Teaware for work

[darkchan]

Alright, here is my issue. I currently have a 24 oz teapot that I use at work. It's huge, and by the time I get to the bottom of the pot, the tea is cold, and I can't really re-steep the leaf as much as I should, without drinking WAY too much liquid. I have some 9 oz kyusus for home, which are wonderful and make the perfect amount of tea, but their strainers are not removable, which would not work well in terms of cleaning at work.

So, I am looking for a 8 to 10 oz teapot with a removable strainer. So far my google-fu has failed me. It has turned up many 8-10 oz teapots, and many teapots with removable strainers, but only one 8 oz teapot with a removable strainer (it was sold out). Anyone here know of something close to what I'm looking for? Any alternate suggestions? Help me teachat, you're my only hope.

[AdamMY]

I turned my 11-12 ounce Dens Shincha Kyusu into an misc easy brew pot. It is slightly larger than you are looking for, but you do not need to fill it all the way, and it is easier to use less than completely full. They come with Removable mesh screens, and are glazed so you will have little cross contamination between brews.

Dens offers 3 kyusu's that are basically the same just with different glaze patterns, and even better is they are relatively inexpensive.

Hope this helps

[Chip]

+1

Not sure why you need to use an infuser basket when a kyusu or whatever has something built in? The Den's one is very easy to clean ... but you could always also use an infuser basket if you wanted to.

[darkchan]

Dens offers 3 kyusu's that are basically the same just with different glaze patterns, and even better is they are relatively inexpensive.

I actually may already have those at home. They're nifty, but not so easy to clean when you're dealing with a very small sink with no garbage disposal.

Not sure why you need to use an infuser basket when a kyusu or whatever has something built in? The Den's one is very easy to clean ... but you could always also use an infuser basket if you wanted to.

The issue is that at work, everything is much harder to clean, since the kitchen is a) halfway across the building, and b) minuscule. Infuser baskets are nifty in that if you leave them upside down over a dish, gravity does most of the work in terms of getting the leaf out. So it's fairly easy to change leaf, as long as you're dealing with similar tea.

Much Thanks though. I hadn't thought of buying an infuse basket separately. ^^;

[debunix]

Best bet without a handy sink is a gaiwan: nice smooth porcelain swipes clean with a paper towel, no worries about flavor carrying over to the next batch of tea, and the lid serves as a quite efficient strainer when you get used to working with it.

[xmfi]

Dragon Tea House sells a sort of unusual glass teapot-gaiwan hybrid: http://tinyurl.com/ydlsam4

It's closer to 8.5 ounces but it could work!

[Geekgirl]

+1 on gaiwan. It's the easiest for work.

[dangert]

+1 on gaiwan. It's the easiest for work.

I also think gaiwan will be the best. If not gaiwan an easy pot could be a solution for work, something like this: http://stores.ebay.com/Chinese-Kung-Fu- ... ec0Q2em322.

[Abracadaver!]

I also think gaiwan will be the best. If not gaiwan an easy pot could be a solution for work, something like this: http://stores.ebay.com/Chinese-Kung-Fu- ... ec0Q2em322

I use one of these for travel--it's simple, and I figure if it gets lost or broken, no harm done. Not the most enjoyable way to make tea, but it works well enough for me.

[gingkoseto]

I also think gaiwan will be the best. If not gaiwan an easy pot could be a solution for work, something like this: http://stores.ebay.com/Chinese-Kung-Fu- ... ec0Q2em322

I use one of these for travel--it's simple, and I figure if it gets lost or broken, no harm done. Not the most enjoyable way to make tea, but it works well enough for me.

I use this at work too, a 120ml one, perfect for gongfu style and easy to use.

[msurads06]

I have found a gaiwan to work best for making tea at work. I started out using a cup and infuser, but imo, infuser baskets are a pain to clean, once i practiced with the gaiwan a bit, it really is much easier. I have a large carafe that i fill with water in the mornings. depending on the type of tea, i may use my tea cup to cool the water before brewing the tea, but this saves me many trips back and forth to the hot water dispenser.

[darkchan]

Alright then. Much thanks for the advice everyone. It looks as if the best option seems to be the gaiwan, so I'm going with that.

[s(tea)ven]

Gaiwans are fun as well.

[teaisme]

you could try one of those gongfu thermos style pots that use a ball release mechanism

http://stores.ebay.com/Dragon-Tea-House ... ec0Q2em322

This would be easy to clean because the leaves are in a separate basket that can be easily removed

It's also good because you can re-brew the leaves without fussing too much about where to put the infuser in-between brews

Leaves are probably much easier to dig out too vs a kyusu where you would probably need to swirl with a little water to get the smaller pieces out

Gaiwans are a good idea too but if you want more then say 200 ml of tea at one time it could probably get annoying going back and forth so much for water

Or you could just keep using your super large teapot and buy a plate warmer (if you are allowed) I think they are not very expensive, 10-20 bucks.

[jgrant27]

What about a teapot such a the Adagio IngenuiTea? Tevana makes one as well, but it doesn't appear to have infuser refills.

I understand perhaps you're opposed to brewing in plastic, I just thought I'd throw that out there.

I use my IngenuiTea at work, and find it really easy to clean. I dump the leaves in our compost bucket, rinse in the sink w/soap and water. I usually brew about 3 pots per 5 hour shift (yum!). If I feel that it's especially dirty, I take it home and run through the dishwasher.