Square, round, pyramid-shaped? Does the shape of your tea bag make much difference? We’ve been told (by dubious sources!) that pyramids are definitely better. Other adverts insist that round bags make all the difference. Perhaps we’re all missing a trick and some form of three-dimensional, heptagonal construction is what we really need for tasty tea.

Have you ever wondered if different shaped tea bags make any difference to the way your tea brews?

You might like to …

• Investigate how many different shaped tea bags there are available, and note the varying costs
• Work out how much tea is in each type of tea bag (see if there’s really any less in bags that claim to be ‘one cup’ bags)
• Conduct an experiment to see if tea brews quicker using different types of tea bag and loose tea
• Design (and make) the ultimate ‘quick-brew’ tea bag.

Further links:
http://www.teacouncil.co.uk/