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How many of you microwave water for tea? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Seriousely how many of you do that? Sincearly a european

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a guy who recently got into tea, any recommendations? I got a box of Yorkshire gold, it's pretty good, but almost tastes a little.... chalky? Malty I suppose is the word. It's good, I'm not complaining, but would be interested to hear recs from someone who knows what's what

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I always recommend this site: https://theteahouseltd.com/

    We've visited them in person and their tea was so fantastic that even non-tea people loved it. They ship worldwide. I tend to order in bulk these years.

    Only one tea has ever come close, and it was a small Asian restaurant out of Vancouver, BC. This store has dozens of amazing varieties.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I've been on a real chai kick and got the biggest available size of this tea a month or so ago and I'm already nearly through it. I love it with milk and sugar, it has some caffeine and a spicy complexity that gets me going in the mornings. It's amazing cold too, if I don't finish the pot before it goes lukewarm I'll put in a glass bottle in the fridge for later.

    Oh and buy loose leaf tea. Even cellulose and paper teabags are apparently riddled with micro plastics.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ya, I need to get off the bags. I had no idea about the micro plastics. I'm running by my kitchen store here in the next few days and buying a basket strainer.

    How do you brew yours? I've also seen the little baskets on a string. It seems like that could work. Idk the basket seems like the most straight forward easiest thing to do.

    I'm not sure how I feel about the flavors, I always hated them in coffee, I'm hesitant to order flavored tea.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    The latching baskets, the little spring spoons, cages, muslin bags, I've tried them all and absolutely nothing is as convenient or easy as just getting a pot with an inset stainless steel infuser. The infuser just fits around the inside of the tea pot rim underneath the lid, and when my tea is ready I can dump used tea leaves right in the compost bin with a good tap or two, rinse it and it's ready for another pot. Highly recommend it, don't mess with anything more complicated.

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