Wednesday TeaDay 11/12/08 Teaware at work?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic again goes to work/school. This time, your teaware at work is great, good, ok, barely passable, pass me the teabags. Please share specifically about how you rate your work/school teaware.

Great, no, make that awesome
3
6%
Almost great
2
4%
Good
12
22%
OK
19
35%
Barely passable
3
6%
Pass the teabags please
7
13%
Other
8
15%
 
Total votes: 54
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by gingkoseto » Nov 12th, '08, 18:23

Victoria wrote:
Salsero wrote: That is a lovely celadon set. Thanks so much for sharing. Obviously you have nothing to compensate for with stylish teaware like that! Firefox browsers (free to download) adjust for large images, so users don't even know if the image is over sized. It's the poor, deluded Internet Explorer users that suffer if the image is more than about 600 pixels across.
Since IE has 71.11% of the market right now compared to Firefox's 20.06%, it's nice to be aware of the sizing issue. Great time to spread the word for Firefox though! It has proven to me to work better for TeaChat with less down time, and as Sal mentions auto pic resizing and best of all built in spell check!!

In my cup at work this afternoon - Adagio Yunnan Noir.
That's nice to know! I use firefox at home on mac and ie at work on pc, don't feel a great difference, but always hear there are many potential advantages with firefox :D
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by Goose » Nov 12th, '08, 18:55

More often then not I am out in the field so no tea until I get home.

Today is the first pot of-

2007 Xiaguan "Holy Flame" Raw Pu-erh tea tuo
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by Cinnamon Kitty » Nov 12th, '08, 19:37

Tea ware stays in my room, so all I bring to classes or work are travel mugs and the occasional teabag.

Sal: your photo today makes an excellent desktop background.

Currently in my cup is fresh ginger root and peppermint with some honey in hopes of making me feel less sick.
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by Chip » Nov 12th, '08, 20:04

Gyokuro Kuradashi trial run much earlier.

I needed tea really bad and White Symphony is really hitting the spot. :D
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by teaguy » Nov 12th, '08, 20:18

Thanks for the tips ginko! I have Firfox on my home computer, but am just lazy to open it. I'm just too brainwashed through habit I guess. I'll give it a try.

Glad you like the set. It's hard to strike a good balance at work - there really isn't the same atmosphere as at home, and of course one worries about accidents & etc. so it's a fine line to walk between getting the best cup of tea and being practical.

The infuser I use is quite good - I brew with it much as I would a gaiwan - and make a fresh pot between classes in the mornings (I teach in a kindergarten). I quiz my students on what tea I'm drinking each day, and they love guessing what's in my cup.
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by kymidwife » Nov 12th, '08, 21:59

I voted "OK"... not terrible but not good in some ways. I have 2 large sized Ingenuiteas.... had one which got highjacked by my best friend at work, and she usually is brewing cherry green or jasmine, and leaves her tea to "stew". So, I was stuck trying to get the odor/flavor out so I could brew my own tea. My solution was to get another one, and that's working well for us now.

On the downside, I don't have a kettle... we have one of those industrial coffee pots with the hot water dispenser, so the water is off-boil... no thermometer there either, so I can't tell how far off the boil it is. But, I mostly brew greenish darjeelings and oolongs at work, so the temp seems to be working fine for me as I am getting decent-tasting results.

I also don't have great cups... mostly drinking out of coffee mugs, which is ok but not great. I prefer not to leave any nicer cups there, as they will either disappear or get broken, etc. So, coffee cups are fine.

The mailman brought me a motherlode today! I got Spring Darjeeling from Adagio West Coast (thanks Victoria), and Nilgiri samples from Cinnamon Kitty... plus a bonus sample of a nice sencha that I brewed as soon as I opened the package. I got 4 or 5 infusions from it so far, and it's probably not done, but I had to move on to the Spring Darjeeling! It's in my cup now, very delicious, just the kind of Darjeeling I am loving most.

Thanks CK and Victoria!

Sarah
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by leiche » Nov 12th, '08, 23:25

Sal: 8.5oz is basically perfect for me--I just use my gaiwan when I want smaller amounts. I don't like hot-hot tea, so bigger amounts slightly less often works better for me.

In keeping with the maple leaf theme, I finally ordered a couple of these cups from Vince and Sabrina. Thanks for sharing, Geek! I totally covet them.

I, um, really love Autumn (and leaves). It was definitely cut short around here this year.

Hm, and my oolong stash is getting critically low for my liking. This will not do.
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by Salsero » Nov 12th, '08, 23:34

leiche wrote: Sal: 8.5oz is basically perfect for me--I just use my gaiwan when I want smaller amounts.
Great! So when are you ordering it? I think you could put Chip's on hold for a while ... maybe till he turns 21.
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by Victoria » Nov 12th, '08, 23:57

kymidwife wrote: The mailman brought me a motherlode today! I got Spring Darjeeling from Adagio West Coast (thanks Victoria), and Nilgiri samples from Cinnamon Kitty... plus a bonus sample of a nice sencha that I brewed as soon as I opened the package. I got 4 or 5 infusions from it so far, and it's probably not done, but I had to move on to the Spring Darjeeling! It's in my cup now, very delicious, just the kind of Darjeeling I am loving most.

Thanks CK and Victoria!

Sarah
You are welcome!! There is something very covert about ordering from the West Coast Adagio and asking them to ship to the East Coast. It takes a pair of super sleuths to get the job accomplished!!

I'm glad you like it. I thought it was not quite as good as the sample tin, so I was hoping you would not be disappointed.
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by TaiPing Hou Kui » Nov 13th, '08, 01:15

Enjoying a cup of Rishi's Dragonwell....I really like this tea...I havent beena big fan of dragonwells in the past but this one has a nice refreshing vegetal taste if you brew it at about 170! Ihope everyone has had a wonderful day and brewed some excellent cups of tea!

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by Chip » Nov 13th, '08, 01:16

leiche wrote:this lovely number, which feeds into my love of maple leaves/momiji. And my semester is almost over...
Sweet, I have seeen this one on a few sites. I too have a love on Momiji on Japanese teaware, which is well documented. I have 2 kyusu with Matsu Momiji design. I am always looking for another. :wink:
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leiche wrote: Sal: 8.5oz is basically perfect for me--I just use my gaiwan when I want smaller amounts.
Great! So when are you ordering it? I think you could put Chip's on hold for a while ... maybe till he turns 21.
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I received a sample of Sarah's GenMugicha or Mugenmaicha today. Tonight enjoying it with some Karigane

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by Cinnamon Kitty » Nov 13th, '08, 12:17

kymidwife wrote:The mailman brought me a motherlode today! I got Spring Darjeeling from Adagio West Coast (thanks Victoria), and Nilgiri samples from Cinnamon Kitty... plus a bonus sample of a nice sencha that I brewed as soon as I opened the package. I got 4 or 5 infusions from it so far, and it's probably not done, but I had to move on to the Spring Darjeeling! It's in my cup now, very delicious, just the kind of Darjeeling I am loving most.

Thanks CK and Victoria!

Sarah
You are very welcome! I am glad you are enjoying the sencha. It resteeps incredibly well. I know that I've gotten at least 6 or 7 steeps at one point, though I generally stick with about 5.
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