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How to EASILY Make Loose Leaf Tea at Work
Posted by Phuong on Feb 7th, 2012


Koni Double Wall Mugs are perfect at your desk.


Most people avoid making premium loose leaf tea at work because they think it's too much of a hassle. Well I'm here to show you how quick and easy it is so you don't have to resort to those tea bags filled with dust and fannings. It's a lot easier than you may think and it's actually a lot less expensive and healthier than a tea bag. Did you know that most tea bags contain soy lecithin? "To extract lecithin from soy, it is bathed in hexane. Hexane is a neurotoxin as well as a narcotic, which is flammable and can cause psychosis in humans." - OSHA.gov. Learn more about loose leaf tea vs tea bags here. If you have a water cooler with a hot water option or a microwave, you'll be able to brew hot water for your loose leaf Koni tea.



Woman is sipping Koni Endurance green tea in a Koni Double Wall Mug.
Woman is sipping Koni Antioxidant Junkie Green Tea in a Koni Double Wall Mug.


Water Cooler or Your Personal Hot Water Heater


Most offices are equipped with a water cooler that dispenses both cold and hot water. This is a great way to get filtered water for your tea. I have a personal hot water at my desk that dispense either boiling, ideal for black teas and some oolong tea, or steaming hot water, ideal for green, oolong, white teas.

How to make loose leaf tea with your Koni Artisan Mug:
    1. Add 2 teaspoons of tea to your Koni Artisan Mug filter. When I need to get a jump start to my morning, I brew Koni Wake Your Assam Up or Koni Darjeeling Dream Black Tea.

    2. From your water cooler or hot water dispenser, add the hot water.


    Step 2. Filling my Koni Artisan Mug with Koni Wake Your Assam Up black tea and boiling hot water from my hot water heater.


    3. Place the lid over the mug and bring the teacup back to your desk. By the time you get to your desk, the tea filter can be removed.
    4. Flip the lid of your artisan mug over, and use it as a coaster for your filter.
    5. When you are ready for another cup of tea, just place the filter with the leaves back in the mug and begin at step 1.



Step 5. When you are ready for another cup of tea, just place the filter with the leaves back in the mug and begin at step 1.


Microwave:


Most break rooms have a microwave where you can brew water for your tea. All you have to do is take a mug, add filtered water, and put it in the microwave for a few minutes. The only issue you may have with this is over boiling the water since you don't have control in a microwave. You don't want to over boil your water since it will cause a flat or bitter tasting tea. To learn more about making the perfect cup of tea, click here. I recommend doing a couple tests first. Try brewing a cup of water in the microwave and if it starts to steam at 2 minutes, then it is perfect for your greens and whites. If it boils at 2 minutes, then use that timing for your black, oolong, puerh, and herbal teas. Once you find the right timing, it should be as simple as this:

    1. Add loose leaf tea to your Koni Artisan Mug filter.
    2. Brew hot water in the microwave.
    3. Add the hot water to your tea.
    4. Cover with the lid.
    5. Wait for the tea to brew.
    6. Remove the filter by flipping your lid over on your desk and using it as a coaster.
    7. Sip your tea and enjoy.
    *** Remember to save your tea leaves for a second or third steep.Make sure you don't leave your leaves out for more than 4 hours at room temperature.



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Koni Artisan Mug is 100% heat resistant.



Koni Wake Your Assam Up Tea



Koni Darjeeling Dream
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