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Tea |OT| Oh, tea.
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Head of Vengarl
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I ended up buying that ForLife infuser, but that Adagio thing looks really cool too.
Dice
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As I sit here drinking this cheapass tea, I know oolong is the only finest tea in my mind. As the description says, this is still weighted to green, and I want something higher quality to smooth that out even more but also to add new flavors. So I think I'm hitting up the oolongs when I get paid next week. A couple at Upton sounded good, and I'll grab samples for Li Shan and Fenghuang Shuixian at Harney & Sons.
Easystride
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I've been wanting to try some new oolongs. I drink iced oolong tea all of the time.
I dunno man,
That is plastic. Does not seem right. Looks like it works great, though.
I use this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I68NCS/?tag=neogaf0e-20 and it works great, at least for me. There's almost no residue left over in the mug.
So I was doing a little research on tea and I found this about cold vs hot steeping tea.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cold-steeping-green-tea/
The conclusion made is that cold steeping tea is better than hot steeping it. I was wondering if anyone could provide more information about this since I am interested in picking up drinking tea. Thanks.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cold-steeping-green-tea/
The conclusion made is that cold steeping tea is better than hot steeping it. I was wondering if anyone could provide more information about this since I am interested in picking up drinking tea. Thanks.
Easystride
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Just got a kyusu pot along with some daily sencha from o-cha.com, and I have fallen in love with it. I am looking forward to trying some more varieties of Japanese Green Tea. I've seen a few people recommend the Yutaka Midori a few times on here, so I may try that next.
I was once in your shoes and let me speak from experience, the jump is exponential in comparison to the daily sencha. for starter green teas, you can't go wrong with either Yutaka Midori or Sae Midori.
Easystride
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Maybe I'll get both next time! Any recommendations for storing the bag I don't open first? Refrigerator or freezer?
i've heard of some people using the freezer but that seems rather unnecessary. i personally refrigerate my unopened tea.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I'd recommend against the refrigerator, as it is a moister environment than you'd expect and could potentially spoil your tea faster than storing it in a canister, in a cupboard, and away from the sun. Same goes for the freezer, too. Unless you are vacuuming out all the air, things get freezer-burn in there.
I'm not saying it will spoil, just that the shelf life of quality tea can be as long as two years, so extreme storage solutions shouldn't be necessary.
I'm not saying it will spoil, just that the shelf life of quality tea can be as long as two years, so extreme storage solutions shouldn't be necessary.
o-cha and various specialty tea shops already store all their teas in a refrigerated environment before being packaged and shipped to their customers. it also helps that in all their packaged tea, the oxygen is replaced with nitrogen.
here's a excerpt from their faq
always put unopened nitrogen-flushed tea bags in the refrigerator.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Oops, sorry. I missed the part where you guys said you were talking about sealed, unopened packages. Yeah, tea that has been prepared in that way (I have some Japanese herbal teas that are even packaged like that) can be refrigerated.
Once it is opened, though don't put it back in the fridge.
Once it is opened, though don't put it back in the fridge.
Head of Vengarl
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It's about that time for me to stock up on tea again. I literally haven't had to buy any tea since Christmas, where I got a huge Harney & Sons sampler pack from my mom. I must say I was a bit underwhelmed by the H&S teas for the most part — it is notably more expensive than The Tea Table yet I thought the taste was hardly a cut above. So I'm gonna stick to The Tea Table or Adagio this time around. I'd love some recommendations for mild green, white, and jasmine teas from those two websites. Strong-tasting teas like genmaicha and kagoshima were undrinkable for me (the genmaicha from Harney & Sons actually made me gag).
Wouldn't it take a super long time to cold steep tea though?
Wouldn't it take a super long time to cold steep tea though?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I'm not sure what the selection is like at either, but try to find Stash tea's double bergamot.
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Easystride
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Crossover from the pick-up thread. Just got some tea and a new tea cup from O-cha.com
Is it alright to leave my tea leaves in my tea pot overnight and re-steep it the next day?
