Re: All-in-one Stainless Steel Tea Mug

More useless crap as only American capitalism can provide. Besides, big ugly steel mugs might be fine for latte gulpers, but they'll make tea taste ugly and steely.

--crymad

My stainless steel Nissan thermos works well with tea, but I've been using it for so long I think it may have picked up some of the absorbative properties of Yixing...(ha ha, just kidding)

-LG

The famed (Hotel) Savoy teapots are stainless steel and don't affect the taste of the tea at all. I doubt such an esteemed venue for Afternoon Tea would use pots that make the tea taste tinny.

Bert

I'm not so sure this is such an endorsement. If I recall, drug store luncheonettes and road side diners used stainless steel teapots as well. Only difference, of course, is that they used tea bags. Though, tea brewed in a stainless steel pot would probably be consumed before color and flavor deteriorated, unlike tea stored for a lengthier time in a thermos.

--crymad

I've been looking for a stainless steel serving set. Seriously. The stainless steel thermos I mentioned earlier was for use in industrial environments where durability came first and taste second. Anybody know where I can buy a tetsubin thermos. I've got the foundry mits and tongs.

Jim

Trust me: Keemun drunk out of steel containers tastes metallic and horrid. I've tried it. It still gives me nightmares. Steel is one of the worst materials I can think of to contain a hot, acidic liquid.

personally I don't find any difference in the taste of the teas if they are steeped in stainless steel pot or ceramic pot. As per utility goes, its much easier to use stainless steel pots for day-to-day brewing of loose teas if you are in a rush.

Good point about the utility. Also in that regard, if you're clumsy you don't have to worry about dropping it on the floor or chipping the spout.

Bert

As to taste, all stainless steels are not the same. I would suspect that the Savoy might just use teapots of a formulation that are less likely to affect/be affected by acidic liquids, than the cheap stainless teapots used by diners and the like.

D.