I want an electric kettle, because I keep wondering what some of the teas I love would taste like if they were brewed at the correct temperature, instead of boiling water.
Here is your cup of coffee. Brewed from the finest Colombian lighter fluid.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Jan 18, 2015 10:13:02 am PST #15884 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
esse - Jan 18, 2015 10:16:43 am PST #15885 of 30000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
If I were to go back and buy one again, I would buy this beauty: [link]
A friend of mine has this one, or something like, and it's remarkably engaging watching the water boil.
-t - Jan 18, 2015 10:27:56 am PST #15886 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
esse - Jan 18, 2015 10:36:00 am PST #15887 of 30000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
God that's beautiful. And exorbitant.
Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2015 10:41:45 am PST #15888 of 30000
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So sticking a mug of water in the microwave and hitting beverage, then dunking in a tea bag is not the way to good tea?
I need to figure out which one I really like, pekoe or oolong. I don't drink it often enough to remember which one makes me really happy. I think I need to sneak into someplace that does continental breakfasts and snitch bags of both so I can experiment.
Pix - Jan 18, 2015 10:48:29 am PST #15889 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
I have a very simple electric kettle; doesn't even have an on/off switch. It's either plugged in or not. It's amazing for quick tea. I don't know what I did without it. I'm a Mighty Leaf addict thanks to the House of Reason, but I recently bought a bunch of Adagio for my SIL. Looks great!
Atropa - Jan 18, 2015 10:54:29 am PST #15890 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
cough cough Folks DO know there are two Gothic Charm School-themed blends on Adagio, right? The Lady of the Manners: [link] and Evil Bunny alliance: [link]
Steph L. - Jan 18, 2015 10:56:32 am PST #15891 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You all make me wish I liked tea (I like fruit "tea," which actually has no true tea leaves in it, and is probably correctly called a tisane or a herbal infusion or something, except the word "tea" is WAY easier to type; I usually call it "hippie fruit tea" and when I referred to it thusly, a co-worker told me she looked for "hippie fruit tea" at the Kroger but couldn't find it, and where could she buy that brand? so you can see I have problems with nomenclature), but I have yet to find a true tea -- black, green, white -- that I like. My taste buds are fussy.
ION, I went to Urgent Care, the doctor exclaimed over the color of my snot, and now I have gigantic antibiotic pills. Even the receptionist told me on the way out "Oooh, you got the *good* antibiotics!"
And now I want a nap, but we need to go to the grocery store. I am going to buy a LOT of broccoli. (It's on sale; I like to roast it; step 3: profit!)
SailAweigh - Jan 18, 2015 10:59:40 am PST #15892 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Right now I'm drinking White Tea of Kings, a fandom blend (LotR) made with Earl Grey Moonlight, Cream and Snowbud. It is wonderfully delicious, light and creamy for a black tea.
-t - Jan 18, 2015 11:01:21 am PST #15893 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Folks DO know there are two Gothic Charm School-themed blends on Adagio, right?
Oooh, I did not! Time to shop.
I hop the pills work, Tep. Yay, broccoli!