Category Archives: Tea Preparation

  Two week ago the temperature hit 107° F here in DC. I don’t know about where you live, but around here that is hot…insanely hot! It is so hot that a lot of people don’t even want to turn on the lights, especially those that do not have central…

  Every time I am with the Chinese side of my family we always drink tea. My Uncle Vincent is the self-proclaimed tea master of the family and the one thing that he always insists on is rinsing the tea before serving it. If anyone makes the mistake of just…

  There are a lot of ways to make iced tea. I’ll be talking about all of them in the next few months here, but what I want to focus on today is the “proper” way to make iced tea. The reason why I say it is “proper” is because…

  Just the other day, I did a tea tasting with the infectiously enthusiastic ladies of Whoopsies! Gourmet Whoopie Pies in Middleburg, VA. They were preparing for their grand opening (which is this Saturday) and it happened to be unseasonably hot outside and the air-conditioning had not been installed yet….

  Spaghetti may be the simplest thing to make, therefore, the true testament of an awful cook is someone who has no idea how to make pasta. All you need to do is boil water, throw in the ingredients and then toss it in a strainer. Yet as simple as…

  We all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One bowl of porridge was too hot, while the other was too cold. Finally, she found the one that was just right. This story really relates to us as tea drinkers when it comes to preparing tea. We…

  Question: What is the best way to dry a tea before consecutive steepings for storage until the tea is used again – Elizabeth from Fulton, MO This question is, by far, the most common one I have received in the past couple of weeks. I think the problem people…

  A few years ago I saw a Superbowl commercial about people getting “bitter beer face.” I always found those to be funny, but also relevant to the tea world. If your tea is turning bitter, then it most likely means that you are doing something wrong. I don’t mean…

  “Steep 4 minutes in boiling water…” “Do not over-steep or the tea will become bitter…” Can be steeped up to 8 times…” You may have seen phrases like these used by Golden Moon Tea and others in the tea world and if you have been confused by what the…

  Hi Marcus! I’m an avid tea drinker (all day long) and prefer a black tea with milk and sugar most of the time. My problem is this…I don’t care for dairy products and usually use soy milk, although not recommended. This works fine with Pu-erh, which is my go to tea,…