Preparing Tea and Herbals
How to properly prepare teas and herbals.
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What’s Your (Teabag) Type?
Like many tea drinkers, I have a distinct preference for loose leaf teas. Still, there are times when a bagged tea makes sense, particularly when I’m short of time. Tea drinkers now have a lot of options when it comes to teabags, some of them make sense, while others I find annoying or, even worse,… Continue reading
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Chai for Fall
Here in Chicago, there is definitely a chill in the air, and while I love the colors of fall, I often find myself putting on an extra sweater as the temperature drops. Still, even though I know that the chill will eventually give way to the freezing cold of a Midwestern winter, I’ve got one… Continue reading
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The Challenges of Tea for One Sets
Living alone has given me a keen appreciation for “tea for one” sets. Not only are these sets often quite cute, they also are the right size for preparing tea for one person. (Except when they aren’t.) One troubling feature of many tea for one sets is that the tea pot has a much larger… Continue reading
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Too Steep?
The preparation of a fine cup of tea is a process that relies on a large number of variables. But you could safely narrow these down to the four most important. Paramount among these is the quality of the tea. If you start with bad or lackluster tea, you can hardly expect to wind up… Continue reading
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10 Signs that You’re a Picky Tea Drinker
How can you tell if you’re a picky tea drinker, someone who needs your tea just so? There are 10 signs I have found to be dead giveaways. See if any of these fit you. First, I have to assure you that this is not me picking on you for being a picky tea drinker.… Continue reading
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Does Milk Fat Effect the Taste of Your Tea?
Milk is a surprisingly complex subject and controversial when it comes to tea. Healthy? Not healthy? Hides the flavor of tea? Enhances the flavor of tea? The first two only science can answer. The last two are up to you and your tastebuds. Personally, I find that the percentage of fat in my milk makes… Continue reading
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Tea in the Lunchroom — A Practical Approach
Want to enjoy tea at work? Many of you will be making it in some type of lunchroom setup. So, how do you handle this tea making? In a word: teabags! Yes, teabags can rescue you from “lunchroom tea” if they are the right teabags. Let’s face it, tea in the workplace lunchroom can be… Continue reading
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Morning RouTEAne
Everyone has a morning routine, but tea lovers also have their morning rouTEAne. Just as those first tasks after waking are necessary to get your day off to a proper start, so is that morning tea — the first cuppa, numero uno, la première tasse, etc. Regardless of what comprises your personal ablutions, they are… Continue reading
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The Tea Princess Travels
This Tea Princess and her Prince went on a trip recently. As always, we used this as a true tea opportunity. Taking a tip from Lainie Petersen, we carried only bagged tea with us, nothing loose for people to wonder over (“Are you sure that’s tea?”). Some Barry’s Gold Blend and some Devonshire Tea teabags… Continue reading
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Teas That Don’t Need Sugar
I’m pretty open about not being a fan of sugar or milk in my tea, though I am happy to tell others if I think that a black tea is strong and substantial enough to handle these additions. Still, I would encourage you to try tea on its own, without sugar, both for the health… Continue reading
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