I'm fairly new to the gourmet tea world, got the IngenuiTEA with the Black Tea sampler and enjoyed it. I just made a purchase of some new teas as I've almost gone through what I've got now, maybe a week left of use. I'm drinking out of some pretty old teacups I had from a while back, but would really like a new cup. The glass mug on Adagio is nice, but I'm hearing it's fragile.
So to end my all too long post, can anyone recommend a site (that isn't ebay, unless you're going to a store on ebay) where I could find some good teacup(s) for $15-$20 max?
I have the Adagio mug and I wouldn't call it fragile. It is glass of course, but not really fragile in my opinion. No more then any other drinking glass. I have 4 and I have broken one over the 3 years I have had them. They fit perfeclty with the ingenuiTEA and I love seeing the color or the tea.
I'm sure you will get lots of recommendations here, but I'm a glass girl, it's just what I personally prefer.
:o)
I'm sure you will get lots of recommendations here, but I'm a glass girl, it's just what I personally prefer.
:o)
My ideal cup is very similar to that of a coffee mug. The glass one on Adagio seems perfect, just the reviews there were a bit worrisome.Pentox wrote:That's a huge question of what kind of a cup do you like? There are oh so many types and styles of teacups and materials.
Stoneware vs. Ceramic vs. Glass vs. Other
English style vs. asian styles
even within those styles there are a plethora of sub styles
What would your ideal cup look like?
How does it deal with temperature? Far too often I end up burning my knuckles when holding the tea, I've got pretty big hands. You know what that means
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Hm, most of the sites that I look on for teacups are all asian styles, which in turn tends to mean most of them are lacking in handles.
If you are looking for something with a handle I would look more into the land of coffee cups (assuming you don't feel like getting the one from adagio). Personally I use this one at work.
[url =http://www.amazon.com/WMF-06-8666-6790- ... 63&sr=8-13] wmf[/url]
It was a gift from a friend, and it's double walled so the outsides can't really burn you. Stainless steel so it's not easy to break.
If you are looking for something with a handle I would look more into the land of coffee cups (assuming you don't feel like getting the one from adagio). Personally I use this one at work.
[url =http://www.amazon.com/WMF-06-8666-6790- ... 63&sr=8-13] wmf[/url]
It was a gift from a friend, and it's double walled so the outsides can't really burn you. Stainless steel so it's not easy to break.
