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Empty tea bags are also available for consumers to fill with tea leaves themselves. These are typically an open-ended pouch with a long flap. The pouch is filled with an appropriate quantity of leaf tea and the flap is closed into the pouch to retain the tea. The resulting tea bag combines the ease of use of a commercially-produced tea bag with the wider tea choice and better quality control of loose leaf tea.
Empty tea bags are pouches which have open end flaps to be filled with the appropriate amounts of tea and herbs as per the choice of a consumer. They are ideal to custom blend tea and make the whole affair of tea making a lot easier. The traditional way of tea making can be a lengthy and messy process with the use tea strainer and other things. With empty tea bags, you just have to spoon tea leaf of your choice like black tea, green tea or herbal tea into the tea bag, seal the open end and it is ready to brew your favorite cuppa. Prior preparation of the tea bags will save time and brewing for your individual cup or for a tea party will become quite easy. And there is no mess to clean later.
The paper usually used in the making of empty tea bags is made of a special blend of thermoplastic fibers, cellulose fibers or abaca. Abaca or Manila hemp is a member of the banana plant family. Due to the relative long staple length, cellulose content and strength, it is mainly used in manufacturing a special type of paper which is used in tea bagging.
The exact method of filling an empty tea bag to make it into a usable tea bag is: Use a scoop or a spoon to fill the empty tea bag with your choice of herbs taking care not to over fill it. Take care to see that no herbs come in between the seams. Press the open end with an appropriate heating device like a curling iron or a clothing iron. Press firmly and seal the open end. Your tea bag is ready to make one cup of tea. It is a fun filled and economical way to share any herbal formula of tea with your family and friends.
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