Gav posted a question about buying green tea. Here is my response.
They also have nifty in-cup infuser baskets that work well for me. Much finer mesh than tea balls, no throwaway parts. The only problem is that people who see my trashcan assume I spit chaw in there.
The teapots that come with those same style nylon mesh infuser baskets beat the ones that come with metal or ceramic baskets because the mesh is much finer and does not leave you with a bunch of solids floating around. On the other hand, you may prefer that if you want to tell fortunes. On the gripping hand, you may need to hurry, that's a closeout item.
Hmmm, I've been on a coffee kick lately, time to move back to tea, I think. One thing about loose tea is that it's expensive per batch, but a batch lasts you for so many cups it ends up being dirt cheap.
Yours in tea,
Barrie
P.S. For green tea, allow the boiling water to cool for a few minutes before steeping or you'll end up with an overcooked cup.
P.P.S. For loose teas, don't steep for more than a few minutes or you'll get a bitter brew. The kind of powdered tea in teabags seems to be more forgiving of oversteeping, so watch out if you're used to taking advantage of that.
P.P.P.S. As usual, upton's got the scoop on those two tips: How to "brew" the perfect cup of tea.
Broken links to Upton Tea
barries on 2002-09-23T16:49:02
Sigh. Figures that their brain dead ASP sight is hard to link to. Sorry about that.
