Round Or Square Tea Bags: Which Are Better?
Channel: Gadsden Tea
Date: 2017-03-31

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Today's question is about Round vs Square Tea Bags. Which is better? 

Round tea bags created quite a "stir" when Tetley introduced them in 1989 with a catchy TV ad campaign. 

They represented a clear point of difference with the other brands - as the ad said "the others are square". The justification for a round teabag was that saucers, cups and teapots were round and therefore teabags should be too.

The point was also made that they were full of flavour. The packs carried the message "Flavour All Round". But do they really let more flavour out? 

Whilst round teabags were a huge success for Tetley, there is absolutely no truth in the idea that round teabags let the flavour out better. All they are is square ones with the corners cut off - if anything, they would brew less efficiently, as there is less room for the tea to move around. 

There are other factors that are much more important than the shape of the teabag. For example, the type of filter paper used and - above all - the quality of the tea. 

I keep banging on about TEA QUALITY and I make no apologies for doing so again here. I would like you to focus on tea quality not teabag shape or even whether the tea is in leaf or teabag form. 

Good and bad examples of all types of tea exist. The only way to get a good cup of tea is to buy good quality tea, in whatever form it comes. 

My teabags contain far better quality tea than supermarket loose leaf tea, for example (and there are other good tea companies around!). Buy your tea from a tea merchant you trust, and don't worry about the shape of your tea bags. 

- Andrew


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