Tea Connoisseur's Forum

Earliest kyusu in a movie (2026 Update)

I say Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well from 1960 last weekend on TCM. There is a scene where a lady makes tea in a kyusu a...

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posted by netstuff

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teapots: earthenware, steel, enamel -- why?

Hello, I was watching an educational video on Youtube, which was explaining how to prepare tea. It said, earthenware po...

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posted by shoemakerted

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TEA... a solution that works for me

I've finally found a tea prep that works for me. Got a 4-cup cone filter coffee maker. I use it solely for making tea....

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posted by baranick

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A Dong Ding drain dredger

I dont have too many Taiwan teas officially labeled Dong Ding WuLong (large cursive chinese letters). Most of what I ha...

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posted by netstuff

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by netstuff

The Leaf, Issue 7

The seventh issue of The Leaf has been published and is available for free at: www.the-leaf.org Enjoy!

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posted by poopoopuerh

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TEAPOTS

After moving into "loose tea", I bought a pretty teapot. Problem is, it takes me over an hour to drink a pot of tea. By...

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posted by baranick

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An old vendor returns

Does RFDT still have a following? This post may read like a promo or shill. That is not my intention; rather, I hope to...

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posted by dogma_i

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Pastries with a Purpose!

Please visit www.emilys-edibles.com to learn more about our PASTRIES WITH A PURPOSE! Beautiful gift boxes of delicious p...

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posted by lisa.a.greenwald

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Another Vietnamese green tea

?? nh?t danh trà is a well known green tea from the Tân C??ng region of Tha?i Nguyên province. http://i46.tinypic.com/f...

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posted by netstuff

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Bogus ... hardware

I just read a recent post on a blog I follow that's written by a computer hardware designer - perhaps most famous for t...

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posted by perin

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Ceylon needle grade tea

Here is a picture of Ceylon needle grade tea I mentioned as a PS in another post: http://i47.tinypic.com/2i8hoqx.jpg I...

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posted by netstuff

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Something from nothing

Continuation of the Google thread: http://tinyurl.com/ykokmyy Huan Jin Gui http://i50.tinypic.com/xm0chy.jpg I describe...

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posted by netstuff

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India source of Assam like Teaspring for China teas

I am greatly enjoying my Teaspring China teas, but I also favor Assams, so I am looking for recommendations for a sourc...

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posted by graydelotte

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flavoured tea & purists?

I don't want to open up a can of worms (or do I?) but I was curious how prople felt in general about flavoured tea? By...

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posted by welfj

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Grotty GuangDong green

This is a continuation of my posts on 'grotty' greens. I just renoticed it because of my recent post on GuangDong black...

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posted by netstuff

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