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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is a lovely set. They look wonderful for green or herbal teas. Do you have a nice steeping pot to go with them?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There is a glass container in the box that starts with a g and a strainer. I have other strainers and tea things for normies though. Going to try it later today. :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've got a nice starting kit there! Thank your friend for being so kind by inviting them to a tea session with you!

Here's a few things that I wish I knew when I started trying high quality tea:

Get the water temp right for the type of tea and don't oversteep. I thought all tea was just undrinkably bitter, but I was just steeping everything for too long in boiling water.

Write a few notes about what you think about the tea. For the first year, my notes consisted of "bitter" or "I like this". I can't remember what the teas tasted like, so I wish I wrote down more.

Then, I just advise that you experiment yourself to find what works for you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

A virtual session anyway. :) That is neat, I should log and write things like that more. I shall start a tea table. :D

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Awesome.

I could survive on a set like that for the rest of my days.

Not brand new or 2160p but MarshalN's Gaiwan Youtube video is still excellent content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqP3lFPd1bw

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