Tea Connoisseur's Forum

Any suggestions for an electric kettle?

I want to purchase an electric kettle, but don't want one where the hot water comes into contact with plastic. Does anyo...

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posted by info

16 comments posted 20yrs posted by info

Does decaf green jasmine exist?

Does anyone know of a source of good decaf. green jasmine tea? I have searched high and low (on the Internet) for a dec...

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posted by gjanusz7

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Slightly green tinted infusion

Ever since I began drinking tea I've always wanted to be able to make a low astringency tea (not a tisane) with a green...

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posted by zymatik

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Tea pods

Some tea companies have begun manufacturing tea pods for making tea in Home Cafe coffee-brewing machines. The pods seem...

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posted by patevans99

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Latest Ti Kuan Yin find

Today after work I stopped at the "Ranch 99 Market" (an Asian supermarket on Hwy 99 north of Seattle) and picked up a 7...

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posted by acetheta

34 comments posted 20yrs posted by acetheta

Flouride Content of Green Teas

Hello, I've been reading about fluorine content in green tea and am somewhat concerned about it. Well, I work in a scie...

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posted by dnewsgr

17 comments posted 20yrs posted by dnewsgr

Green Tea Eye for the Lapsang Souchong Guy

Okay. As you probably all know I am one of many resident Lapsang Souchong devotees here on r.f.d.t. My girlfriend is fo...

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posted by dynamis84

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Inexpensive way to sample Pu-Erh?

I tried Pu-Erh a couple times over the past few years but never enjoyed it. I keep seeing so many references to it here...

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posted by dominictiberio

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How'd you get your start in tea?

Well, it's Monday morning and I have a stressful day ahead of me... so I figured I'd start a light topic (plus I'm new...

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posted by dominictiberio

16 comments posted 20yrs posted by dominictiberio

Maybe seven famous Yunnan tea mountains

Earlier NeoCathay identified the six famous tea mountains of Yunnan from a map which I provided which was subsequently...

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posted by netstuff

13 comments posted 20yrs posted by netstuff

Has anyone tried Lipton tea lately?

I stopped using Lipton tea about 15 years ago. I tried a number of different brands, both in the same price range and a...

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posted by roberthorgan

25 comments posted 20yrs posted by roberthorgan

Bud-only Pu'er

I have the idea that bud-only sheng (green/uncooked) Pu'er, as opposed to the kind that's mainly made from leaves, is a...

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posted by perin

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by perin

Industry Packed teas or loose teas?

I have my own opinion about the difference and would request other tea lovers to share the idea. No offence with big te...

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posted by stajones

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by stajones

Loose leaf tea servings

Hello! Can anyone recommend a website that references an approximate serving size table per oz. for loose leaf tea - i....

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posted by info

14 comments posted 20yrs posted by info

Tea Review site

Is there a comprehensive tea review site out there someplace, or is there just too much variety and inconsistency from...

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posted by jwh999

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jwh999