What do you think about delivering tea in winter?, when tea might be travelling for weeks with the temperatures outside below freezing. Will it damage the tea? What I think is that tea leaves have water inside, it gets crystalized -> water would cut trough the cells like a knife. About the results I am not sure...
This is just what happens to human cells.
Tea delivery in winter
I regularily store some teas in the fridge, some also in the freezer. So far I did only notice that they stay fresher longer. But – temperature fluctuations hot-ice-hot-ice might not be so beneficial...supernova wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 1:25 pmWhat do you think about delivering tea in winter?, when tea might be travelling for weeks with the temperatures outside below freezing. Will it damage the tea? What I think is that tea leaves have water inside, it gets crystalized -> water would cut trough the cells like a knife. About the results I am not sure...
This is just what happens to human cells.
i think tea is dried to the point of not having enough moisture to cause cell rupture.
Agree, cold temperatures during transport shouldn’t be an issue, although make sure that once tea has arrived to let it rest a few days before opening a pack. This way internal temperature of leaves can stabilize to ambient room temperature, thereby avoiding condensation.
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I don't have tonnes of experience and I don't feel like getting any, at least not when buying, say, a tong of young sheng puer. I used to ask folks to sit on the package (not literally) until Spring time. Subjecting still young cakes to unknown conditions for weeks on end doesn't sound fun. Couple cakes when I'm craving for some treats or anything that'll likely be packed in foil bags go without batting an eye though.