Decaf Tea = Don't drink the first infusion?

[shardy53]

I saw a video that made sense to me today. It was a guy in a tea shop that said that if you want good Decaf tea , then just do a fast first infusion and throw it away. That makes more sense to me than buying decaf tea that is tasteless anyway. What do you people think about that.

Steve

[neowolf]

That should work fine for some higher quality teas, though in my experience flavored teas (should that be your thing) are rarely even remotely as nice after the first infusion.

[Chip]

Tea myth 427. It takes much longer than 3-5 minutes to "decaff a tea." Yes, this will recuce the caffeine, but not decaff it.