Tea Ware

Pretty much anyone should have them. Try Walmart’s housewares.

There’s a set at Tea Forte.

http://www.teaforte.com/store/tea-accessories/cups/sontu-teacup—saucer/

Thanks for the link..I am ordering the Morehouse glass-love it!!

Nice! Tea Forte’s glassware is super pretty. I have their teapot.

Should you find yourself craving more double walled glassware, bodum makes a ton. A few of the tea companies carry bodum products, and I believe they’ve featured some on Steepster Select before.

Cool thanks Takgoti. Have you tried the tea from Tea Forte?

I have! Not in quite some time, but I think I might have a few reviews on here from them from when I was drinking them. For me, where they shine is in the flavoring and not so much the tea itself because everything that I’ve had of their’s was pretty heavily flavored. That, and their packaging. They have an aesthetic scheme that greatly appeals to me.

I know that they like to do sampler packs that have one or two of a bunch of their teas in them, and I’d really recommend that route because it allows you to get some footing for what they’ve got going on.

My company, Thistledown Cozies, makes a tea wallet for carrying filled tea bags. It might work for you depending on the shape and size of the tea equipage you also want to carry. Check your local tea shop for availability if this design appeals to you. http://www.thistledownshop.com/teawallets.html

I am curious as to what exactly you do bring with you for tea making.

In additon to the items above, I will also now bring my matcha set w/ me- although i’m looking for an 8oz bowl instead of my big 16oz one.

No. Looks good for coffee, but never tea. It’d horribly bruise the leaves I’m afraid.

I have Bodum’s versions. Excellent check ’em out. They have great tea ware as well

That’s the way I started. A lot of people enjoy watching the tea steep. Others don’t. The point is you like tea and you drink it. :) I think tea drinkers go thru “seasons” just like other stages of life. They get really into something, then after a while find something else.

Heh, I mostly brew my loose-leaf tea in a ball or spoon. I have a Nyannyannyanko tea press that I used a lot more when I had a desk job…brewed about 2 cups of tea quite nicely, which just about fit the thermal travel mug I kept on my desk for tea. I’ve got a lovely porcelain elephant teapot that I use on occasion, but generally I go for the “set it and forget it” approach. I pour my water over my tea ball, set my timer, and come back when it beeps.

It depends on the tea, though. Performance-type teas (such as jasmine pearls, etc) that are really cool to watch demand special attention, and I won’t drink those unless I’ve got the proper time to appreciate them. Workhorse teas are brilliant, and primarily what I drink, but they require little supervision. :)

I’ve been drinking tea most of my life, but it’s always been more utilitarian and less ceremonial. I’m interested in seeing that side of it now, though I’ll be very careful about what accoutrements I choose. I’m trying to be much more mindful of not cluttering up the house with a lot of things I’m interested in for a short time, but will eventually abandon. XD If I can see myself continually using it (or else getting rid of it in a timely way, if I change my mind), I’ll probably sell myself on it. :)

“the general rule is that if I like it I buy it :)”

That’s my life motto. Though, not so much now that I’m going back to school and am no longer working.

Your teaware list is rather impressive. I bow down to your superiorness.

I love your teaware collection, HorseNcl. It’s similar to mine. Do you have any pictures of your beauties other than what is on your blog?

P.S. I am a big fan of your blog, by the way.