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 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:13 am
Kyraa Does when I try to make it. whee You probably make it like black tea, which doesn't work at all. Quote: Like the sausages at Denny's? Those things taste like soap. And they're all fatty, so when you remember lard was used to make soap you get the enitre Ick factor going. No. More like drinking Dawn dish detergent.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:48 am
Gendou You probably make it like black tea, which doesn't work at all. ... Really? Quote: No. More like drinking Dawn dish detergent. Ugh. I can say that sounds worse.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:57 am
So it isn't just me... jasmine tea DOES taste like soap!
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*goes to make oolong*
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:59 am
Really. You never boil the water for green tea, and you steep it only few minutes. Over-steeping and boiling water are the two most common causes of bad green tea.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:13 am
Gendou Really. You never boil the water for green tea, and you steep it only few minutes. Over-steeping and boiling water are the two most common causes of bad green tea. I wait till it starts to steam when I open the lid... although it has to boil to do that, doesn't it? Over steeping is more likely a mistake I'd back... although I wonder if looseleaf is better ... not even finishing that sentence.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:20 am
Kyraa I wait till it starts to steam when I open the lid... although it has to boil to do that, doesn't it? Not necessarily. But it's still probably too hot. Quote: although I wonder if looseleaf is better ... not even finishing that sentence. Typically, bag tea is the tea that didn't make the grade for loose-leaf.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:22 am
Gendou Not necessarily. But it's still probably too hot. Then how can you tell it's ready? Quote: Typically, bag tea is the tea that didn't make the grade for loose-leaf. ... gonk But how do you even *use* looseleaf?
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:11 am
Snobs. stare
*shoves a tea bag of indeterminate flavor and hot water in a cup*
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:23 am
Kyraa Then how can you tell it's ready? Tea-timer or thermometer. Preferably both. Quote: ... gonk But how do you even *use* looseleaf? You use a proper teapot. Or, barring that, a teaball.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:40 am
Gendou Kyraa Then how can you tell it's ready? Tea-timer or thermometer. Preferably both. Everyone should have a good instant-read thermometer in their kitchen. They're wonderfully versatile and not terribly expensive.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:58 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:05 pm
Ooh. Very nice, although the aesthetics are a bit too modern for my taste.
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:54 am
True, but for making a single cup of tea, it would be damned near ideal.
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:16 am
That mug the woman is holding is HUGE! I hate mugs that large. The tea tends to get cold too fast in a mug that is oversized. And wouldn't you want to know the temperature of the water BEFORE you inserted the tea leaves? This is my teapot. I like it a lot. My only complaint is that without a traditional spout I can't really use a teacosy on it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:14 am
Yay! Tea!
I'd love a proper porcelin set, to be honest, though I doubt I'd use it half as often as I should.
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