Brewing cups with sieve

The tradition of tea drinking originates in ancient China. There are many ways to brew tea. The most common is brewing tea in a porcelain teapot. A feature of this method is that the welding is poured into a strainer made from the same material as the kettle. The strainer is inserted inside, and the tea leaves do not get into the tea drink. It is from here that a brewing mug with a strainer for brewing tea and various tea drinks from herbs, flowers and dried berries originates.

Mugs with a sieve are most often used in places where tea should be brewed in Spartan conditions, for example, in an office, a train, or a hike. However, some lovers of fresh and saturated tea use such mugs and houses. This cup is a vessel for brewing tea, inside which is a tea infuser.that helps filter the thick of the liquid.

From above the cup is covered with a lid so that the tea drink remains at the right temperature longer. A saucer and a spoon can be added to the cup set with a lid. A saucer can be useful in order to put a filter, well, a spoon will be useful if you need to add sugar or honey, and stir the drink.

The most used material for the production of dishes for tea is ceramics. Ceramics includes porcelain, earthenware and, of course, clay.

Clay is a natural material, without additional impurities and additives. For the production of such dishes used a grade of red clay. This material absorbed natural strength and purity. The advantage of clay cups is that they heat up easily and cool slowly. Therefore, tea brewed in a stein remains warm longer. Products made of clay are rather light, but fragile, especially if the clay is not burned, but only dried.

Faience is a mixture of clay and gypsum, with the addition of other impurities. The cheapest and most common material for the production of dishes. Unlike simple red clay, clay with an admixture of gypsum seizes and dries faster. Faience is always glazed. If the mug is overheated, the glaze may crack. Faience products are heavier than clay, but stronger, not so cracked and broken. Due to the glaze does not absorb odors.

Porcelain - It is a mixture of white clay, quartz and silicate, it all burns, it turns out a thin, transparent material in the light.

Thin, luminous, sonorous material with an elegant painting adds luxury and charm to the products made from it.

Glass is a material obtained by melting quartz sand under the influence of high temperatures. The result is a transparent material from which various products are made. Glassware has beautiful faceted patterns, which gives it an elegant look. Glass is a rather fragile material, but depending on the formula, they learned how to make glasses less fragile, which further expanded the range of application of this material.A glass teapot, due to its transparency, makes it possible to enjoy the color of the contained product.

Keeping warm, it helps to enjoy hot drinks on cold winter days. The mug has a not very attractive look, but it is suitable for lovers of hiking and traveling. In it, you can easily make tea on the train or by the fire in the forest.

To summarize, we can say that materials for the production of brewing mugs set for every taste. For the most demanding customers at exhibitions you can find exclusive models made of wood or other natural materials. These exhibits will be a worthy gift for friends or relatives. However, they are not always practical. More often, such cups are only souvenir character.

The size range of mugs is presented by various volumes. If you plan to enjoy tea alone, you can use a mug with a volume of 250 to 380 ml. Typically, these cups are made of ceramic, and have a metal filter. Various patterns or ornaments are applied to the walls. Additionally there is a saucer and cap. This option is easy to use in the office.

For lovers to enjoy the tea ceremony in the company, there are cups for brewing a volume of 400-500 ml. They have a spout for the convenience of pouring tea into cups. Drinking from such a cup is not very convenient.

In nature, there are many varieties of tea: green, black, herbal. In turn, they are divided into large leaf or long leaf ones. Herbal teas, depending on the raw materials, can be finely ground, coarsely ground, or even sold in filter bags.

Well, with filter packets, everything is clear, they do not need additional filtering. But if you prefer to drink long leaf tea, which contains small tea leaves, or chamomile, you need to choose a brew mug with a metal strainer. Metal strainers have a fairly dense cellular structure. In the ceramic inserts, the water inlets are usually quite large compared to the cells of the metal filters. Therefore, in cups with a ceramic filter, small tea leaves can wake up in a cup.

Metal filters darken over time, which can affect the taste of the drink. Ceramic inserts have a glazed coating, the composition resembles glass, which is well cleaned and does not accumulate tea bloom. Combined filters are found in mugs for brewing porcelain tea. A metal mesh is inserted into the porcelain bowl at the bottom, and such filters do not allow even the smallest tea to get into the cup of tea. Porcelain is well cleaned, and every time looks like new.

To make tea, you do not need detailed instructions, however, there are certain tricks, that will help make your tea brighter and richer.

• You need to brew tea in a warm mug, for this you should first rinse the mug with a strainer with hot water.
• Green tea can not be brewed with boiling water, because all the useful antioxidants contained in the green tea leaf will be destroyed.
• Green tea loves re-brewing. Brewing several times, the tea leaf is well steamed and gives off all the flavors and beneficial substances.
• Herbal teas should be insisted for 10-15 minutes under a closed lid.
• Do not add lemon to very hot tea, as vitamin C is destroyed at high temperatures.

The choice of a brew mug with a sieve is quite individual, but it can be concluded that ceramic products with ceramic filters will be the most universal and widespread.

Utensils for brewing tea with metal filters has a not very high price range, and is also a popular product. Everyone chooses to your budget and taste. The main rule is convenience, ease of use, durability and practicality.

For an overview of the strainer cup with sieve, see below.