Tea cups

[Katrina]

What is the difference betweeen a coffee cup and a tea cup?

Is it okay to use my fine china coffee cups for a formal tea?

[jogrebe]

I guess it would be fine, personally being Swiss I'm not that up on proper English tea etiquette let along care what is proper as long as the tea is of high quality. Although I personally find that most coffee cups are larger than tea cups making them better suited for a compulsive tea drinker such as myself. Along similar lines I am currently toying with the idea of picking up a large German beer stein with a flip top lid to use as a monster tea cup that could hold an entire pot at once.

[teamuse]

Although I personally find that most coffee cups are larger than tea cups making them better suited for a compulsive tea drinker such as myself. Along similar lines I am currently toying with the idea of picking up a large German beer stein with a flip top lid to use as a monster tea cup that could hold an entire pot at once.

what a neat idea!!

Ein Teestein, bitte!

[Guest]

What is the difference betweeen a coffee cup and a tea cup?

Is it okay to use my fine china coffee cups for a formal tea?

[rabbit]

I only drink tea outta coffee cups being as I don't think they make teacups that hold 16oz. But I also have some teacups because not everyone drinks as much tea as I do. But you can drink tea out of pretty much anything (as long as it doesn't contaminate the flavour of the tea), just make sure if you use the cup for coffee you wash it good before you use it for tea... but I would suggest not using it for coffee and only drinking tea

[Warden Andy]

Good china coffee cups would work, but I would not use just any old coffee mug. Any old coffee mug kind of ruins the aesthetic aspect of tea.

I personally like to have a nice cup for tea. I usually have just one cup for tea, and use it all the time for only tea. Right now, I'm using this kind of teacup: http://enjoyingtea.com/phdrteamug.html. I'm hopefully going to get a gaiwan soon.

[rabbit]

I forgot to add that I also have a bunch of tiny little zishaware cups that match one of my yixing teapots, but I havn't "seasoned" them yet.

[Joe]

Make sure your cup is thin. Tea tastes better out of a thin cup...it's weird but true. I noticed it and then I read about it later. Still think it's a bit strange. Anyone know why this is?

[rabbit]

because the thicker cups don't allow the tea to cool as fast? I have no clue what i'm saying... which is sad being as I just read about this in a book.

[teaspoon]

I am currently toying with the idea of picking up a large German beer stein with a flip top lid to use as a monster tea cup that could hold an entire pot at once.

Ein Teestein, bitte!

*GASP*

I WANT A TEESTEIN!!!!! Hmm, something else to beg Ghost to bring me from Germany... teahee...

~die 'spoon

[Marlene]

I rarely drink tea from anything but a tea cup. Here's my favorite!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58629197@N00/99897719/
When I do drink tea from a coffee mug, it's usually at work. I just feel that drinking tea from a pretty cup makes the tea taste better

[teamuse]

I am currently toying with the idea of picking up a large German beer stein with a flip top lid to use as a monster tea cup that could hold an entire pot at once.

Ein Teestein, bitte!

*GASP*

I WANT A TEESTEIN!!!!! Hmm, something else to beg Ghost to bring me from Germany... teahee...

~die 'spoon

if it works out for you...you have to let us know how it works. I will have to get a special one from the Motherland (well one of my many anywho...the other options include pint glasses and tea cups).

My only concern is to get one that won't shatter under the heat (some materials do nasty things like that.) .

Slainte und Zum Whol!

"I'm thirsty, I'm thirsty...bring me more tea!"