tin question

[elnanle]

Please forgive me if this question has already been asked or is very ignorant.

I was wondering if it is very wrong to reuse tea caddies/ canisters/ tins for different teas? Would the next tea absorb too much of the taste of the last? I have several old and beautiful canisters that I would like to make use of for their aesthetic qualities, but I won't if it's not good for the tea.

Thanks for any advice!

[Warden Andy]

I always reuse tins, and haven't had any problems reusing a tin for different teas. Just clean out any tea dust in the tin by filling it with water, put the lid on, and shake. Repeat that a few times to get all the dust out of the cracks.

[TeaFanatic]

I have also reused tins, and the only problem that I have encountered is that the labels get wet, and that is kind of annoying, but besides that, the tea is perfectly fine.

[Carnelian]

I wipe out the inside of tins with a coffee filter (almost ironic). Or if I have an empty sample tin I fill it with hot water and let it sit. The heat make the label peel right off and I use the tins to store home dried spices and prefilled tea filters for travelling

[rhpot1991]

I reuse the sampler tins also. I just rinse them out and allow them to dry before using them. They make a great work collection so you don't need to drag all your good tins back and forth.

-John

[Warden Andy]

I reuse the sampler tins also. I just rinse them out and allow them to dry before using them. They make a great work collection so you don't need to drag all your good tins back and forth.

-John

They're also good to put tea in from bigger tins, so you don't open the big tin of tea everytime you make a cup, and have all that tea go stale faster.