What kind of water cup is suitable for drinking tea?

There are four kinds of water cups in my hands: stainless steel, glass, plastic and ceramic. Which of these cups with different materials is more suitable for drinking tea?

The stainless steel is a double-layer stainless steel thermos cup, which has a good thermal insulation effect. If you use such a cup to make tea, the tea leaves are equivalent to being brewed in a closed environment for a long time, and the various components in the tea leaves will be released to the maximum extent.

This will not only cause the taste of the tea to become worse, but also cause other acidic substances contained in the tea to chemically react with the stainless steel. Drinking such tea is obviously not a kind of enjoyment, and long-term use will also damage our body, so stainless steel water cups are not suitable for tea.

For plastic water cups, the most commonly used materials for plastic water cups on the market are PC, AS, PP, and Tritan. The first three materials all contain BPA, which is released when exposed to prolonged high temperatures. Some plastic water cup materials contain other impurities, and the tea will have a strange taste after contact, so plastic water cups are not suitable for drinking tea.

Glass water glasses, glass water glasses are harmless and do not release harmful substances. After brewing tea, you can still see the pleasing brown color, and the tea will not have other flavors. From this aspect, the glass cup is very suitable for brewing tea. But note that some friends like to carry a glass with them and soak the tea for a long time. Although the glass does not release harmful substances, the long-term soaking of tea water will affect the taste, and it is easy to leave tea stains after long-term soaking. In addition to these points to note, glass water cups are suitable for drinking tea.

Although the editor has a ceramic water cup in hand, we use it as a classification of ceramics and purple clay pots. Due to the material and weight, such water cups are rarely carried around, and are usually used as office tea sets or household tea sets. The ceramic produced at high temperature has a tight texture and will not release heavy metals due to the intrusion of tea water.

At the same time, due to the natural cooling of the tea, the tea has more original mellow aroma and taste. The tea set made of purple sand can not only retain the taste of tea, but also add a simple tea rhythm, so I think that the water set ceramics and the tea set made of purple sand among these four materials are more suitable for drinking tea.

The editor warmly reminds everyone that high-temperature ceramics must be used to buy ceramic water cups. It is best to bake at a temperature of 1500℃-1800℃, and the inner wall of the ceramic water cup should try to choose a plain bottom, that is, a white bottom. The brighter the glaze, the more heavy metals it contains.