Preparing Tea and Herbals
How to properly prepare teas and herbals.
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5 Trials and Tribulations of a Tea Reviewer
Oh, the trials and tribulations of a tea reviewer! We endure slings and arrows of outraged tea vendors (a bit of paraphrasing of Shakespeare here). I was faced with one lately and so began thinking of others. Here are the top five on my list. You may have others. 1 A Totally Awful Tea Oh, Continue reading
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Giggling and Pouring Tea Don’t Mix
Lots of things go with tea. Things like scones, fruits, chocolates, cheeses, and (as a woman in Scotland put it) “neeps, tatties, and haggis.” And things like reading books, watching movies, chatting with friends, even doing laundry. On the other hand, a lot of things definitely do not go with tea, such as driving the Continue reading
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The K-Cup Revolution
The K-Cup Revolution is here, tea drinkers. Just as teabags forever altered the approach by tea lovers here in the U.S. and in many other countries to fixing a quick cuppa or even a potful, the K-Cup will change our approach once again. “How?” you ask. Good question. In the beginning was the leaf, and Continue reading
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3 Reasons for Doublebagging Your Tea
More and more I see tea drinkers say they use two teabags when making a cuppa. The obvious question springs to mind here: why doesn’t someone just put twice as much tea in a bag? Of course, the bag would have to be twice as big. Since I steep my tea, even the ones that Continue reading
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More About How to Make a Perfect Cup of Tea
So what about this perfect cup of tea anyway? Before delving into a look at a few of the more notable how-to guides that are out there, let’s start by taking a look at the terminology. I know we all have a pretty good idea of what “perfect” means, but let’s take a look at Continue reading
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The Demise of the Tea Kettle?
Awhile back I heard an alarming report that teacups might be going completely out of favor with tea drinkers and be replaced by mugs. Now, an intrepid tea and coffee guy on Facebook has posted an item about kettle sales in the UK being down. Oh dear, is this signaling the demise of the tea Continue reading
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ComplexiTEA
Life gets more complex every day and so, it seems, does tea! No need to panic, though, it’s easy to sort out those complexiTEAs. Dad used to fix TVs and radios on the kitchen table. Then, they got too complicated. Tubes were replaced by transistors and complex circuit boards. He also used to work on Continue reading
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The Tea Princess Travels Again
This Tea Princess and her Tea Hubby took a short trip recently. Just a one night stay-over to visit a new town and check out the local tea scene, which was said to be “really steeping.” And this meant a night in a motel and facing the … take a deep breath … motel room Continue reading
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What Is a Tea Sommelier?
The term “tea sommelier” has been popping up for awhile now — several years, actually. In fact, an online search produced a wealth of hits. Plus, intrepid Tea Guy Bill Lengeman posted this tidbit about three years ago, giving a glimpse into the mystery of what being a tea sommelier means. Short answer: what anyone Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — A Sense of Life
Time to stare off into space and think deep thoughts as the kettle meets the heat on the stovetop and the water soaks that heat up. Soon will come the boil, but meanwhile, I indulge in introspections. As a kid, I used to get quite distracted by wallpaper patterns. Whenever there was a time when Continue reading
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