Is it alright to leave my tea leaves in my tea pot overnight and re-steep it the next day?
i do it all the time
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
A massive, huge thanks to Stump for moving us out of the Community forum.
We're small, but scrappy! Hopefully this will help us keep a good flow of conversations going.
We're small, but scrappy! Hopefully this will help us keep a good flow of conversations going.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
For those with maybe a little more money to spend on a kettle:
A bit more than I'd spend if buying an electric kettle, but it certainly has some fun features.
Product Features:
Control your iKettle via your mobile device
Easy one-touch set up
Wake up and Welcome home mode/Timer
Choose from four temperature settings
Keep warm feature
Super easy to clean - removable filter and no internal element
Auto shut off with boil-dry protection
Stainless steel design with soft-touch handle
LED backlit control panel
A bit more than I'd spend if buying an electric kettle, but it certainly has some fun features.
It feels like a glorified version of those water heaters you find in offices, and those produce naff tea. And considering that I would still have to fill it from the tap, it's really not saving me much effort, either.
However, if it could also fill itself and then pour itself after boiling, it would be the most glorious thing ever.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
You can do it in a teapot, too. The important thing is that you're using high quality tea leaves.
Some teas take to rebrewing better than others, as well. For example, I feel like I'm wasting an oolong tea if I'm not rebrewing it, where I would never bother rebrewing a CTC Assam.
Well yeah I prefer to use Australian grown where I can but I for some reason or another have a soft spot for Lipton leaf teas. I mainly drink Ceylon/black/english breakfast and earl grey.
I know it's heresy but sometimes I just tear open tea bags and pour in the leaves.
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morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Yeah, I kinda agree. The automation features are half-baked without a water source. For automatically brewing tea there is still always this option:
It's worth giving it a shot to see if you like the taste. It'll probably be a little weaker and it won't have the same caffeine content.
Deadly Cyclone
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My tea shelf at work is getting a bit full, maybe I should stop buying so many samples from Adagio...
My favorite at the moment is Genmai Cha. Green tea with puffed rice. As a coffee lover this tea has a much stronger flavor and is pretty hearty.
My favorite at the moment is Genmai Cha. Green tea with puffed rice. As a coffee lover this tea has a much stronger flavor and is pretty hearty.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
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I'm thinking of going to David's Tea and was wondering if anyone could recommend me some teas? I'm not a fan of really fruity tea and I enjoy most tea but pu'reh or mate. I'm going there to try out their halloween collection and maybe try the pumpkin chai. Also last year someone stole my timolino mug at school so I want to buy another one since it's getting chilly.
They say 2 hours or more. I've tried it and you get a hint of taste of tea in the water. Not sure about the nutritional value, but hopefully that study is true.
Head of Vengarl
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I just use an infuser and I always rebrew my tea! I think the second steep makes the best tasting cup of tea.
I looked at an old post in this thread and morningbus mentioned that some people cold steep their tea overnight.
Great idea. I'll give that a try.
I just recently started to get more into tea and went to Teavana. So disappointed with their Chai flavors, the sample ones a friend sent me were far far better. Crazy expensive too. The links you provided are FAR more reasonable. (16 oz. @ Teavana is like 65$, for example).
NuclearSpy
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Yeah, retail is pretty expensive. You can certainly get better deals online. The canisters they sell though are pretty good. They keep your tea leaves fresher.
CheesecakeRecipe
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Got some Chocolate Rocket coming in from DavidsTea next week. Will be an interesting foray into fancied up Mate.
StarCreator
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It's almost cool enough here that I can start drinking tea at home again without breaking out in a sweat. I've been saving the tea I received from the tea swap all this time and really want to try it!
even if the study were true, i'm sure the differences are negligible. one thing you must consider, cold steeping is generally done overnight while brewing hot tea is done in a matter of seconds to a few minutes. if your goal is to extract and maximize the nutritional benefits found in tea, then i suggest buying the freshest possible tea leaves you can find and constantly re-steep the leaves with hot water until it begins to taste like water.
