Pat wrote:
I just tried using tea sacs for the first time this weekend. This has
got to be the easiest way yet that I have found to prepare loose tea.
I paid $6 for 100 pot-size sacs at a local tea shop. I've seen them
cheaper on a few websites, but the postage would offset the savings.
Does anyone know of a good source to get them at a better price? I'd
be willing to buy them in bulk if necessary. $6 for 100 is not an
unreasonable price, but I am using them for my Lipton Yellow Label, the
only loose tea I have onhand right now. I hate to sound like a
cheapskate, but it does bother me slightly that the sacs cost as much
as the tea did. So if anyone knows where I can get a good deal, I'd be
most appreciative.


I would highly recommend a permanent filter, there's a few that filter
very well with little to no sediment passing through (and enough room
for the leaves to unfurl at the bottom of the cup/pot, depending on how
much tea you're using). SpecialTeas sells a couple of sizes, the bigger
goes in my larger 16oz mug (it says it's designed for pots):

http://www.specialteas.com/Permanent...ct_detail.html

Or there's a size for smaller mugs and pots:

http://www.specialteas.com/Permanent...ct_detail.html

I've had 2 of them for about 2-3 years, and they're still in great shape.

Justin