Reusing Teabags

We are often asked whether it is a good idea to reuse your teabag or not. After all, if a teabag or two will make an entire pot of tea, one should be good for more than just a cup!

While using a bag for more than one cup of tea is a matter of personal preference, there are some good reasons you might want to steep your bag more than once. The biggest reason is taste--the tea produced on the second steeping will have a milder taste than that of the first steeping. Many people prefer this milder tea.

Another reason you may want to steep more than once is to take advantage of tea's amazing health benefits. It seems that during the first steeping, most of the tea's caffeine is excreted into the beverage. If you reuse the teabag, there is considerably less caffeine in subsequent steepings. However, the wonderful healthy compounds in the tea remain at high levels. So if you'd like to take advantage of tea's health benefits but don't want quite so much caffeine in your body, just reuse your teabags!