So my boss was out of office today, but forgot to clean out her tea cup before leaving yesterday. She had asked me to dump it, and I told her i would wash the cup. Well, boss drinks a lot of tea, and the bottom of the cup was very stuck/caked on. I used soap to wash best as I could... but now I am wondering, did I fuck up the cup by using soap? Can she still use it or is there gonna be soap in the stuck on stuff? I know some people like their tea cups like this, I just don't want it to taste like soap next time she makes tea

Considering my options

99% of electric kettles look terrible(well, according to my taste, matter of preference) So I was considering getting an induction stovetop and a stovetop kettle(stainless steel most likely

How much slower would the water be brought up to boiling point, compared to an electric kettle

I do realise there is no standard coefficient, just wanted to get your experience

Also - any recommendations for beautiful kettles suitable for induction stovetop?

I like throat coat and the hot cinnamon by Harney & Sons. Would I like this one?

I am a beginner to making matcha lattes, and I recently received Ippodo’s Sayaka matcha powder. I used their recipe online, where it was 1:1 ratio of hot water to milk (100 mL). I used Califia Farms Extra Creamy Oatmilk and honey as a sweetener, and I found that the oatmilk was overpowering the matcha flavor. Does anyone have recommendations for ratios or milk?

I recently got into drinking tea and as I only drank tea bags beforehand (not liking them too much), I bought Keemun Xiang Luo leaves from a local tea house. Issue is, it tastes so watery. My mother believes this tea is unlike what she drank and loves it, but I cannot seem to taste the complex taste of the tea. I tried brewing it for longer and it was somehow simultaneously bitter and watery. I have to add mint leaves and a spoon of sugar to enjoy it, which is weird because apparently, high quality loose leaf teas are enjoyable without any additive??? I had also bought another tea called Min Lun Jin Luo or something but didn't try it yet as I am still trying to find out what's the problem with the Keemun.

Maybe my brewing method is the problem? I boil the water, put leaves (I think I put 6 ml of leaves in 600 ml water once because when I put more, it tasted way too bitter, but it may be because I had waited 5 minutes) in the bottom of a teapot, check if the temp is about 95, and pour the water in, and I experimented waiting 3 to 5 minutes, 3 being the best time as 5 minutes was way too bitter. I heard it's called "grandpa method" but I am not sure that was the issue.

I will try to make tea out of the Jin Luo thingy and compare the difference, maybe make myself a cup of the tea bag to compare how much different the high quality leaves are. Maybe I need to acquire the taste before appreciating the complexity of these leaves. Maybe I am overthinking and tea just tastes like that, but the fact my mother notices the complex notes of the leaves makes me think otherwise. What do yall think?

Okay does anyone have any recommendations for affordable matcha that's good? I'm a broke college student and a baby when it comes to matcha, and I really want to get started drinking it (I tried it like- once and fell in love), so any recs would be amazing!

I haven’t dabbled into the Pue’rh world yet, and this yea from Yunnan sourcing sounded interesting, so curious about any thoughts!

Hi all ive been on a journey trying to find small or big brands of tea that have that same quality that teavana from before they were bought by Starbucks. I remember around the time they were bought out the tea started to taste a bit more chemically on an almost not noticeable scale but I had some old tea at home to test against the new one in store and it was being modified at the time :/

I'm a fruity and herbal tea drinking and have tried places like Lupicia and HEB tea from the open canister area. I remember trying another larger tea company but can't remember the name, something with spice in it, they were decent but not where teavana was yet. I luckily still have some tea from before teavana shut down so I know I'm not being insane about the fruity tea quality haha

My favorites so far have been Ya Ya Hawaii's tea and Local Boiz

I don't add any extra sugar anymore haha so I know it's not that. Sadly my other favorite Shaka Tea is shutting down production, which is a huge shame, if you haven't heard of mamaki tea they were the best pre made tea brand out there imo and it infused their local culture from Hawaii so check them out before they are gone ❤️

Please share your favorite local tea shops! I'd love to buy and try from them!

Can anyone speak to these? I’d be looking to use it 2-3 times a week most likely with an alcohol burner. Are they a complete PIA and I should avoid?

My thoughts for why I need this remote boil function. I have a condition that is triggered by cold and a different condition that makes initial motivation extremely hard. I'm extremely functional. Once I get going to the remote boil function would get me going.

