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If you really want a tetsubin (cast iron tea pot) but don't feel like paying out the nose, check out your local TJ Maxx, Ross, etc. You can usually pick them up for about $12. Southern Iced Tea: I don't know if you'd notice a huge difference in the taste if you're dumping insane amounts of sugar into it, but it can't hurt! I would imagine if you used loose leaf and a ratio of 10:1 (or something, I dunno) of black tea to lapsang souchong it would be add a hint of smokiness and be pretty tasty. Question: I have a brick of pu erh sitting at home. I bought it about 4 years ago and haven't touched it yet. Can I assume this is still ok to drink? Also, I'd like to give a shout out to https://www.souvia.com as a tea supplier. If you live in Phoenix, AZ I would check out their stores as well. Very cool stuff and run by very cool people. angor fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Sep 19, 2011 |
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axolotl farmer posted:I have this packet of tea: As mentioned, you have a fairly high quality Oolong. I would recommend keeping the water below boiling (aim for about 190°). The great thing about rolled oolong is that it you can steep it multiple times, and each time you get a slightly different flavour as the tea unravels. Give your tea as much free space as you can to let them open up completely. You should be able to get 6-8 steepings out of a single serving with the 3rd/4th being super awesome. There are tea strainers you can buy that have a pressure release thing at the bottom, so when you put it on top of your cup it strains out. These are especially great for things like flowering teas, oolongs, pu-erh tuo cha, or any other tea that needs a ton of room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NbccRf29u0 http://www.amazon.com/Adagio-Teas-16-Ounce-Ingenuitea-Teapot/dp/B000FPN8TK/ref=pd_sim_dbs_k1 angor fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Sep 23, 2011 |
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Boxman posted:Also, seconding the "ingenuiTEA is good" for people who don't have other tea paraphernalia already. I don't know enough about tea to really say whether having a lot more room to steep is all that necessary, but I do know that, without fail, I go The reason I suggest it for oolong, especially what axolotl farmer's got is because each of those balls is a full tea leaf. You'd be surprised how much they open up. A teaspoon of that stuff will fill about half of the Ingenuitea thing after the 5th steeping or so. For most other tea, I just use it cause it's convenient as hell 
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every time I use the thing.
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When I lived in the US, I had one of these: http://www.google.com/products/cata...IwAQ#ps-sellers It was the greatest thing EVER. So sad to leave it behind  .
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axolotl farmer posted:When you drink green tea that's good for several steepings, what do you do with the leaves between servings? You don't really drink 5 cups of tea in a row. Why the hell not? 
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That thing is freaking awesome. I have a 10 cup yixing pot that I bought years ago and never got around to using. I just can't imagine when I would use it. It sits on our entertainment unit and stores batteries and collects dust now
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