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[pritch]

Ok I am launching my business this week and need to be able to make some teabags. I wondered if anyone from here could give a clue to if the supermarket teabags just use ordinary science filter paper.

Does anyone have any insight?

If I could delete this topic I would. I have already found my answer.

Edited by pritch, 09 June 2004 - 09:56 PM.

[lord_dranack]

This is a very random topic!
the tea bags seem to be a much thinner paper that most filter paper. Perhaps the very thin stuff would work, but be a bit expensive

[pritch]

I have found a supplier of empty tea bags I think I am going to have to have my ingredients sent off to a tea manufactuer though. I lack the ability to heatseal the bags. Unless customers don't mind selotape.

[S.Peter]

Buy a heat sealer

I assume it is the same sort of thing used to seal bags of milk (they had a goat - and a bottle sealer cost tons!)

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Edited by S.Peter, 10 June 2004 - 10:46 AM.

[pritch]

Thanks for that! Im signing up with ebay now

[Demented Ferret]

Uhmmmmmm...Care to elaborate on whats in this 'tea' .

[S.Peter]

Also - what temperature is needed to seal the bags. The ones on ebay may be too hot, or too cold