Yay for the return of cooler weather! I have a bunch of new teas to try out since I got some samplers from Adagio.
I finished off a vanilla honeybush and am now trying out a blend with hazelnut instead. I think I like it more, the nuttiness works with the sweetness better (instead of stacking sweet on sweet
).
Still drinking rooibos for my nightcaps - I currently have 2 different blends. One with blueberries (really fun, tart taste) and another with bergamot (citrus just jives well with rooibos, IMO).
And lastly, I decided to try out a lapsang souchong. Hoo boy, now that's a strong, distinctive taste. It took a couple of tastings and experimenting with different brew times, but I've grown to like the smokiness a lot. It's like drinking a barbecue, perfect for the fall season.
<3 French presses. Pu erh is alright, it's especially good after large meals. But I'm not a huge fan of the earthy taste and it's kind of a pain to deal with the cakes when brewing. You might like it more though and find the process worth it, can't hurt to at least try it out!
I finished off a vanilla honeybush and am now trying out a blend with hazelnut instead. I think I like it more, the nuttiness works with the sweetness better (instead of stacking sweet on sweet
).Still drinking rooibos for my nightcaps - I currently have 2 different blends. One with blueberries (really fun, tart taste) and another with bergamot (citrus just jives well with rooibos, IMO).
And lastly, I decided to try out a lapsang souchong. Hoo boy, now that's a strong, distinctive taste. It took a couple of tastings and experimenting with different brew times, but I've grown to like the smokiness a lot. It's like drinking a barbecue, perfect for the fall season.
<3 French presses. Pu erh is alright, it's especially good after large meals. But I'm not a huge fan of the earthy taste and it's kind of a pain to deal with the cakes when brewing. You might like it more though and find the process worth it, can't hurt to at least try it out!
Collete
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I think I'll get it later, for now I ordered some teas that I liked before (Cream, foxtrot) in a bit larger quantities. Also getting samples of "Christmas", Cha cha, genmai cha and a free sample of gunpowder (which I don't want, but it's green tea so I'll take it).
Thank you so much!
Visiting San Diego, and I had to try some looseleaf here. Went to Tea Gallerie and bought some of their Reserve Milk Oolong ( https://www.teagallerie.com/rerserve-milk-oolong ). Totally worth the money. So smooth.
edit: In this same vein, we have definitely amassed a lot of online retailers in the OP, but what about brick and mortar? When I visit a city I like to see any tea shops available, and I think we could get a decent list going here as most of us probably know stuff in our city and also occasional places found on travels. We don't need directions or anything because in this digital age the name of a shop in the city is probably sufficient.
edit: In this same vein, we have definitely amassed a lot of online retailers in the OP, but what about brick and mortar? When I visit a city I like to see any tea shops available, and I think we could get a decent list going here as most of us probably know stuff in our city and also occasional places found on travels. We don't need directions or anything because in this digital age the name of a shop in the city is probably sufficient.
phantomspiker
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I really like my For Life mug infuser, but I find myself wanting more than one cup of tea more often than not. I've done a little bit of research on French Presses and Bodum seems to be a popular choice and I'm leaning heavily towards this model...http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00012D0R2/?tag=neogaf0e-20.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I'd say go for a bigger sized one, even if you don't think you need it. I've also had a great run with the glass of my Bonjour replacement carafe, so I generally just recommend them over Bodum (whose carafe broke on me twice before). This one is basically the same style, a bit bigger, and a bit cheaper: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004R8Y2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
If you need a cheaper entry point, Ikea also has really inexpensive, decent quality presses, too.
Keep in mind whenever you're repurposing coffee equipment for tea brewing: coffee has its own weird system of measuring cups, so even though the one you linked says "4 cup," it's actually closer to 2 cups. A bigger press gives you versatility and isn't significantly more cumbersome than smaller models.
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