I'm about to purchase my first wave of real, genuine tea equipment. Currently I'm sipping out of a 10 oz. lidless mug with a teaball jammed into it, and I know I can do better. I'd like to stick with some beginner equipment, and something that can be "all purpose" like a gaiwan without flavor memory. There are three teapots I'm looking at to this end.
The Chatford
The FORLIFE Stump
The FORELIFE WHOLELEAF
I also looked at the Beehouse line, and while they make very nice teapots it's not quite as aesthetically pleasing to me.
Does anybody have any experience with these products?
Oct 10th, '07, 03:02
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I don't know, to be honest with you. I have an iron japanese teapot I put my tea in. I would say if you're going with glazed pots that can be used for several types, then I think aesthetics is pretty much what you're looking for. I use my white ceramic tea pot for the tea I make that will become iced tea, but that is my choice. I've been waffling over what to use for my porous clay dragon pot. I'm thinking Oolong, but that's me.
Oct 10th, '07, 03:05
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Ditto. It's kinda cute and thoroughly mod-hip with its Harry Potter Golden Snitch-like proportions. I even like the lid, though I do wonder about possible heat loss.spacesamurai wrote:Wow, much to my surprise I don't hate the For Life Wholeleaf.
You might want to consider a smaller pot, though. You can get several re-steepings from most leaves, and you might just find that a 10-oz pot would be the perfect size to accommodate your discriminating tastes while staying within the limits of your kidneys.