Preparing Tea and Herbals
How to properly prepare teas and herbals.
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Tea Taste-Killers
Wondering why your tea is tasting strange all of a sudden? Here are some common tea taste-killers along with suggestions for their elimination: 1. Your Palate: If your tea is suddenly tasting funny or “off,” it may be that something is affecting your palate. Oftentimes this can be something as simple as toothpaste residue, mouthwash,… Continue reading
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Really Steep Tea
When it comes to tea, the word “steep” can have several meanings. The most common of these, of course, is as a verb – to steep your tea by soaking the leaves or a tea bag in hot water so that you can drink it. You could also use “steep” as an adjective, as in… Continue reading
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Loose Tea on the Go
Are you a tea lover who wishes they could take their lovely tea stash along with them when they leave the house? There are many ways to be able to take your loose tea with you for convenient brewing outside of the home. There are three ways that make traveling with loose tea easy and… Continue reading
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No Strings Attached (to My Teabag)
Teatime is best with no strings attached, especially to my teabag. Nothing is more irritating to this tea lover who lives the “tea life” than those strings and tags on some teabags. Something about that dangling thing hanging over the side of a mug smacks of low-brow Hollywood tea portrayals. It sets a teatime atmosphere… Continue reading
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Time to Time Your Tea
The tea’s in the pot and the water is heated to just the right temperature — that means it’s time to time your tea. Goldilocks went around the home of the Three Bears, declaring, “This porridge is too hot. This porridge is too cold. This bed is too hard. This bed is too soft.” Without… Continue reading
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Topping Your Tea with Whipped Cream
Whipped cream on your tea — don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it! They say that necessity is the mother of invention. One day the necessity was a total lack of milk in the house and a potful of Assam freshly steeped and waiting for that milk. (I know, you’re asking, “Why didn’t you look… Continue reading
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The Three Rs of Tea
With summer fully settled in, most people’s thoughts are far from the schoolroom. Yet, my thoughts can never quite go completely on summer vacation, and I’m always trying to think of unique ways to make learning a bit more exciting. This summer, I have been taking a class on how to teach science. We’ve designed… Continue reading
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Getting the Temperature Right with Tea Thermometers
All you diehard tea drinkers know that different teas need different water temperatures. Too hot and your tea ends up being cooked instead of steeped. Too cool and the flavors inside those wonderful tea leaves won’t be unleashed. So, how do you know when it’s right? Tea thermometers, of course! Some tea aficionados say they… Continue reading
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Full of Infusiasm for Tea
I’m full of infusiasm for tea, and there’s more than a few reasons why. For one, if you want to keep your teatime neat while still enjoying fine loose leaf teas, an infuser is your best friend. For another, as a tea lover who prefers to let those lovely tea leaves float free in the… Continue reading
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How to Screw Up a Cup of Tea
It might be overstating the case a bit to say that brewing a great cup of tea is like alchemy, but it’s a statement that’s not all that far off the mark. Of course, if you’re looking to screw up a potentially great cup of tea, it’s not really that hard to do. It basically… Continue reading
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