Re: OT online tea site?
- From: DrQuilter <mvignali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:27:51 -0700
that site was great! I forwarded all these to DH. We have enjoyed very much in the past lapsang souchong, a the southafrican red tea, jasmine, green, etc. I think for everyday though, I like something with a hint of bergamot, like Earl's grey. I have never tried the lady grey someone mentioned... .
Carey N. wrote:
My first thought was a French coffee press, then I looked at this site(compliments of Readers Digest for August): http://www.adagio.com
Perhaps they'll have something that would do? -- Carey in MA
"DrQuilter" <mvignali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3kgn86Fu418vU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
there are electric kettles, but I would say most people don't have one in their house. but everybody has a coffee maker, I bet! what is really hard to find here in the US (and we tried) is a teapot with a closed but perforated opening of the beak. not the best description, but all the ones we find have just the opening, we want one where the porcelain itself acts as a strainer... no luck so far...
Kate Dicey wrote:
NightMist wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:13:13 +0000 (UTC), Sally Swindells <sally_swindells@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A friend told me that you don't have electric kettles in the US. So how do you boil water? - on the cooker in a saucepan - in a kettle that goes on the cooker, or do you get it from one of the hot water dispenser things.
Sure there are electric kettles in the US. I have seen them for sale, though I don't personally know anyone who has one.
To make tea the water has to be really, really boiling (was always told to take the teapot to the kettle, not the kettle to the teapot so the water is still bubbling when it hits the tea.
You know, I have always wondered how other people that don't use teabags make tea. I put on the water (kettle on the stove), and when it is making that sound that says it's going to boil any second I rinse the pot with microwave boiled water and measure in the tea. Then the very second (or as close to it as I can manage) the water boils it goes into the pot with the tea. If it is tea for company, I will pour it through a strainer into the best teapot (that has likewise been rinsed with boiling water) when it is ready.
Just wondering because I bought a new electric ketttle today as ours has a built in water filter and so has a smaller capacity. I had a choice of about 20. I needed one that would boil enough for 12 cups of tea or coffee for when I have committee meetings here. Can't keep the ladies waiting can I!
In truth, I don't really trust electric kettles. I have never been overfond of electric cooking pots of any variety. I don't like those whistling kettles either. I prefer a kettle I can peer into when I need to.
A good many people of my aquaintance use their coffee maker for heating water. I don't care for that as the water doesn't really boil, so you get flat, weak tea.
My great grandma had a tin lined copper kettle that was very good. When grammy passed my aunt got the kettle and she polished it up and uses it for decoration. I wish I could find one as good as that one.
NightMist
I think this is one area where the UK is ahead of the USA... ;P Here we have not only kettles that whistle, but also kettles that change colour when hot! We have stainless steel ones and glass ones (great - we have one of these, and when the water boils cloudy, we know it's time to put salt in the water softener!), copper ones and enamel ones in the shape of chickens! We have ones made especially for Agas, ones for gas hobs and ones for electric induction hobs... There are electric kettles with exposed or hidden elements, and those with built in filters... You can get giant ones that boil a gallon or two at a time, and tiddlers you can plug into the cigarette lighter in the car when traveling. We are horribly spoilt for choice!
Basic electric kettle technology is ancient - they have been standard household equipment here since the 50's. Nowdays yer most basic kettle boils 3 pints of water quickly and switches off automatically.
-- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk)
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