Teawares and Equipment
Teacups, teapots, and anything used to enjoy tea and prepare tea.
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Why My Teapot Loves PG Tips
My six-cup “Blue Betty” teapot is in love with PG Tips. So are my tastebuds. And my hubby’s tastebuds. It’s a love affair that has grown warmer over the years. For a tea that’s been on the market since the 1930s, PG Tips has continued to stay one of the favorite teas around. Brooke, Bond… Continue reading
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Stove Top vs. Electric Kettles
Are you in hot water? By that, I mean, “How do you heat your water for making tea?” Tea experts have told us that boiling water is the best way to get the richest, most flavourful tea, and that piping hot water is the way to rapidly infuse the tea leaves with moisture so as… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — “Oops” Happens
You might call me a tea kettle philosopher. After years of waiting for the tea kettle to boil I’ve acquired such wisdom as: “No use crying over spilt tea.” I think that’s the expression. (Actually, it’s “spilt milk” but no matter.) The idea is that accidents (“Oops!”) happen. It’s a shame when the tea you’ve… Continue reading
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Tea Cozies Keep the Party Going
“Never trust a man who, when left alone with a tea cosy, doesn’t try it on!” — Bill Connolly Nothing keeps a party going like a warm pot of tea. Conversely, nothing stops a party like a cold pot of tea. It was this realization that led to the invention and popularity of the tea… Continue reading
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Tea Containers
What do you drink your tea from? Do you use a clay mug? A Styrofoam cup? A bone-china teacup? There are almost as many different types of containers suited to drinking your tea from as there are types of tea! Ceramic cups or mugs tend to be either hand-formed (thrown) from clay, dried, glazed, and… Continue reading
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Cast Iron Teapots
When you think of a teapot, what do you envision? Do you see a practical ceramic teapot like a Brown Betty? Or do you see a hand-painted floral-ensconced bone-china teapot like Hyacinth Bucket sported on “Keeping Up Appearances”? Do you see a tea kettle and not a teapot? Many wish for the durability of a… Continue reading
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Tetsubin – Asian Teapots
On any given day, but especially the cold ones, you’ll find me fiddling with my tetsubin and making a pot of fragrant, steaming tea. The pot is green and has beautiful, raised patterns on it, and generally keeps my tea warmer than a regular ceramic teapot. Tetsubin (tehts-oo-bin) is the name commonly given to cast-iron… Continue reading
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Tea Spoon Collecting
By Kathy McCarthy While you do not give much thought to an ordinary spoon as you stir your warm cup of tea on a blustery winter’s eve, teaspoons can tell the story of the ages. Many collectors use spoons in their collections as an historic reference hearkening back to significant changes, either political, social or… Continue reading
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Tea Storage
By Kathy McCarthy While it would be ideal if you could wrap tea up, put it on the shelf and have it ready for you whenever you wanted it, unfortunately it is not quite that simple. While tea can last a good, long time if you store it properly, it does not last forever. White… Continue reading
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A Teacup for Every Tea
Some teacups seem to go naturally with certain types of tea. Green tea seems best in a handleless cup, for example, while a hearty English or Irish Breakfast tea isn’t quite the same if not served in a sturdy mug. As I learn more about teas and living the “tea life,” my collection of teacups… Continue reading
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