I am aware this has a wireless firmware upgrade function but in another post. It was said by a commenter this has smart (remote-activated boiling), but I can't find it written anywhere.

I apologise for taking up any of your time.

Side note: does anyone know of place that I could get a mix of loose leaf to try maybe just a cup or two of different types or please any advice for a newbie I would be grateful?

Thank you for your time.

(Yes I know, it’s kinda connected to a slim twig but this looked wild lol)

celestial seasonings caramel apple dream herbal tea?

thanks!

Excuse the blurry-ish photo, it was at a weird angle. Matcha is one of my favorites <3

At my old restaurant job they had like 4 of these things that I would wash daily, they put tea and coffee and juices in these things. Found one at my local thrift store and thought why not me? Definitely feels like an upgrade to my tea making process. I love it!! Thought I'd share.

recently was able to order a large amount of high quality sencha! i want to double check and make sure my method for long term storage isn’t going to damage a large amount of tea. I am storing it in metal double sealed tins, and then those tins are stored in a ziplock back which is then placed in another ziplock bag, which is placed in a vegetable drawer in the fridge. will that be sufficient? is there a risk of the type of storage damaging my tea? when i am ready to use, i plan on taking the bags out and letting them sit for 24 hours and then letting the tins sit out another 12 hours before diving into them.

Hello! As the title says I’m very curious what type of tea is used in The Original Milk Tea drink at Real Fruit Bubble Tea chain in Canada - it tastes like some type of black tea but can’t quite put my finger on it. I’d like to get something like that for steeping at home. I’m not too fussy about this particular brand but would love to get the type of tea of atleast something in that tea family flavour wise.

If you’re a fellow Canadian with some insights, please share 🙏 Thanks!

Hi tea lovers, really hoping for some inspiration here - I have the dregs of a tin of Fortnum & Mason Christmas tea which is really really nice but buying another tin online would cost me £25 inc UK delivery. Does anyone know of a similar alternative that's a bit more affordable? The description says "Indulge in the Fortnum & Mason Christmas Black Tea's delightful blend of cocoa nibs, zesty clementine, and comforting Christmas spices" if that gives any hints! Thank you.

One of my sisters students gifted her a tin of Huangshan Maofeng. I did a google search on it, (as I’m just getting more into Chinese tea, I’m not really familiar with any of them.) and it seems to be a really nice green tea.

If anyone’s had it, what’s the best way to brew it? I’ve dipped my toes into gong fu styles of brewing, and sort of broached that with my sister as, but she’ll likely do western style once I leave…

Personally I think I drank bagged tea for years. Anything from green teas to health type of teas.

Then at some point when Teavana loose leaf tea shops used to be a thing that got me more into flavored chai and varieties of green teas and its grown ever since then.

Tea time after work with winter warmer from pukka.🤩

Hey all!

I'm sure at least a few of you have been gifted tea over the years. I was curious as to how you handle it when you are gifted an unknown tea type. Mainly, what temp should I brew it? I don't want it to turn out bitter since I only have a small amount of it. I can see some green leaves that's maybe the tea, but it could just be all herbal. It's got all sorts of crazy stuff in there. I see ginger, orange peel, dehydrated berries of some sort, and maybe some cinnamon bark? At this rate, I'm not even sure there's any tea in there since the leaves could be some herb. Would you all just go with 212 F? I'm leaning towards 175 just to make sure I don't burn it if it's green. Curious of anyone's opinion! It's in a glass vial and is just labeled "winter tea".

Hi all, I’m a former coffee drinker, 3 years coffee free (mostly). I started drinking tea about 2 years ago. Mostly Earl grey (packet, steeped, great for on the go) and loose leaf black when I make chai at home.

Seeking recommendations that might not stain teeth as darker teas. Open to all types of tea since I’m not “committed “ or attached to any particular tea profile. Look forward to reading.

A little more on why if anyone cares: I had a teeth whitening treatment at my dentist and achieved better success than expected (2 shades and according to the dentist I’m at veneer level brightness.., 🤔) … But these “zingers” of pain that come with the treatment have me thinking I’ll NEVER do that whitening process again… Also, dentist says to avoid red wine, dark colored drinks, foods for the next few days… But that had me thinking I could just switch up my choices in the daily.