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Why You Need To Steep Your Tea Multiple Times

Why You Need To Steep Your Tea Multiple Times

One of my favorite movies is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The weird thing is that it wasn’t one of my favorite movies the first time I saw it. I definitely liked it, but it took about 10 more Christmas’ of non-stop network TV play for me to really love it. Now, here is a hint that a lot of serious tea drinkers know.

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Why Oversteeping Tea Turns It Bitter

Why Oversteeping Tea Turns It Bitter

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Why Some Teas are Darker than Others

Why Some Teas are Darker than Others

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Do You Ever Wonder How Green Tea Prevents Cancer?

Do You Ever Wonder How Green Tea Prevents Cancer?

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Why Teaballs Stink

Why Teaballs Stink

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Does Your Tea Taste too Watery?

Does Your Tea Taste too Watery?

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Why Black Tea Needs to be Steeped with Boiling Water

Why Black Tea Needs to be Steeped with Boiling Water

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The 5 Different Stages of Boiling Water and How the Chinese Use Them for Tea

The 5 Different Stages of Boiling Water and How the Chinese Use Them for Tea

My wife just asked me if I had any good recipes from my Chinese Grandmother. I had to think about it for a minute and then came to the realization that my Grandmother, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins never use recipes. For me it is strange to not use recipes, so I asked my mother about it and apparently recipes are more of a “Western thing.”

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Why you should never order an Orange Pekoe tea in public

Why you should never order an Orange Pekoe tea in public

If you are ever in Seattle coffee house and order an “Expresso” you may get a nasty look. As I found out first hand by a barista, there is no “X” in Espresso. A lot of products have these little quirks where “people in the know” will frown upon you if you make these mistakes.

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How your teapot can ruin your perfect cup of tea

How your teapot can ruin your perfect cup of tea

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How to Make Delicious Iced Tea in Less Than 5 minutes

How to Make Delicious Iced Tea in Less Than 5 minutes

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How to make Hong Kong style Milk Tea

How to make Hong Kong style Milk Tea

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Tea Can Reduce Dementia by 37%

Tea Can Reduce Dementia by 37%

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How to Make Iced Tea While You Sleep

How to Make Iced Tea While You Sleep

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How to Use Crappy Tea

How to Use Crappy Tea

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How to prevent iced tea from getting cloudy

How to prevent iced tea from getting cloudy

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Why Loose Tea Costs Less Than Milk

Why Loose Tea Costs Less Than Milk

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A 90 Second Overview of Loose Tea

A 90 Second Overview of Loose Tea

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How to make a cup of tea in 10 seconds

How to make a cup of tea in 10 seconds

I can’t stand it when someone tells me they are a tea connoisseur and their favorite tea is Tazo. It is like a person telling me about their great trips to Napa Valley for a wine tasting and their favorite wine is Yellowtail. It’s not that it is a bad thing to like Tazo or Yellowtail, but if you truly like something you should explore it, learn about it and try new things.

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How to know your lingo when brewing tea

How to know your lingo when brewing tea

Sometimes it is hard to understand what people are talking about. You understand what each individual word means, but when used in context it sounds totally foreign to you. Like Jive, tea has its own set of terminology which can seem intimidating to beginners. Because of this I have created a basic guide of terms people use when they prepare tea.

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Loose Tea Serving Size Guide

Here is a quick guide to how many cups of brewed tea each of our serving sizes makes.

1oz Bulk - 12 cups of brewed tea
1/2lb - 91 cups of brewed tea
1lb - 182 cups of brewed tea

If you would like to know more about how we came up with these calculations plus how to figure out cost per serving check out this article.