What’s different between boil tea and steep tea?

Boil tea is a different way of having tea

What’s different between boil tea and steep tea? Everyone knows that tea can’t be steeped for a long time. But there are some kinds of tea, such as dark tea, is best to be boiled all the time, to get the best taste.

Steep tea for a long time

First, we should know why tea is not good to steep for a long time. Many people think it’s just because steep for a long time will low the taste of tea. The real reason is not like this at all.
Tea contains anti-cancer tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides that can lower blood sugar, caffeine that makes the central nervous system activity, as well as various amino acids, vitamins, and other nutrients. How many of these substances can be separated out, has a great relationship with the number and time of steeping.
Usually, the larger the shape of tea, the slower the rate of nutrient separated; The smaller the shape, the faster it will separate. The nutrient of tea will be separated all after steeped about 4 rounds, the aroma and flavor of the tea will also be reduced, the taste will be bad.
Besides, tea will go bad if steeped for a long time or place overnight. The small amounts of carbohydrates and proteins contained in tea can be extremely harmful to health by breeding bacteria. So steep tea for a long time is not good.

Boil tea is different from steep tea

Tea should not be steeped for a long time, but some kinds of tea can be boiled in the water, and the taste of boil tea, is better than the steeped. That because the separate out temperature condition of nutrient contained in tea is different.
The water used for steeping tea is generally less than 95℃, or even below 60℃. And some nutrient of tea must be separate at a high temperature. Such as some kinds of dark tea, must be boil in the water for a time, to get the best taste and benefits.
Boil tea can also make tea polyphenols, caffeine, tea pigment, and other substances fully released, refreshing, loss weight, disease prevention, and other effects can get greater play, a great benefit to human health.

What should pay attention to boil tea?

Just like steep tea, boil tea has many things to pay attention.
First, is the water temperature. It’s not talking about the boiling water temperature, it’s talking about the water temperature at the time we put the tea in.
To the tea which without pre-heat, it’s better to put them into the cold water, and let them boil together; And to the tea which has been pre-heated, if put them into cold water to boil, the taste comes down, so it’s better to put them into the boiling water to boil.
Second, to choose the right teaware. The teaware must be clean, and the teapot should not be too small. The water will be boil dry soon in a small-capacity teapot, so it’s better to choose a middle size teapot.
And pay attention to the balance of tea and water. To boil tea for a long time at a high temperature, tea can’t be put too much, or else the taste will be too bitter.