I’m liking this tea more and more each time I drink it. It’s sort of become a staple in my timolino (which I have two of now!). I think I added a little too much cream this morning, which cooled it down a touch more than i liked (which actually led to my guzzling it within like an hour of getting to work), but I’m really liking how unfussy this tea is, and how it’ll hold its own. As I was getting ready for work, i was rushing like crazy, so I prepared my timolino but had a k-cup chai for breakfast because i wouldn’t have had to wait for it to steep, and the difference in quality was so stark. Don’t get me wrong—k cups will do in a pinch, and i’m glad for that type of convenience. But boy oh boy, I could never in a million years go back to k-cups full time. Not after discovering tea like this.
I also tried butiki’s PTA yesterday, and have decided that when I place my order, I’m going to be restocking either that or the mountain black, but I don’t think i can afford to restock both. I’ll review the PTA in another note later, but so far I still can’t really decide. somehow I feel as though the PTA has more “oomph” to it, which I kind of like in the morning, but then it’s hard to deny the awesomeness of waffley sugary goodness.
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both both both both both both both lol
Aaaaahhhh!
You know I’ll cave, right?
Also: how on earth do you guys measure Butiki’s tea leaves? they’re like, ten times longer than my teaspoon (which is epic amazing quality), but I have no idea how to measure a teaspoon of something that doesn’t fit into a teaspoon…do you guys just grab random handfuls and hope for the best?
this is probably way too obsessive, but with teas like that—where the leaves are so long they don’t really fit in a measuring spoon, even long slender ones meant for dipping in spice jars—i weigh them.
keychange-We use measuring spoons that have deep, very round bowls. The flat measuring spoons don’t work. We allow for the leaves to poke over the edge a tiny bit with the crazy long ones. For teas that call for 1 1/2 teaspoons, we use a half tablespoon to measure. If you have a scale that measures by 0.1 grams or in smaller units, I could measure any leaves out for you and let you know.
Hmmm, thanks guys! Stacy, do you think this scale will do? Or do you think it would be inaccurate?
http://www.braillebookstore.com/Talking-Kitchen-Scale.1
sadly i use my measuring sppons but i’ve been drinking stacy’s teas long enough to be able to eyeball it even withe wonky sizing
keychange-A scale that measures by the gram might not be the most accurate for measuring out single servings. If you can find .1 grams or better that would be preferable but if not that scale might work. It would only really be off by a gram at most.
Sil-I totally eyeball tea too. After I know what the perfect cup tastes like, I pretty much stop using measuring devices, though I find it important to measure out tea accurately at first until I’m accustomed to the tea.
both both both both both both both lol
Aaaaahhhh!
You know I’ll cave, right?
Also: how on earth do you guys measure Butiki’s tea leaves? they’re like, ten times longer than my teaspoon (which is epic amazing quality), but I have no idea how to measure a teaspoon of something that doesn’t fit into a teaspoon…do you guys just grab random handfuls and hope for the best?
this is probably way too obsessive, but with teas like that—where the leaves are so long they don’t really fit in a measuring spoon, even long slender ones meant for dipping in spice jars—i weigh them.
keychange-We use measuring spoons that have deep, very round bowls. The flat measuring spoons don’t work. We allow for the leaves to poke over the edge a tiny bit with the crazy long ones. For teas that call for 1 1/2 teaspoons, we use a half tablespoon to measure. If you have a scale that measures by 0.1 grams or in smaller units, I could measure any leaves out for you and let you know.
Hmmm, thanks guys! Stacy, do you think this scale will do? Or do you think it would be inaccurate?
http://www.braillebookstore.com/Talking-Kitchen-Scale.1
sadly i use my measuring sppons but i’ve been drinking stacy’s teas long enough to be able to eyeball it even withe wonky sizing
keychange-A scale that measures by the gram might not be the most accurate for measuring out single servings. If you can find .1 grams or better that would be preferable but if not that scale might work. It would only really be off by a gram at most.
Sil-I totally eyeball tea too. After I know what the perfect cup tastes like, I pretty much stop using measuring devices, though I find it important to measure out tea accurately at first until I’m accustomed to the tea.