Preparing Tea and Herbals
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The Value of Tea Company Steeping Instructions
Trying a new tea? Well, dive right in and get steeping! Just boil some water, pour it over the tea leaves and let it steep about 10 to 15 minutes. No, wait, that’s not right. The tea tastes really strong and bitter. Okay, let’s try this again. Heat the water just until it’s warm and… Continue reading
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Are You Tasting the Tea or the Teabag?
Tea bags are widely popular in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere. One day, I was taking out some tea bags to steep a potful and gave the bags a sniff. They smelled kinda like dried hay, with the usual black tea fragrance following weakly. At that moment, I wondered if the flavor of that… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — Faster Is Not Always Better
Sometimes it seems to take forever to do the simplest things. Heating water to the proper temperature for my tea is one such task. Thank goodness my hyperactive mind knows how to make good use of this time. For example, it started cogitating on the various ways our lives have gotten faster and the times… Continue reading
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The Project Manager’s Approach to Tea Tasting
Tea tastings usually are a project and, as such, can be approached like any other project. As a Project Manager, part of my job was to identify the various tasks and sometimes even the various steps to complete each task. Then, I would have to identify “resources,” that is, people who could be part of… Continue reading
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Tea Snobs and a Decent Cup of Tea
We all like what we like and when it comes to tea, as with so many other things in life, there really is no one way that is right for everyone. While some people wouldn’t dream of drinking a cup of tea if they don’t know the year of harvest, the garden in which the… Continue reading
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Best Tea Kettles, Tea Coins and More
You really don’t need an electric tea kettle to make tea, but they are a handy gadget that can sure can make the process more convenient. The Wall Street Journal’s test kitchen (who knew?) recently took a look at several models from manufacturers like Breville, Cuisinart, Chef’s Choice, Bodum and more. The prices range from… Continue reading
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Tea Experiment — “Mocha” Pu-erh
Trying some Young Pu-erh awhile back and then looking into various chocolate teas gave me an idea: chocolate pu-erh. Actually, considering the caffeine content which is close to a cuppa coffee, the beverage hubby and I concocted (after a bit of experimenting) is better called “mocha” pu-erh. There is a chocolate pu-erh or two on… Continue reading
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Tea, Food and More
It’s no secret (or at least it shouldn’t be) that tea goes great with just about any kind of food. As with wine, the trick is to figure out which teas and foods make the best match. In the world of wine, this function is typically carried out by an individual known as a sommelier.… Continue reading
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Special T, Water Fans and More
It doesn’t take much in the way of equipment to make a cup of tea. At its most basic this function can be carried out using some kind of device to heat the water and, if you’re okay with using teabags, a mug or cup to steep them in. At the other end of the… Continue reading
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The Perfect Cup of Tea
If you’ve been a tea lover for a while you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “perfect cup of tea” a few times. Run on over to Google and do a search for the phrase and you’ll come up with a mere 341,000 results. Which suggests that it’s a topic that’s on more than a few people’s… Continue reading
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