Preparing Tea and Herbals
How to properly prepare teas and herbals.
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Drinking Your Tea to the Dregs
Awhile back I advocated avoiding the dreaded tea dregs. Those nasty bitter final drops in the teapot. Time and more tea adventures with some truly superior tea has me rethinking that position. Why waste a precious drop? Dregs can occur in any tea, from those powdered instants to the full leaf steepings. Some consider this… Continue reading
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Adding Milk to Tea
There is a long-running, healthy debate about milk and tea (when do you add milk? Should you or shouldn’t you? How much?) and several articles on this blog have contributed their opinions on these questions. As one recent article quite rightly concludes, the bottom line is that it is really about personal preference. However, I… Continue reading
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The Dangers of Tea Bags?
As if we didn’t have enough to be concerned about. Tea bags? Really? There are those who would say that the easiest way to sidestep any potential dangers with tea bags is not to use them at all. Which might be a valid point and one that I can agree with, to some extent, given… Continue reading
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Using Tea to Promote Growth in Other Plants
That “green thumb” urge strikes when the weather turns even slightly more Spring-like. And tea can be your garden’s best friend. Whether in compost or a liquid fertilizer, using tea to promote growth in other plants is becoming increasingly touted. And it’s no small wonder. A lot of good stuff gets infused out of those… Continue reading
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3 Teas That Steep Up Best by the Cupful
Time is short, but you need tea. Steeping by the cupful is a great solution. Or you want to enjoy a tea that can be infused multiple times (2 to 12 or even more) in small amounts (or you’ll end up with a lot of tea!). Dig out that teacup or mug and put it… Continue reading
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3 Teas that Steep Up Best by the Potful
You probably have a teapot…or two…or three…or a whole bevy! So, why not put them to good use steeping up teas that are so enticing that you can drink them by the potful? “Great idea!” you say. I think so, too. Awhile back I wrote an article about “gulper teas” that could be drunk by… Continue reading
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Boiling Water for Tea
Those of us who like black teas — and we are legion — know the importance that truly boiling water has in relation to the steeping of those teas. There is an old joke that someone is such a poor cook, they can mess up even boiling water. We all laugh under the impression that… Continue reading
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Tea and the Four Times of Patience
There is an old saying that “patience is a virtue,” and many wise tea connoisseurs say that tea teaches patience. Well, I must be neither virtuous nor a good pupil, for I have little patience when it comes to tea. When the teacup is empty, I want it filled now! There are many out there… Continue reading
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How Much Tea Do You Like in Your Tea?
Until just recently it never would have occurred to me to use anything more or less than the standard measure of leaves to prepare a cup of tea. But of course you can do just that, if you prefer. As I recall reading quite some time back, the measure of 2.25 grams per six ounces… Continue reading
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Can You Blend CTC and Orthodox Teas?
Having a bit of this tea and a bit of that tea in your tea pantry or cupboard is frustrating enough. You don’t have a sufficient amount of that Ceylon black or Keemun or Kenyan to steep a full pot. You do have a nice batch of CTC Assam around, though, and you know that… Continue reading
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