This mug is without peer (in my limited experience) for making a cupa. The stainless steel basket is a joy, small enough holes not to let the tea leaves and material get through but porous enough to give an excellent steep. The basket also fits snuggly into the top so you have a ready place to put it when you are done steeping. The cup itself is substantial without being too heavy and ridiculously easy to clean. Everything cleans so well that I can safely use very different types of tea in it and not worry about cross contamination. This is literally one of the best purchases I have made in years. If you make two cups of tea at a time this is just an awesome choice.
I would buy the cup in white. My original cup is a gorgeous aquamarine but Den from Den’s Teas pointed out that any color other than white won’t really show the tea’s color properly. I just made some Houji-Kukicha and instead of looking like rich caramel as it does in my white cup it looks like mud in the aquamarine cup. I clean my white cup daily and haven’t had any staining issues.
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I like that this mug has a ceramic lid rather than a plastic one. Ceramic retains heat much better then plastic, which is especially important for brewing black and pu’erh teas.
I dropped the Ceramic lid on the floor and it broke. ForLife sells a replacement lid for $12 but since a new cup is $20 it doesn’t seem like much of a deal.
Is shipping inclded in the $12? Can the lid be repaired with ceramic glue?
I’m not sure if the shipping is included but the lid cracked into many small pieces so I threw it away.
For right now I’m using a ceramic lid from a different cup. It’s not perfect but it works. I’ll probably just buy another Curve mug. It is a great cup. Although now my main complaint is its odd size. It’s 15 ozs and because you need to leave space for the leaves it’s really 14 ozs. But most teas give their recommended servings in multiples of 6 or 8 ozs. I know it’s silly. But getting out a calculator to figure out tea amounts is kind of annoying.
I suppose I need a 48 ounce cup and then I would be set. :)
I like that this mug has a ceramic lid rather than a plastic one. Ceramic retains heat much better then plastic, which is especially important for brewing black and pu’erh teas.
I dropped the Ceramic lid on the floor and it broke. ForLife sells a replacement lid for $12 but since a new cup is $20 it doesn’t seem like much of a deal.
Is shipping inclded in the $12? Can the lid be repaired with ceramic glue?
I’m not sure if the shipping is included but the lid cracked into many small pieces so I threw it away.
For right now I’m using a ceramic lid from a different cup. It’s not perfect but it works. I’ll probably just buy another Curve mug. It is a great cup. Although now my main complaint is its odd size. It’s 15 ozs and because you need to leave space for the leaves it’s really 14 ozs. But most teas give their recommended servings in multiples of 6 or 8 ozs. I know it’s silly. But getting out a calculator to figure out tea amounts is kind of annoying.
I suppose I need a 48 ounce cup and then I would be set. :)
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