Does anyone know where I can get tea cups with no handles. I will be holding a tasting for several people and I wanted to know if there was somewhere I could get commercial teaware if there is such a thing?
Thanks.
Re: Tea Cups
Where do you live.... It seems in New York you can even find them at Starbucks... Can try Teavana , they have stores in some areas.
Elaine_1 wrote:Does anyone know where I can get tea cups with no handles. I will be holding a tasting for several people and I wanted to know if there was somewhere I could get commercial teaware if there is such a thing?
Thanks.
Nov 22nd, '05, 11:10
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Look ma -- no handles!
Asian tea ware usually has no handles. Anywhere you can buy Asian wares may have what you are looking for.
How are you setting up the tasting? How are you preapring the teas you are tasting so people can experience them side-by-side? I have been trying to figure this out for my own purposes but with no success. It's not like wine which sits in a bottle...tea is so delicate with water temp and steeping time..
How are you setting up the tasting? How are you preapring the teas you are tasting so people can experience them side-by-side? I have been trying to figure this out for my own purposes but with no success. It's not like wine which sits in a bottle...tea is so delicate with water temp and steeping time..
Nov 22nd, '05, 14:20
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no handles
Good point...a thicker cup is better...
Also you can mitigate the scalded hand problem by letting the water sit longer before pouring to allow it to cool.
Also you can mitigate the scalded hand problem by letting the water sit longer before pouring to allow it to cool.
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Thanks for the knowledge. The last tasting I went to, I tasted one tea about every five to seven minutes. I was able to distinguish between the four teas that I had. Is this not a good idea or the wrong way of doing it?
handless teaups
Occasionally you will find a handless cup on eBay. The seller may not even mention that in the cup and saucer lot there is a cup without a handle.
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Most towns have an Asian market of some sort that supports the local Asian population. They generally have very cheap dishes in the Asian style, including the typical 4 oz, thick walled ceramic cups with pretty flower designs on them.
If you don't find what you're looking for there, you could try a restaurant supply store, or just ask at a restaurant nearby, who has the kinds of cups you want, where they bought thiers.
Hope that helps.
If you don't find what you're looking for there, you could try a restaurant supply store, or just ask at a restaurant nearby, who has the kinds of cups you want, where they bought thiers.
Hope that helps.
Troy Howard aka Da Tong (大筒), Fine Chinese Tea Sales
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Happy Panda Tea Co. 快乐熊猫茶司 (KuaiLe XiongMao ChaSi)
Portland, Oregon
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