Ceramic Tea Storage Jar

A ceramic tea jar in four colours — beige, white, blue and green. Tea is the ingredient that suffers most from bad storage: leaves are porous and will take on the smell of whatever is near them, which is why tea kept in a cupboard beside spices ends up tasting faintly of cumin.

A sealed ceramic jar solves both problems at once. It blocks the light that fades the leaf and it keeps other smells out. Loose leaf keeps far better in one of these than in the bag it came in.

Why you'll love it

• Keeps smells out — tea leaves absorb whatever is nearby.
• Blocks light — leaf doesn't fade or stale as fast.
• Four colours — beige, white, blue, green.
• Better than the bag — proper storage for loose leaf.

Details

• Material: glazed ceramic
• Colours: beige, white, blue, green
• Ideal for: loose leaf tea, coffee, dried herbs

Keep it away from the hob. Heat and steam are as bad for stored tea as light is, and the spot beside the kettle is the worst place in the kitchen for it.