Why do you keep tea bags in the refrigerator?

It would seem that what could be more incompatible than tea and a refrigerator! The household appliance is designed to keep food cool so that it can be stored for a long time. And with a drink, on the contrary, we warm ourselves up on cold evenings, because we drink it hot. But recently, Russian and foreign companies have begun storing loose tea in refrigerators. Let's try to figure out why this is needed.

Storing tea in the refrigerator

All Chinese shops that sell tea are equipped with special refrigerators.

Important! Green and yellow varieties can only be stored at sub-zero temperatures.

Chinese factories and stores must have refrigerators. Recently, European countries have begun to follow the recommendations and store tea in the refrigerator.

When low temperatures are needed

In China and Taiwan, where there are huge plantations and manufacturing companies, loose tea is stored exclusively in freezers. This applies to low-ferment oolongs and green varieties. This storage is prescribed for two reasons:

1. The growing regions are very warm and humid. This may negatively affect the product. After all, it is known that the final moisture content of tea leaves ranges from 3-6%.
2. Storing in the freezer helps preserve the freshness and flavor of the tea leaves.

Important! A good product can only be purchased twice a year, during harvest. Therefore, traders try their best to preserve its freshness.

In order for tea to retain its taste and properties for a long time, in addition to the freezer, it is first placed in vacuum packaging. By pumping out the air, packers carefully protect the product from harmful microbes and moisture, keeping it fresher and tastier. If handled correctly, it will retain its taste until the next harvest.

What conditions are necessary for tea?

In order for tea to retain its properties and taste, the temperature in the freezer must be maintained at about -18°C. But there is nothing to worry about if the temperature in your freezer is higher. The main thing is that the minus is constant and stable. Such storage is prescribed exclusively for yellow and green varieties.

Advice! If you drink the drink regularly, you need to place portioned bags in the refrigerator so as not to take out the entire package. Before brewing, you need to take a portion of tea and leave it at room temperature for an average of 24 hours. This is necessary so that the tea does not experience stress.

Product packaging stored in the refrigerator must be tightly closed. Otherwise, the tea leaf will absorb all the odors and lose its aroma and taste properties.

Why store used tea bags in the refrigerator?

In our country, you can often see housewives placing used bags, previously dried, on the shelves of household appliances. The question immediately arises, why do this? It’s unlikely that they want to save the bag this way for re-brewing.

The thing is that used and dried tea bags perfectly absorb unpleasant odors.

Important! The tea bag should be reused after it is completely dry. This is the only way it will bring maximum benefit to the household appliance.

Just a few bags placed on the refrigerator shelves in different places can rid the refrigerator of unpleasant odors. If you drink tea regularly, you can change the bags on the shelves regularly.

As you can see, the refrigerator and tea have a lot in common! Their benefit to each other is obvious.