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Default A simple rule to calculate cost per cup for Pu erh tea

Sod off, Jim.

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> It did not take too long for me to figure out the following:
>
> The total cost of tea ($) / the total weight (g) = the cost per cup ($)
>
> Let's say I get a $ 15 pu erh cake (add $ 10 for shipping and
> handling, so the total cost is $ 25), we use 7g from the cake for each
> brew, and it should yield good 7 cups of tea (7 infusions). Use our
> formula as follows:
>
> $25 (the total cost of the cake) / 357g (the total weight of the cake)
> = $ 0.07 cost per cup
>
> Yes, it only costs 7 cents for a nice cup of Pu-erh tea.
>
> Now let's try an expensive $ 40.50 pu erh cake. (the same $ 10
> shipping and handling, but the cake weights 500g). A quick calculation
> reveals the following:
>
> $50.60 / 500g = $ 0.10
>
> Wow, only 10 cents?! I believe an average tea bag would cost me about
> 5 cents for each cup of tea - almost undrinkable though.
>
> Now it makes sense to buy better tea at a higher price. First of all,
> it tastes better. You want to enjoy the tea as much as possible, your
> time is golden. Cheap stuff does come cheap, but do you really have fun
> to drink it?
>
> Above formula works for any Pu-erh teas, raw or cooked.