Really enjoying this. I made it the other day at work and felt it was meh, but today I actually took the temperature of the water coming out of our ‘boiling’ water spigot and discovered it’s only getting up to 160 degrees. So I stuck my mug in the microwave to get to around 212, which took much longer than I would have thought. I think I will get a cheap kettle for work.
Edit: I made this in the For Life tea infuser that came in my Whispering Pines set and lots of bits got into the actual tea. Should I not make a non-leafy tea like this in an infuser? What do people use for making this kind of tea?
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I would use two things: 1. Gaiwan (if you have one) for home, but be sure to use it over a sink or a tea tray. 2. An adagio tea maker. They’re $18 on Amazon, which is a nice price. Both will allow for the leaves to expand during the steep time, and you’ll get more flavor that way.
Correction: Due to the inability to read correctly, the Gaiwan wouldn’t work for a smaller leaf; however, the tea maker is just fine.
Hi Rufus, is this the tea maker you’re talking about? It looks awesome.
http://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingenuiTEA_teapot.html
I was also thinking a fine mesh infuser might work better. That’s what I have at home — I have the Bodum Tea for One set. At work I just have the For Life. Seems like the Bodum one would be better for the smaller leaf tea.
Yes, that’s the one. It works well with smaller and larger tea leaves. I find that it helps bring out the flavor more. I use it for my Broken Assam tea by New Mexico Tea Company or with any other small tea leaves. It seems to work well with not having the leaves come through the filter; however, Bodum infusers are great, too!
I would use two things: 1. Gaiwan (if you have one) for home, but be sure to use it over a sink or a tea tray. 2. An adagio tea maker. They’re $18 on Amazon, which is a nice price. Both will allow for the leaves to expand during the steep time, and you’ll get more flavor that way.
Correction: Due to the inability to read correctly, the Gaiwan wouldn’t work for a smaller leaf; however, the tea maker is just fine.
Hi Rufus, is this the tea maker you’re talking about? It looks awesome.
http://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingenuiTEA_teapot.html
I was also thinking a fine mesh infuser might work better. That’s what I have at home — I have the Bodum Tea for One set. At work I just have the For Life. Seems like the Bodum one would be better for the smaller leaf tea.
Yes, that’s the one. It works well with smaller and larger tea leaves. I find that it helps bring out the flavor more. I use it for my Broken Assam tea by New Mexico Tea Company or with any other small tea leaves. It seems to work well with not having the leaves come through the filter; however, Bodum infusers are great, too!