Hi! I have a question I hope some of you can help me answer. I have Harney & Sons Irish Breakfast in a 4oz tin. I've had it for about a year and a half and not used much of it but today made a teapot of it and am not sure if I did something wrong in process or if the tea is too old/crumbly or what..
Here are a few pictures of my teapot, strainer and size of dry leaves.
Re: Should 2 teaspoons expand this full?
That looks about right. If you've been drinking a lot of larger, full leafed teas lately the result probably looks weird. This is because broken up teas are a lot more dense in comparison.
Or to put it another way, when you put full leaf teas into a teaspoon, there is still a lot of air still in the teaspoon, but with chopped up teas there is less air.
This is why some people weigh their tea, as the weight will give you a better idea of how much tea you are using than volume. (Professional bakers will do this too, as some flours are more dense than others).
Or to put it another way, when you put full leaf teas into a teaspoon, there is still a lot of air still in the teaspoon, but with chopped up teas there is less air.
This is why some people weigh their tea, as the weight will give you a better idea of how much tea you are using than volume. (Professional bakers will do this too, as some flours are more dense than others).