Quality organic teas, an elegant teapot, high-performance filters, delicate cups… Every detail counts to make each tea tasting experience unique. Guarantee yourself a sensory escape every time by selecting tea accessories perfectly suited to your needs. Well stored, tea is a non-perishable product. It can, however, deteriorate or lose its flavour upon contact with air. Certain precautions are essential for ideal preservation. Here is some practical advice on how to choose and use your tea storage accessories.
How to ensure proper storage of teas, herbal teas and infusions?
Tea storage accessories determine the preservation of product quality over time. Storing tea properly means protecting it from anything that could damage it. This involves preventing the oxidation of tea leaves, meaning the degradation of particles upon contact with oxygen. Here are the five main enemies of tea preservation:
- air: favour vacuum-sealed tea bags or airtight tea tins;
- light: store your tea storage accessories in a cupboard away from light to avoid loss of flavour due to photo-degradation; prefer opaque tea tins and bags;
- moisture: tea releases its aroma upon contact with water, as everyone knows! Airtight tea tins with a double seal lid provide extra security;
- heat: it accelerates oxidation, remember to keep tea storage containers away from heat sources such as the kettle, oven, hobs…
- strong odours: keep all your tea storage containers away from unwanted odours; tea leaves absorb and release fragrances, aromas can lose intensity or become mixed with odours if they come into contact.
Certain types of tea have a shorter shelf life than others. You will find a best-before date on most tea packaging. It is generally recommended to consume tea leaves, infusions or herbal teas within two years of their harvest. Beyond this, they remain consumable but partially lose their flavour, aroma and colour. Consult this page for more information regarding tea storage.
The tea tin, the ideal ally for tea storage
Living materials, dried tea or herbal leaves nonetheless require maintaining a moisture level of around 3%. Below this, teas and infusions lose their flavour over time. Above it, the leaves to be steeped risk going mouldy. To take care of these delicate products, the tea tin represents a perfectly suited solution for storing tea.
Ideal for cleverly storing all teas, herbal teas and infusions away from air, odours, light and moisture, the tea tin preserves the aromatic properties of the leaves. Its airtight lid ensures excellent protection against moisture and temperature variations. Traditionally designed to store loose leaf tea, the metal tea tin, more resistant to moisture, has replaced its wooden predecessor, which was the original material.
Simple or sublimely crafted with artistic details, the tea tin has become a work of art that helps to showcase its contents.
How to choose your tea tin?
A true decorative object, the tea tin comes, according to tastes and needs, in many variations: compact, large format, Japanese or minimalist design, made in France, eco-friendly... Available in various materials, the choice of a tea tin must above all meet your own practical, aesthetic and ethical criteria:
- capacity and format suited to your storage space and consumption habits (stock size, loose leaves, tea bag storage tin…);
- decoration, matching look with your cups, mugs and teapot;
- material, an aspect that is both functional and design: metal tin, glass, iron, wood, bamboo…
- eco-responsible, artisanal production such as the Washi tea tin…
- value for money: check customer reviews to get an idea of product quality.
For perfect tea storage and a personalised decorative touch, the airtight tea tin is the choice that combines elegance and efficiency. Discover our selection of tea tins here, specially chosen for their reliability and undeniable charm.
Storing teas, herbal teas and infusions in bags
We deliver all our organic teas and infusions in a vacuum-sealed bag. This perfectly airtight packaging ensures stable and flawless preservation of coffee and tea. It does, however, appear less aesthetic and practical than tea tins.
If you wish, you can also repackage your tea and infusion stock in small bags cleverly designed for the storage of dry food products such as tea. You will find them in the form of opaque vacuum-sealed plastic bags. They feature a zipper or zip closure. These tea storage accessories meet strict preservation standards and allow the flavours and aromas to be preserved for a long time. Discover more information on tea storage bags by visiting this page.
Other essential equipment for tea lovers
Drinks with multiple benefits for the body, teas and infusions have been drunk for centuries on every continent. Rich in traditions and cultural variations, the principle remains the same everywhere: a teapot in which aromatic leaves steep in boiling water, a filtering system and then service in tea cups, mugs or bowls. Whether you are a fan of traditional tea time, a devotee of the Japanese style or a nomadic tea drinker, with your stainless steel insulated bottle always at hand, you will find other valuable information in our pages on: