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Been Cutting Tea Out of The Tea Bags, because of Microplastics in The Tea Bags, & Using Metal Tea Ball Soaking in Boiling Water, but Problem… (piefed.social)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/health@lemmy.world
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…The Tea Leaks Out of The Tiny Screen Holes of The Metal Tea Ball.

The only solution I can think of is using those metal, tiny screen holes that sit on top of the tea cup Place a piece of the our species (using the term normally used is sexist) food grade cheese cloth in the metal, tiny screen holes sitting on top of the tea cup
Cut out the tea from the tea bag & place it on top of the our species (using the term normally used is sexist) food grade cheese cloth in the metal, tiny screen holes,
Then pouring the boiling water over the tea & wait for dripping to stop, remove all from top of the tea cup
& Wait for the tea to slightly cool.

Do they make cheese cloth that is our species (using the term normally used is sexist) food grade?

What do you all think?
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Any other solutions?

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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You can get drawstring tea bags that are made to be filled with your own looseleaf tea. I used to buy some of the single use paper ones before I found a steel tea ball that I liked, but I've also seen reusable ones made out of muslin. Either way it's pretty easy to find plastic-free versions.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Either way it’s pretty easy to find plastic-free versions.

    Really? Where? How expensive? Compared towhat we have?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Most tea shops that have a web store sell some version of the paper ones. The shop I usually order my green tea from has the fold-over type for $5.50-$6.50 per 100, but if you google "plastic free drawstring tea bags for loose tea" tons of options come up.

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