2014
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Afternoon Tea Is No Trifling Affair
Popular history is nearly always wrong; or perhaps not quite right. Many people now know that, no matter how many thousands of times it’s repeated on the internet, The 7th Duchess of Bedford, Anna Russell, did not ‘invent’ afternoon tea – which is often incorrectly called ‘High Tea’, just to add to the confusion. The… Continue reading
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The IngenuiTEA – A Tea Steeper Supreme?
Move over, teapots, there’s a new steeper in town – well, not exactly new, but certainly not your everyday teapot. It’s the IngenuiTEA. Is it really a tea steeper supreme? It’s fans certainly think so. How the IngenuiTEA Works The IngenuiTEA, a patented tea steeper manufactured in Taiwan, is said to reduce infusing loose teas… Continue reading
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7 Tea Leaf Styles That Steep Poorly in a Tea Ball
In 5 Reasons to Ditch the Tea Ball, I gave you just that. But if you need more convincing, here are tea leaf styles that don’t do too well in a tea ball (and, quite frankly, I don’t think there is any kind left that does do well). Here are the basic issues per tea… Continue reading
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A Primer on Water Types and Tea
[Editor’s note: See a list below of more articles on this blog about water, including recommendations on which is best for your tea.] Water should be a fairly simple thing. You use it to wash your cat and to fill water balloons and most importantly, you use it to make tea. But of course when… Continue reading
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5 Reasons to Ditch the Tea Ball
Over the past year or so I have been listing 5 of this or 3 of that. From 5 signs that your tea time is morphing into something along this particular line or that to 3 reasons for doing something a certain way. It seems a convenient way to highlight the highlights, the salient points,… Continue reading
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Green Tea Throughout History
Americans have probably consumed more black tea than any other kind over the course of the past few decades. But one of the more interesting facts I’ve run across in the years I’ve been writing about tea is that in earlier times we probably downed as much green tea as the black kind or perhaps… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Mac-n-Cheese
As cold weather sets in, visions of comfort food embrace your thoughts. What is better than home-made, creamy macaroni and cheese with bacon, of course! Oh yes, even when using tea, bacon still makes everything better. Green tea is used in the water you cook your pasta as well as in the milk used for… Continue reading
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Should You Stir, Swirl, or Dunk During Tea Steeping?
Stirring, swirling, and dunking during tea steeping seem to be common activities. Are they done out of habit or necessity, though? A little bit of tea experiments might be needed here. What Are Stirring, Swirling, and Dunking? Basically, these are all ways to move the tea pieces around in the tea steeping vessel. Which you… Continue reading
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Checking in on New Year’s Tea Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are not for everyone- a little like the British delicacy of marmite, they seem to be something that you either love or hate. But, if you are in the habit of making them, it is usually around this time that you might stop and take account of how your New Year’s resolutions… Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Objectified Designs
The limits of the human imagination seem so large as to be practically universal (that is, virtually endless and hugely immense), and when coupled with people’s love of tea and their knowledge and skill in ceramics, you end up with some rather unique, fun, and often quirky teapots. The basics (spout, body, handle, lid) are… Continue reading
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