Best way to organize my teas?

Question

I have a very large collection of herbal teas that is currently a jumbled mess in one of my cupboards. I am looking for a way to organize and possibly even display my collection, and it must be something that makes it easier to access all of them--not just whatever made it in front this time around. Any advice would be wonderful, thank you!

Answer 1

Try a tea caddy. Basically, it's a wooden box with little compartments for the teas. I got one for my mother, and she liked it so much that she got one for my sister-in-law. I have seen some with glass tops, so you can display them, too.

Answer 2

Definitely I will do it by my hands reach. How many tea boxes do you have? Depending on how many boxes you have to the cabinet space you have, you might have to get a bags or containers.

I would suggest putting them below the countertop or (space) little above the counter top. After all, if there is no ease in accessing all the bags, what is the use of having those tea bags. Containers with loose tea, I leave them by the counter space which separates kitchen and dining in my living area(It is a decoration, and at the sametime it is easy for visitors and yourself to see and choose from).

Organizing can be done in many ways:
1) Glad plastic containers, or zip lock bags.(Name them by brand or type, DeCaff, Fruit Flavored, etc)
2) Categorize first by Caffeinated, De-caffeinated.
2a) Then categorize by flavor(Fruit flavored, Regional blend[like ceylon, english black, etc)
2b)Mark sleep, relaxing, etc teas with special makers(colors to mention Caff, De-caff, etc)
3) LAST but not least, if you are not using a teabag for more than 8 month or so, it means you either don't like it, or it is time to give it away to charity or share it with your friends(IF they wish, and let them know how long has it been in your space). Please don't dump it, let it be put to good use.
Hope this helps, You can organize all the space in smooth, efficient, yet cheap way. Best of luck.

Answer 3

1] I have three pretty canisters with :
a] de-caf teas [ red rose ]
b] herbal teas [ chamomile, peppermint, sweet dreams ]
c] caffeinated teas [ irish breakfast, english teatime ]
2] get a skinny display shelf [ for small figurines ], and do arrangements by alphabet, color, or remedy
3] get a tiny chest of drawers, and organize inside
4] rectangular basket with liner and dividers [ such as longaburgers ] to organize into sections
5] set of glass jars, with different teas inside each

Answer 4

I have my tea separated by black teas, green teas, caff and decaff, morning, and night time teas. I have them displayed in colored glass kitchen canisters.... It looks nice and is easily accessible... I have put all of the kinds of teas against the glass so you can see what is in each canister and then stack the tea inside the canister.
Just an idea. Hope that helped...
~Goddess Bless~

Answer 5

good idea....

well, why don't you organize it like a grocery store. line them up in your cabinet in order (abc or favorite to least). put one on the edge of the shelf and the same ones follow behind. then place a new kind next to it, and teh same ones behind it, and so on and so forth so that way you display every kind. and here is a tip. put the newer ones in the back. well have fun and enjoy your tea.