Teawares and Equipment
Teacups, teapots, and anything used to enjoy tea and prepare tea.
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A Cup of Memories
by Stephanie Hanson For some people, tea was a discovery of adulthood. For others, tea goes back to earliest memory. I belong to the latter tea party. My grandmother always had a pitcher of sweet tea in the fridge, and I would drink it out of Dixie cups sitting on her screened in back porch.… Continue reading
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A Tempest on a Teapot
By Stephanie Hanson Tea is a most revolutionary beverage. More than one war has been fought on its account. Consider it, perhaps, the drink that launched a thousand ships. Not only the leaves participate in warfare, however. Teapots have often offered their own opinions. This particular vessel, protesting the Stamp Act, resides in the Dewitt… Continue reading
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How I Make Teapots
by Andy Titcomb Once the teapot design has been planned and drawn, I carve a model either out of clay or solid Plaster of Paris. From this I take a mould which can be anything from two to 20 pieces depending on the complexity of the shape. The process I use to make the actual… Continue reading
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Tea Timer
If you love your tea, then you know exactly how long you want it steep. You know the brand and flavor of tea that you want to drink, and you know how hot you want your water to be for steeping. Of course, you could always use your watch to time your tea, or you… Continue reading
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The Samovar
By William I. Lengeman III If you’re in the market for a gadget to help you prepare tea there’s no shortage of choices these days. The most basic form of tea preparation consists simply of hot water, tea bags and a cup or mug. At the other end of the scale are assorted and sundry… Continue reading
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Tea Tasting Sets
Can you imagine how great it would be to drink tea and get paid for it? Well, that is exactly what a professional tea taster does. Employed to determine the quality of tea, a professional taster can tell exactly where a tea was grown and its quality simply by tasting it. To do his job,… Continue reading
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Racing Car Teapot
by Andy Titcomb The racing car teapot with it’s distinctive number plate OKT42 (okay tea for two) was first made in 1937 by J Sadler & Son, a pottery company originally founded in Stoke on Trent, England, by James Sadler in 1882. The teapot was initially finished with a green, yellow or cream glaze and… Continue reading
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Teapots!
By Andy Titcomb My name is Andy Titcomb, and for the past 26 years I’ve been a teapot maker. I live in the beautiful and rugged North Cornwall area of England. My workshop is at the end of our garden. My interest in teapots was first aroused as a child. Whilst visiting my grandmother I… Continue reading
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Little Japanese Teapot
By A.C. Cargill One of my tea equipage treasures is a little Japanese cast-iron teapot. It conveys an air of “tea-ness” that’s hard to describe. Decorative and practical, this cast-iron gem’s worth every penny paid and is reserved for brewing green tea. Much is said of the health benefits of green tea. I can’t confirm… Continue reading
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