02.10.08
Teatime at Leisureguy’s
For my birthday I got (among other things) a Zarafina tea suite (there’s a video at the link that explains it. It’s also sold at Amazon.
I have to say that I like it a lot and it greatly simplifies the tea process: no watching, no timing. You set the tea type (black, oolong, green, white, or herbal), tea format (bag or loose), and tea strength (mild, average, strong). Fill the reservoir with 2 cups of water, fill the tea basket with a scoop or two of the tea. The tea basket floats until the reservoir reaches the right temperature, then the basket sinks, the tea brews, and the brewed tea flows into the teapot.
Since I have a 2-cup mug, I get exactly one mug of tea each time, which makes it easy to change tea from cup to cup—I don’t have to finish off a pot. I’ve been drinking quite a bit of tea the last few days, mostly white tea (with a squeeze of lemon, since that prolongs the healthful aspects), but also various Mariage Frères teas I have on hand.
The Niece said,
11 February 2008 at 8:33 pm
that is super cool!