Nowadays everyone has the habit of drinking tea, so it is a common phenomenon to keep tea at home for drinking. There are a lot of material elements in tea. Compared with other beverages, tea is a natural and healthy beverage without additives. It is an important beverage for health preservation and health care. However, you must pay attention to the correct method of storing tea at home, otherwise the tea will easily deteriorate. So, how can tea be stored best? Now, let's understand the method of storing tea together.

The key to tea storage

Tea is easy to absorb moisture and peculiar smell. At the same time, under the conditions of high temperature and high humidity, sunlight and sufficient oxygen, it will accelerate the change of the content of tea and reduce The quality of tea leaves even aging and spoiling in a short period of time. Especially the green tea picked every year and the aged Pu'er tea are often valuable and should be preserved properly.

　　The key to storage of tea is to prevent pressure , Moisture-proof, sealed, light-proof, and odor-proof.

Typical storage method of tea:

First: Generally speaking, tin cans, altars, and colored glass bottles are the best containers for storing tea. Secondly, iron cans, wooden boxes, bamboo boxes, etc. should be used, and bamboo boxes are not suitable for use in the dry north. Plastic bags and cartons are the most popular. Many tea houses choose a crock made of purple sand, wrap the tea leaves with film paper, and then seal them for preservation.

　　Second: stainless steel tea cans, iron cans are also good In the container for storing tea, you can directly introduce the tea into the container and change the lid, so that it can be sealed, can not enter the air, can better maintain the nutrients in the tea, and this kind of maintenance The tea method is also very convenient.

Third: For ordinary families, the amount of tea is not much, you can put the box in the refrigerator Keep the tea leaves in such a way that they can be dried and have no peculiar smell. (Today’s tea houses generally have a tea vacuum machine. After you buy tea leaves, let the tea house vacuum for you. After you go home, put it in the refrigerator as long as you don’t It can keep the original taste of the tea even if it is left for a year or a half. It should be noted that once it is opened, you must pay attention to preventing peculiar smell.) It can also be wrapped in moisture-proof film paper. Now it is installed in many developed places. Refrigerators dedicated to preserving tea have better results.

but note: Oolong tea, black tea, and jasmine tea do not have to be stored in the refrigerator. Oolong tea and black tea have a relatively low content of polyphenols, slower aging and deterioration, and are easy to store; while scented tea has a strong floral fragrance, and storage under low temperature conditions will inhibit its aroma and reduce the freshness and concentration of the aroma. Pu'er tea is best stored at room temperature in a ventilated and dry place.

Fourth: There is also a simpler way to buy large glass tea tins in supermarkets, generally tins There are rubber rings around it, which can perfectly realize the sealing effect, which is convenient and practical.

Fifth: The oldest method of storing tea is to use foam and put a large amount of quicklime in the box. Lime is usually It is lumpy and has not been resolved. You can divide the tea into large and small wrappers and wrap them tightly. After changing the lid, you can keep the tea from smelling.

In addition, it should be noted that the container for storing tea should be dry, clean, and free of peculiar smell. The tea leaves in the container should be placed in a dry and ventilated place. Can not be placed in humid, high temperature, unclean, or exposed to the sun. There should be no strong odor items such as camphor, medicines, cosmetics, cigarettes, and detergents. Also note that different types and grades of tea cannot be mixed and stored.

When taking out tea leaves from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, let the temperature of the tea leaves in the tea pot return to room temperature before taking them out. Otherwise, the tea leaves are likely to condense the moisture in the air, thereby increasing the water content of the tea leaves, causing the remaining tea leaves to accelerate deterioration. You can divide the purchased tea leaves into multiple small packets and put them in the refrigerator. You only need to take out one small packet each time you drink tea, which has little effect on the quality of other tea leaves.

The above content is introduced here, when saving tea Pay attention to the environment and choose the right container, which is good for aging the tea. For tea with a short shelf life, it is recommended to drink it within the shelf life to avoid waste after expiration.

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