Unusual uses for used tea leaves

No baking, but I often use used green puer to tender and flavor meats and seafood (overnight in a fridge). Results are great!

Sasha.

A while back we had a poster who feed his spent leaves to his cows. He'd also toss in any fresh tea he didn't like.

Jim

smallthunder wrote:

I offered them to my dogs. they weren't interested.

usually I just compost them.

Search this group - there were several good suggestions from fertilizer to cooking meats and seafood.

Sasha.

You know what Scotsmen do with used tea leaves?

They make tea with them.

--scott

Is it true that in the past, some dishonest tea sellers would dry used tea leaves and sell them?

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You know, Scott, you're right!! My significant other, from Edinburgh I might add, puts the spent teabags on the sink counter. I'll bet she's returning to them when I'm not looking. When I do see them, I chuck them to where spent, and for that matter unspent, teabags ought to go.

Michael

Are we to understand that you, a tea lover of inestimable qualifications, are involved with a person who not only _uses_ tea bags, but actually recycles them?

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In a word, Yuppo! Michael

Does her thriftiness extend to other areas besides tea? Does your wife have an unmarried sister?

Yes, especially with pu'er. I have seen a few vendors dry used leaves out and mix them in with new leaves to increase the bulk of a big order. If you can think of a trick, you can be sure they have already tried it.

That's why I'm sceptical about buying online.