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Bigger teabags, better tea

Teabag size matters, not shape.

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  1. Jaganyi, D. & Ndlovu, T. Kinetics of tea infusion part 3: the effect of tea bag size and shape on the rate of caffeine extraction from Ceylon orange pekoe tea. Food Chemistry 75, 63 - 66 (2001).

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Whitfield, J. Bigger teabags, better tea. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news011004-10

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