Teawares and Equipment
Teacups, teapots, and anything used to enjoy tea and prepare tea.
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Tea Bowls in the British Museum
Whilst some of you tea drinkers out there might be familiar with a gaiwan (a Chinese lidded bowl used for the preparation and drinking of tea, pictured here), its simpler relative, the chawan, might be less well-known to you. Chawan literally means ‘tea bowl’ and, unlike the gaiwan, it has no lid or saucer. It is,… Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Christmas Cheer
Snowmen and Santas and Evergreens, oh my! Teapots with Christmas designs won’t lead you on a yellow brick road through a haunted forest and up to the city of Oz to meet a wizard, but they will say, “There’s no place like home … there’s no place like home … for the holidays!” And the… Continue reading
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The Imitation Teasmade — Building a Better Mousetrap!
Normally, I consider tea gadgetry to be the province of fellow tea blogger Bill Lengeman (at least, as far as this blog is concerned). Every now and then, though, I come across something online or buy something in a store for my expanding collection (such as “Ed” the electric teapot) and can’t resist looking into… Continue reading
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Teapot Decoration: Falangcai
Having developed a curiosity about the enamel decoration seen on some Chinese porcelain wares, I decided to do some research into the topic, and found myself discovering the world of falangcai. The enamel decorations known as falangcai , literally meaning ‘foreign colours’ were most likely named as such due to the fact that the enamels… Continue reading
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Should You Squeeze That Teabag?
The story is out there about not squeezing that last drop out of your teabag so you don’t get an excess of tannins in your tea. Is it true? Should you leave those last few drops behind or risk adding them to that perfect brew in your cup? The sentiments among die-hard teabag users seems… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 12
I’ve seen a lot of tea gadgets. This is the twelfth monthly installment of this report and I wrote many more before we began numbering them. So you’d think that I might have become a bit jaded when it comes to tea gadgets, and perhaps I have. But every once in a while one comes… Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Designer Dazzlers
We all know about designer clothing. In fact, designers have branched out into all kinds of areas, including facial tissue boxes, unfortunately! (They used to be pretty and discreet but are now rather loud and a bit obnoxious.) Of course, teapots are included in the array of designwares! Here are a few I’ve come across… Continue reading
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Tea and the Appeal of British Royalty
Here is something to mull over whilst taking time out from your whatever to enjoy a soothing cuppa your favorite tea. What is it about heirs to thrones and royal marriages and subsequent royal births that continue to have appeal in our world? I have a theory. But first, it’s good to see what others… Continue reading
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Paint Your Own Teawares
Remember those pottery cafés where you go and paint your own bowl, plate, or [insert miscellaneous ceramic item here]? Well, some even have teapots that you can paint yourself and, as crafty past times for tea lovers go, I feel like this is a pretty good one. With the copious numbers of gorgeous teapots already… Continue reading
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The Chasen (Matcha Tea Whisk)
As I recall it, when I started to take an interest in tea, about eight years ago, matcha was still a rather obscure variety. For those who may not be aware, matcha is a type of powdered Japanese tea that’s often (but not always) made from high grades of green tea. Once upon a time… Continue reading
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