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> "Abouna" > wrote
>
>> As for using tea more than once, do you let it dry out between
>> steepings or should the 2nd steep be in the same sitting (i.e. not
>> saved for another time)?
>
> Just another opinion here - I never do multiple steeps with any of
> my teas. I enjoy tea a lot, but I am also very keen on the health
> benefits and I cannot believe that 2nd (or later) steepings have as
> much of the beneficial compounds in them. I also like a mild
> caffeine punch, which is very attenuated in multiple steeps.
>
> The types of tea that are multiple steeped most often are oolongs
> and pu-erhs.

Randy et al,

Because compounds good and bad find their way into the tea liquor at
different rates -- for specifics see Dog Ma -- I'd think it *would* be a
good idea to put your tea through more than one steep from a health point of
view. You can't lose anything by doing that, and you might win. Besides,
often the second and/or third steep tastes significantly different, and just
as delightful as the first. That's my humble opinion. You can add green teas
to your list of multiple steepables. Some wise ass of long ago and far away
once said something to the effect that the first steep is for the aroma, the
second for the taste, and the third for balance.

Michael