{"id":1763,"date":"2020-03-31T06:12:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T04:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coffee-spirit.maxicoffee.com\/guides-achat\/how-to-choose-the-right-tea-bag\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:56:19","slug":"how-to-choose-the-right-tea-bag","status":"publish","type":"buyer-guides","link":"https:\/\/www.coffee-spirit.maxicoffee.com\/en-gb\/guide\/how-to-choose-the-right-tea-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea bags: how to choose the right ones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Which material for my tea bags?<\/h2>\n

Paper tea bags<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s start with the most well-known and popular type of tea bag.\u00a0Paper tea bags<\/a>\u00a0are cheaper to produce and therefore cheaper to buy. They are also the easiest to use. Paper tea bags do produce a light bitterness that can alter the taste of your tea<\/strong>. What\u2019s more, the mass production of tea (generally as paper tea bags) has led to a deterioration in terms of quality. You also generally can\u2019t see the actual tea hidden inside the opaque bag sadly. What you\u2019re drinking is often what we call ‘tea fannings’, the small pieces of tea<\/strong> left over after the higher quality tea<\/strong> leaves are gathered. Despite the above, paper tea bags and tea sachets still represent the cheapest and easiest way to consume tea<\/strong>. What to avoid:<\/p>\n