oven is stable and the air is also isolated, the tea leaves will not be damp or oxidized when stored in the drying oven.

Tea polyphenols, polyphenols, vitamin C and carotene in tea are highly oxidized, so ambient temperature, relative humidity, odor, light, air and microorganisms will affect the quality of tea. In order to keep it from deteriorating, it must be careful to avoid high temperature, high humidity, light and oxygen.

The materials used to preserve tea in daily life are aluminum-platinum composite bags, utensils, and a combination of the two. Tin pots are preferred, but other clay pots, metal boxes, etc. are also acceptable. It is best to put an appropriate amount of tea preservative in the packaging bag to preserve the tea leaves in a composite bag.

Of all the tea leaves, green tea is best stored in the refrigerator. If the storage time is short and you need to drink it at any time, you can put the green tea in the refrigerator and adjust the temperature of the refrigerator to about 5 degrees Celsius; However, if it is an unopened tea leaf and you want to keep it for more than a year, you should put it in the freezer.

In addition, in order to prevent the tea from becoming the "deodorant" of the refrigerator, the tea should be sealed and buried before being put into the refrigerator, and a sufficient amount of special Zhaotan preservative should be filled into the packaging bag, and the packaging material should be preferably an aluminum foil composite bag.

It should be noted that after taking out the tea leaves from the refrigerator, do not open the package immediately, the correct way is: take out the tea leaves in the refrigerator and let it slowly heat up, and after it rises to room temperature (usually every other day), open the packaging bag, and then brew and drink. And it is best to drink it in half a month.

Compared to green tea, oolong tea, black tea, and jasmine tea do not have to be stored in the refrigerator. Due to the relatively low content of polyphenols in oolong tea and black tea, the aging and deterioration rate is slower and easy to store. Flower tea has a strong floral aroma, and storage at low temperature will inhibit its aroma and reduce the freshness and concentration of the aroma.

Therefore, as long as it is placed in a dry, airtight, light-proof container and odor-free container, it can be stored for a long time. Pu-erh tea is best stored at room temperature and does not need to use desiccant.

1. Green tea is best stored in the refrigerator, if it can be drunk within a year, it can be placed in the refrigerated layer of 0-4 degrees, and if it is not finished within a year, it can be placed in the freezer layer. The shelf life of green tea is generally 18 months, and the tea leaves almost completely stop changing when placed in the frozen layer, and there is no problem in storing them for several years.

2. Other teas need to be protected from light, moisture, and sealed storage, and the tea is afraid of light, which will destroy the aroma of tea and produce light odor; Tea leaves are afraid of moisture and must be stored in a dry place; Tea Zheng Tsai leaves are afraid of the wind, the wind will blow away the aroma, out of white tea, Shengpu, do not need to age the tea leaves are best sealed and preserved.

3. If the tea is noisy, it is not recommended to store it in a clay pot, because the clay pot cannot completely isolate water vapor and peculiar smell. Tea should not be placed in a cabinet with drawers for preservation, because the drawer is easy to have insects, and it cannot isolate moisture and odor. Any tea leaves can be stored with a ziplock tea cake bag, which is one of the most practical tea storage tools.

1. The preservation of green tea needs to pay attention to avoid high temperature, light, anti-oxidation, it is best to put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration, if you want to keep it for more than a year, you need to put it in the freezer, before the tea is put into the refrigerator, it should be filled with an appropriate amount of special preservative for tea in the sealed bag, and it is best to use aluminum foil packaging bags.

2. Because black tea is fermented, it is much easier to preserve than green tea, just put it in a closed container, pay attention to moisture-proof and high-temperature protection, if possible, it is recommended to use clay pots, purple sand jars for preservation, and if you use glass bottles, you should pay attention to prevent direct sunlight.

3. The preservation of black tea needs to pay attention to dryness, moisture-proof, ventilation, in daily life, black tea is easy to get damp, and needs to be stored in a dry and ventilated place without peculiar smell. Resistant to early.

4. White tea is different from green tea, it does not need to be stored in the refrigerator, as long as it is stored in a dry container, ventilated, dry and protected from light.

5. Oolong tea is relatively dry, but it is easy to absorb moisture and odor, so you need to pay attention to it when preserving.

