Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 When I was a young man they sold tea loose in a box. For the last several years, however, all I have been able to find if tea bags. Do they still sell loose tea? If so, where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Check small kitchen ware stores. Or place like Pier 1 Imports. Also, I think Wholefoods has some. I was looking for Twinings tea in Safeway a few weeks ago and could only find bags, frustrating. Or, if you know what you want, order online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Yes. in addition to what Joe mentioned, check online, or if you have upscale malls, you might have some tea stores. My daughter spent some time working at David's Teas, a Canadian company opening stores in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Also check health food stores and coffee shops; some coffee shops also sell teas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Or, if you know what you want, order online Took your advice. $4.50 a half pound on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Here in Canada, we are able to get all sorts of specialty loose teas at The Bulk Barn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 What kind of tea are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Although I like tea and drink about 1/2 gallon or more a day, I ain't that knowledgeable about teas. BUT... why not just cut open the bags of tea if you need it loose for certain purposes. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: What kind of tea are you looking for? Just plain old, regular, "nothing special about it" black orange pekoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: BUT... why not just cut open the bags of tea if you need it loose for certain purposes Because that is not tea LEAVES, that is tea DUST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Whole Foods sells loose tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Alpo said: Just plain old, regular, "nothing special about it" black orange pekoe. Like this? https://www.amazon.com/Twinings-Ceylon-Orange-Pekoe-3-53-Ounce/dp/B001MOH1IW/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Orange%2Bpekoe%2Btea&qid=1551028176&s=gateway&sr=8-8&th=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 This works. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CREXSHY/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Oh for Pete's sake. Just go to Coffee and be done with it. I recommend Sumatra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Don’t sell tea short. Years ago a friend gave me a tin of loose tea he got for Christmas. The only writing on it was in Chinese. I got a tea infuser. Man was that some kickbutt stuff! Must have had at least twice the caffeine of coffee. A cup at lunch knocked out those mid afternoon slumps. Two cups and I’d be up till 1am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Oh for Pete's sake. Just go to Coffee and be done with it. I recommend Sumatra. I learned to make iced tea when I was eleven. Mama used loose tea. So THAT'S how to make iced tea. With loose tea. Making iced tea with tea bags is just WRONG. Making iced tea with coffee would be even more wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Alpo said: I learned to make iced tea when I was eleven. Mama used loose tea. So THAT'S how to make iced tea. With loose tea. Making iced tea with tea bags is just WRONG. Making iced tea with coffee would be even more wrong. And iced coffee is even worse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: And iced coffee is even worse!! My 40 something son & daughter never followed their parents coffee habit until my son was turned onto cold brewing. He convinced his sister to use cold brew. She used to drink a caffeinated soft drink before going to work; now it's cold brew. After brewing the coffee is stored in a tight closing container in the refrigerator. To consume pore into coffee mug & heat in a microwave to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, J.D. Daily said: My 40 something son & daughter never followed their parents coffee habit until my son was turned onto cold brewing. He convinced his sister to use cold brew. She used to drink a caffeinated soft drink before going to work; now it's cold brew. After brewing the coffee is stored in a tight closing container in the refrigerator. To consume pore into coffee mug & heat in a microwave to drink. Well if ya heat it then it ain’t iced coffee and I’d probably drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I highly recommend Luzianne over Lipton for iced tea. Unfortunately Luzianne doesn't sell their tea as loose leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 I prefer the Greater Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's, but A&P went belly up several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Forgot. Whilst on my last Mouse Safari, I was able to buy loose Tea in metal cans. Very handy metal cans. A virtually unlimited supply of loose Tea in metal cans. I didn't really care about the tea. I wanted the Cans. Makes for an expensive can though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 20 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Well if ya heat it then it ain’t iced coffee and I’d probably drink it. The cold brew process doesn't extract any oils which eliminates reduces the bitterness of coffee. I agree cold coffee isn't drinkable. The only way I can stomach it is with lots of cream & sugar, i.e. a frapachino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 @Alpo, I respect your choice to purchase actual tea leaves to make your cup of tea. In these rush - rush times we live in now, most of us, IMHO, tend to take short cuts, at least I do. That means purchasing tea bags. Some 46 years ago I found that I was drinking way too much coffee. It started when I was in the Air Force working those swing and midnight shifts. Lots of coffee being consumed. Back then, it was 3 - 4 teaspoons of sugar to sweeten it. Then about 20 years ago, I used my will power (back when I had some to spare), to start cutting back on the amount of sugar I put in my coffee. It was a tough road, but I found I could only get down to 1 teaspoon of sugar. I still needed that sweetness. That's when I made the switch to creamers. Started using Half & Half in my coffee, and only occasionally, the specialty creamers. Zip to the present, and I still found myself drinking too much coffee, especially at work, even though without the high sugar intake. Never was one to drink tea, period, as I found them to be too bitter for my taste. Until I came across a tea that actually tastes good without the need to add anything to it. I now supplement my coffee drinking at work with both bottled water and this tea and have found a happy medium. Sorry if this got too off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: @Alpo, I respect your choice to purchase actual tea leaves to make your cup of tea. In these rush - rush times we live in now, most of us, IMHO, tend to take short cuts, at least I do. That means purchasing tea bags. Some 46 years ago I found that I was drinking way too much coffee. It started when I was in the Air Force working those swing and midnight shifts. Lots of coffee being consumed. Back then, it was 3 - 4 teaspoons of sugar to sweeten it. Then about 20 years ago, I used my will power (back when I had some to spare), to start cutting back on the amount of sugar I put in my coffee. It was a tough road, but I found I could only get down to 1 teaspoon of sugar. I still needed that sweetness. That's when I made the switch to creamers. Started using Half & Half in my coffee, and only occasionally, the specialty creamers. Zip to the present, and I still found myself drinking too much coffee, especially at work, even though without the high sugar intake. Never was one to drink tea, period, as I found them to be too bitter for my taste. Until I came across a tea that actually tastes good without the need to add anything to it. I now supplement my coffee drinking at work with both bottled water and this tea and have found a happy medium. Sorry if this got too off topic. This’n is my go to mellow tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 When I have Alpo moments, I wonder how Russians would order Chai. Chai is the Russian word for tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: When I have Alpo moments, I wonder how Russians would order Chai. Chai is the Russian word for tea. "чай масала" or "чай со специями" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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