Teawares and Equipment
Teacups, teapots, and anything used to enjoy tea and prepare tea.
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 11
Would you like to be able to swing your cup of tea around your head without splashing or spilling any? Nah, I didn’t think so. But a recent article in the British press highlighted a gadget called the SpillNot, which will allow you to do exactly that. I’m not sure why you’d want to but Continue reading
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On the Care and Feeding of Tea Bags
Ah, the lowly tea bag. Some swear by them while others viciously deride them. But few people on either side of the tea bag divide are likely to argue with the fact that tea bags are messy. So what to do with that messy little packet of tea after it’s been plunged into the cup, Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Electric
You read that right: electric teapots. Sure there are tons of electric kettles, but electric teapots are a little less well-known. Apparently, they were the rage at one time but are now found on ebay.com and in consignment shops — which is where I found mine just recently. I named him “Ed.” When you search Continue reading
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The Tea Trolley
“Clang! Clang! Clang went the trolley…” sang Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. But it was definitely not a tea trolley. It was just some big, noisy contrivance that ran along rails laid down in the streets of St. Louis and that had a loud bell on it that was rung when the Continue reading
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If Your Teapot Could Talk…
I’ve been exploring some of the many teapot styles available to all us tea lovers out there and got a comment back about a treasured teapot in which many a fine cuppa had been steeped and if only that teapot could talk. Well, that, of course, sets the mind to wondering: if your teapot could Continue reading
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Teacup Styles — Form and Function
Form follows function. At least, that’s what a lot of designers, me included, tend to say and follow. It is as true of teacup styles as it is of User Interface Design (my former profession). First, it might be good to look at what the functions of a teacup are: To hold tea To drink Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 10
In the time I’ve been writing about tea I’ve run across my fair share of gadgets. Many of them are kind of blah and aren’t really worth mentioning in these columns. But there are always plenty that stand out from the pack. I have to confess to a fondness for those high-tech, sleek looking tea Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — True Treasures
Awhile back I wrote about some expensive teapots. But price does not make something a true treasure. Provenance does. That is, it’s the story behind the item that makes it truly desirable. This is as true of teapots as it is of Fabergé bejeweled eggs or Chippendale furniture. With that in mind, here are some Continue reading
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A Not-So-Serious Guide to Shopping for Teapots
We all know that spout shape is important, that short, squat teapots can be better steepers that those taller, thinner ones, and that different materials (glass, metal, bone china, terracotta, zisha clay, etc.) affect how the teapot steeps. But it’s time to take a look at some not-so-serious reasons to buy that teapot for your Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Transferware
Transferware revolutionized teaware designs. Teawares and decorations go together like tea and cookies. Hand-painting teacups and teapots had been popular for centuries. But they were slow to make and had to be limited in detail. Where It Started As tea in Europe became more popular, the demand for fancier teawares grew. Famed potter John Sadler Continue reading
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