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For the tea lover who has everything…

teablogger — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:22:04 +0000

Check out this incredible One-Touch Tea Maker from Breville! Talk about luxurious! This automatic machine will brew loose tea automatically, you can set it up to brew at a certain time of day, it has presettings for all your different green teas, black teas, and oolong teas…. The magnetic strip that holds the tea basket is a clever, well-designed touch.

Want want want! I hope someday I can level up to have this kind of tea-awesome in my kitchen. Until then….

More people’s thoughts about the One-Touch on Steepster

snow!

teablogger — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:10:23 +0000

In April! What gives?

Actually I kinda like it. I love snow. I just hope it’s not killing all the little cherry blossoms and daffodils out there! Well… I guess I could use an excuse to curl up under a blanket with one more nice cup of steamy chai… mmm, now that’s cozy.

Beautiful Branding @ Salon Teas, and Some Intriguing Tea Too

teablogger — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:47:28 +0000

Salon Teas has a gorgeous website with some beautiful branding–oh, and tea as well. And tea pots and other tea-inspired products. I’d love to try their Chai, “The WRITER,” or perhaps “The Natural Beauty,” which sounds like a delicious vanilla cinnamon rooibos combination. I must say I’m less excited to try the FOOTTEA! (Just kidding–a tea-inspired foot soak sounds intriguing…)

Signature Teas from Tracy Stern, Salon Teas

flowers & chocolate for lovers… of tea

teablogger — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:12:16 +0000

There’s nothing so classic for Valentine’s Day as flowers and candy, preferably chocolate. But sometimes classic can be boring, whether it’s a dozen roses or your millionth cup of Earl Grey. With that in mind, here’s a few interesting-looking twists on the traditional old Valentine’s Day gifts, especially suited to tea lovers and those who adore them:

Green Tea Dark Chocolate – If the chocolate is as nice as the packaging, I’ll love it. Seems like a reasonable price too!
Torn Ranch also has Tea Infused Chocolate Indulgences, with flavors like Masala Chai and Jasmine Green… Intriguing!

Flowering teas! I don’t know whether these various videos makes flowering teas look awesome or terrifying, but some flowering teas can be truly lovely.
This beauty from Adagio (who refers to them as ‘display teas’) looks gorgeous!
And there’s also quite a selection at Mountain Rose Herbs.

Besides their beauty, the nicest thing about flowering teas is that they are really easy to try. Steeping is nearly the same to any other tea, and all you need is a glass teapot so you can watch the magic. Numi has some instructions for brewing teas, including flowering teas, but all you really need to know is:

Without a strainer, place your tea flower in your glass teapot.
Boil water. Pour over.
Watch & Enjoy.

Like many teas, many flowering teas have a brewing time of 2 – 3 minutes, but they can also be reused. Can silly old roses work magic like this?

Drink like a Fairy Princess

teablogger — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:08:44 +0000

Out of a flower petal. They may not be practical, but they’re fun. And they might look great in a china closet. If I had one.

Here they are, from the folks at wrapables.com.

Sexy Tea, from Eva Solo

teablogger — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:31:15 +0000

This teamaker leaves my mouth watering… Not only has it got some great curves, I can dress it up, and it’s got brains too. For black teas, brew with leaves in the basket and depress the plunger to stop the brewing process. For herbal teas, let your tea leaves float freely; the teamaker will strain as you pour. Now that’s sweet. Check this beautiful baby out here.

In reality, though, this might be a bit too sensual for me for my everyday tea. Sometimes you just want a sturdy mug for a bit of orange pekoe with milk to unwind. But for a more ~~sexy~~ sophisticated occasion, this could be just the trick.