6. The preservation method of yellow tea is similar to that of oolong tea, and it is necessary to pay attention to Zhaoxun's anti-moisture and anti-odor invasion.

1. Soil method: rural people use lime blocks

Fan Zhengfeng's hometown is in the countryside, and they have a way to preserve tea leaves: find a foam box, and then put quicklime in the box, the quicklime has to be a piece, if it is lime powder, the effect is not ideal. Then pack the tea leaves to be preserved in small packages, put a few more bags, tie the bag tightly, put it on the lime block, and cover the lid of the box after the most unshooting, and you can do it.

Storing tea in this way can ensure that the tea does not taste good, Fan Zhengfeng said, this is a method that has been passed down from generation to generation, and there is absolutely no problem.

2. New method: people in the city use refrigerators

To be honest, finding quicklime blocks in the city is not an easy task. So, the tea drinkers in the city have found a different way. Mr. Cha is over 70 years old this year, has been drinking Longjing tea for decades, and is an authentic old tea customer.

How to preserve tea was once a headache for him, "but since the refrigerator is used at home, this problem has been solved." Nowadays, as long as the new tea is on the market, Zha Lao will buy himself a few catties more and drink it slowly. Of course, there are also other readers who remind that when storing in this way, you must be careful not to put tea leaves, meat, and seafood together, so as not to skewer the taste.

3. The tea leaves you usually drink should also be carefully preserved

In fact, tea is a precious thing, and the tea leaves that cannot be drunk should be preserved, and the tea leaves that are usually drunk should also be kept well. It is best to put it in a jar with a tin foil lid, put it in a cool and ventilated place, store it in a small amount and take it after drinking. Xiao Lu to the mail'way, informed about the way he saved, especially convenient.

He recommends using the "Wahaha Nutrition Express" beverage bottled tea. Wash and dry the drink bottle first, then put it in a sunny place to dry, and wait until the bottle is a little hot, you can use it to hold tea. The reason why the "Nutrition Express" bottle was specifically chosen, Xiao Lu explained that it was because it was more suitable for pouring tea leaves, there was enough space to store it inside, and the sealing was particularly good.

4. Tea farmers teach the storage scriptures

Lao Zhu is a native of Meijiawu tea farmer, his ancestors have been planting tea and stir-frying vegetables for a living, and when it comes to tea, he can talk endlessly. Lao Zhu's method of preserving tea leaves is also to use quicklime blocks, he recommends iron or aluminum biscuit boxes, lime blocks are wrapped in cloth bags, placed at the bottom of the biscuit box, and then spread a layer of cloth on them, and the tea leaves are wrapped in white paper, placed on lime blocks, and finally covered with a lid. Lao Zhu said, it's best, seal it up, and then open it after a year, if the number of preserves is large, then half a year later, it should be opened and replaced with a new batch of quicklime blocks.

In his opinion, tea is well preserved and tastes better than new tea. Lao Zhu especially wants to tell tea customers that when they go to Meijiawu to buy tea, remember to run a few more, compare them and then decide, picking tea is a university question.

1. First of all, let's take a look at some characteristics of tea, tea flavor absorption and moisture absorption are relatively strong, it is easy to absorb odor and moisture in the air, if there is a problem with the preservation method, it is very likely to lose the original quality of tea in a short time. The special clear finch is in the summer.

2. Anti-odor. Due to the strong taste of tea absorption, it is necessary to isolate the peculiar smell when preserving, and do not put it together with some things with a large taste.

3. Anti-moisture. Tea is relatively easy to absorb moisture in the air, and it is necessary to pay attention to the packaging and sealing, so that the tea cannot be directly exposed to the air.

4. High temperature prevention. Be careful not to place the tea leaves in a hot location, and it is generally best to put them in a cool place.

5. Anti-oxidation. When you don't drink for a long time, we can seal it with a vacuum sealer, or prevent a bag of oxygen absorber in the tea leaves that you need to take frequently.

6. Anti-glare. Tea is generally best stored away from light, remember that the answer should not be stored in some transparent bags, transparent jars, etc.

7. To sum up, we can keep the tea in plastic bags, aluminum foil bags, metal cans, etc., with seals, and place them in a cool, odorless, dry, and heat-free place, and should be placed in refrigerators, freezers, etc.