Hello,
I have been using the IngenuiTEA to make my tea. It is very convenient. Just toss it in my microwave for 2:40 and i have water at 180degrees. Steep my leaves and serve.
Now that i know much i am enjoying the taste of tea i would like to get a tea-pot so i can enjoy the other aspects of making a good tea. Like the process and aesthetics of the teaware.
There seem to be many types of tea pots. Pottery, cast iron, glass etc. Can someone list out the types and their advantages or disadvantages? Maybe it is just personal preference?
I like white and green teas the best, and i would want a pot that would hold about 30ozs.
Hopefully this question is not too broad... i just want to learn a little more.
Thanks!
Well that is a very broad question. Let's narrow it down by telling us the type of teas you like the most and your price range.
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Is there a reason why you want 30 ounces? That is pretty big. Do you resteep? Whites and greens resteep at least several times. Thus you may not need something so big.
Many of us started with BIG pots and soon realized smaller is more conducive to our personal needs. My first pots were that big. Now most are less than 10 ounces. Gaiwans are usually 3-5 ounces. The smaller pot enhances the enjoyment for me ... and many others as well.
Many of us started with BIG pots and soon realized smaller is more conducive to our personal needs. My first pots were that big. Now most are less than 10 ounces. Gaiwans are usually 3-5 ounces. The smaller pot enhances the enjoyment for me ... and many others as well.
A little porcelain teapot (5-8 oz) would be great for green and white.
Something like this for example:
If you really want a big teapot, I guess Adagio's personality would be OK
Something like this for example:
If you really want a big teapot, I guess Adagio's personality would be OK
I have never tried re-steeping. I will give that a shot.
I was thinking of using it when serving guests. So if serving a tea for 4 people it would be handy to have a large pot.
I could still use the large pot for my morning 16oz's, Or in the evening with my wife.
Now maybe if i wanted a pot here at work i would want something in the 10 oz range.
Thanks for the reply Chip! I will keep this in mind.
I was thinking of using it when serving guests. So if serving a tea for 4 people it would be handy to have a large pot.
I could still use the large pot for my morning 16oz's, Or in the evening with my wife.
Now maybe if i wanted a pot here at work i would want something in the 10 oz range.
Thanks for the reply Chip! I will keep this in mind.
Well don't resteep by microwaving the leaves!!
You should be at the very least using a kettle for your water,
then the IngenuiTea if you must. Not knocking IngenuiTea,
I started there too and it is a good first choice, but just as you yourself
have noted, soon you tend to move away.
I think you need a kettle first.
You should be at the very least using a kettle for your water,
then the IngenuiTea if you must. Not knocking IngenuiTea,
I started there too and it is a good first choice, but just as you yourself
have noted, soon you tend to move away.
I think you need a kettle first.
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If you pour boiling water in a vessel and then transfer the water into your teapot you should get the desired temperature.chadg wrote:I have an electric kettle i use if i want to boil water. I find it easier to use the microwave to hit 180 degrees for my white and green teas.
Is there a good technique with an electric kettle to hit 180?
I use to use a thermometer, but got tired of constantly monitoring it.
Chad,
Great to hear you are enjoying your tea. I too began my tea journey with the ingenuitea (though I preferred black teas at the time).
If you are really wanting to explore other means of brewing, if you are more of a chinese green fella I would go for a 4oz gaiwan with thick walls (so you don't burn your fingers!) or if you are more a japanese green type, go for a kyusu with a clay screen (sasame) like Rishi's fukugata or Kikumaru. I was given a fukugata by a friend and I love it!
Best of luck!
The Tea Sipping Swordsman,
Fencerdenoctum
Great to hear you are enjoying your tea. I too began my tea journey with the ingenuitea (though I preferred black teas at the time).
If you are really wanting to explore other means of brewing, if you are more of a chinese green fella I would go for a 4oz gaiwan with thick walls (so you don't burn your fingers!) or if you are more a japanese green type, go for a kyusu with a clay screen (sasame) like Rishi's fukugata or Kikumaru. I was given a fukugata by a friend and I love it!
Best of luck!
The Tea Sipping Swordsman,
Fencerdenoctum
We kind of got a little off topic, so in my own research i have found the folowing.
Yixing pots are for Oolong teas.
Cast iron Tetsubin pots are Japanese and used in tea ceremonies.
Green teas work well in porcelain pots.
Brown betty pots are English.
Glass pots are nice because they are easy to clean and you can use them in the microwave.
Sound right? Are there other pots that i should know of and how they are used?
I really like the Rishi pots Fencerdenonctum pointed out, but i would like a large Tetsubin also.
Yixing pots are for Oolong teas.
Cast iron Tetsubin pots are Japanese and used in tea ceremonies.
Green teas work well in porcelain pots.
Brown betty pots are English.
Glass pots are nice because they are easy to clean and you can use them in the microwave.
Sound right? Are there other pots that i should know of and how they are used?
I really like the Rishi pots Fencerdenonctum pointed out, but i would like a large Tetsubin also.