Why so many tea bags, I normally use 4 small lipton bags or 1 large lipton bag per 2 quart of water. Has anyone used less than 10 tea bags?
1254340
Hi! I use 2 large Lipton tea bags. It depends on how strong you like your tea.
1254341
Try buying the Lipton yellow label loose leaf tea from amazon. I got a pound for ~$10 and it works great (http://smile.amazon.com/dp/4639725043/) and should make many gallons of tea. The taste is similar to Lipton bags but smoother (and better) in my opinion. I've been using 2 1/2 tablespoons of tea per pitcher and brewing for 4-5 minutes.
1254342
I have no idea about the tea bags. I use the tea that comes with it and other loose leaf tea. I have always used a lot of tea when I make it. I used to use 6 family size bags to make a pitcher of tea. I have noticed that when I use the amount that they call for, the tea is weaker than I like so I use more. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help, since i like my tea strong, I am probably the wrong person to ask.
253485
Hi Raymond. You should realize that one order is 5 boxes of 100 each teabags. So that's 500 teabags in an order unless they changed it. We order in 2013 and they "use by" date on ours is March 2015. We have 2 boxes left. I am sure they will be fine even if we still have some left after March 2015. We make big batches of iced tea with them and that takes a lot of bags at once. We also use them for hot tea. The product is really great and I think you'll like it.
1585139
I use 2 family size tea bags. You may have to experiment to get exactly what you like.
1233166
Sorry Cheri, I just open the tea bags and take what I need for the particular container I am using. I use it as though it is loose tea.
2178302
Hi Laura......i use 4 to 6 of these two bags to make a single gallon of tea. I use an electric tea maker, so it brews over a pitcher of ice already. So, I don't add any water after it brews over the initial pitcher of ice......
1625038
honestly I don't know.But its a big bag and I expect about 200 to 300 cups out of it.It also depends how much you use per cup.I have a "tea-egg" that gets filled up with the tea so as not to spill the little leaves into the cup,and that makes for a uniform usage and strength of tea.Hope that helps,Bernd
472912
I guess one would be OK. I don't like and I don't use any bagged tea.... it tastes differently...
368396
The instructions call for one bag to 4 cups of water, but it just depends on how strong you want your tea.
886723
Definitely. In fact you realize you usually use too much tea with traditional teapots (and waste). You can easily run a second batch. Just add half a spon on top.
2266087
I think we started ours with the two bags of 200 and ended up getting 9 bags total. 9 makes it really full but not necessarily needed. I would say maybe 4-5 bags is plenty since most of the work is getting them out. :) Hope that helps
1825271
I use T-sac bags. Like zero sediment.#3 (pot size) can make multiple mugs.Start with T for first MUG, add 1-1/2 ts for successive MUGS.Works perfect with the grainy rooibos.
694896
Did you ever figure out how much to use? I am going to be making a half gallon of green tea as well.
2257360
How much tea do you drink? I think it would hold about 15 Lipton tea bags still in their paper folder, maybe more. I have 3 large heads of garlic in it now and there is a little room left over. It is an attractive piece. Good luck.
48153
I use a pint of water per package. I am sure it is cheaper to buy bulk but I find the packets convenient.But hey, I am one of those who use tea bags rather than loose tea (smile).
1594101
I bring about 3 quarts of water to boil, add the tea bag, turn the burner off and cover the pot. I let it steep for about 45 minutes. I then dilute the tea with cold water - adding about 9 quarts of water. These large tea bags make up to 3 gallons of tea. You can make less by letting the tea steep for a shorter time - maybe 10 minutes -- then add water to dilute to strength that you want.
303189
No, they are not the same. I use 4 family size tea bags for 1 gallon of tea and only 1 gallon size bag for the same. I really like the gallon size better as it seems to give a more mellow tea taste...probably because there is maybe less difference from one bag to another, as well as the amount of tea in the gallon bag. Hope that helps! :)
1950074
Hi Kamy.. Well, in my family there is only two of us and I use a couple of these. I own four of the green Yummy Kerribags and 2 of the blue ones for the frozen items. I too, have a cart full of items. We need to remember the bulky items that we might be buying, so that is why I take about 4 of the green and 2 of the blue ones. For a family of 4 perhaps 6 of the green bags and 3 of the blue bags would suffice. If you can purchase a couple of the blue kerribags for frozen items that would not take room from your green bags, and the blue bags are great to have because you can place all of frozen perishable items in these. I hope this information helps you and has answered your question. Hi Kamy.. Well, in my family there is only two of us and I use a couple of these. I own four of the green Yummy Kerribags and 2 of the blue ones for the frozen items. I too, have a cart full of items. We need to remember the bulky items that we might be buying, so that is why I take about 4 of the green and 2 of the blue ones. For a family of 4 perhaps 6 of the green bags and 3 of the blue bags would suffice. If you can purchase a couple of the blue kerribags for frozen items that would not take room from your green bags, and the blue bags are great to have because you can place all of... » Read More Hi Kamy.. Well, in my family there is only two of us and I use a couple of these. I own four of the green Yummy Kerribags and 2 of the blue ones for the frozen items. I too, have a cart full of items. We need to remember the bulky items that we might be buying, so that is why I take about 4 of the green and 2 of the blue ones. For a family of 4 perhaps 6 of the green bags and 3 of the blue bags would suffice. If you can purchase a couple of the blue kerribags for frozen items that would not take room from your green bags, and the blue bags are great to have because you can place all of frozen perishable items in these. I hope this information helps you and has answered your question. « Show Less