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(DIR) Post #AkWo6GjotmRBAOECBM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:11:21Z
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Now here is a proper appliance. A real contraption. This is a kettle that you hook up to a jug of water (like the kind used at office water coolers) and the kettle autofills from the bottom with water and boils it for your tea. Then you have a little dishwasher designed to wash teacups only. (so not very powerful, that's how they pull it off) so your cups are warm and clean after each tea session.The Jetson's stuff right here. Sadly it only comes in 220v models. So not for US markets.
(DIR) Post #AkWoLO4RuygiFi5OvQ by swart@mastodon.cloud
2024-08-01T16:14:08Z
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@futurebird adorable
(DIR) Post #AkWoa38S2P07fLwvrc by grrrr_shark@supervolcano.angryshark.eu
2024-08-01T16:16:48Z
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@futurebird OMG. I want this SO badly. And I live in 220v-land!
(DIR) Post #AkWocDoxHQcXNyrlia by ely_peddler@hachyderm.io
2024-08-01T16:17:03Z
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@futurebird where can I get one?
(DIR) Post #AkWp3QE5GWVrg9adxg by randy@social.coop
2024-08-01T16:19:52Z
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@futurebirdAn isolating transformer would solve that problem, really. As long as the device doesn't have a dependency on the 50 cycles per second power standard of Europe, it should be fine.
(DIR) Post #AkWq1YNY5DCEL4gqI4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:32:55Z
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@lumecolca There are a bunch of different version on aliexpress. My husband's Chinese language club friends call it a "kamjove" ?
(DIR) Post #AkWqMPexhCP3NVmVRg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:36:46Z
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Given that most US homes don't even have a kettle it's kind of cruel to show the advanced tea technology...I go over to people's houses and they boil tea water on the stove in a saucepan... and I try to find it quaint... don't be a little priss... but inside I'm crying. (I refuse to discuss the concept of microwaving water... I just pretend that isn't something that happens.)
(DIR) Post #AkWqgcMs9lRaaFxFi4 by slothrop@chaos.social
2024-08-01T16:40:24Z
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@futurebird Right, in the U.S. they microwave water š±I had totally forgotten about that
(DIR) Post #AkWqppXwWoZs3wWejw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:42:02Z
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@slothrop Only people who don't really drink tea do this. Most people who drink coffee have coffee makers ... or even a real kettle. But, yeah, if you want tea and it's not a tea drinking home it's the microwave....
(DIR) Post #AkWr2HoHGsLvCA6bNg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:44:16Z
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@lumecolca Oooh neat this is like the one at the teahouse. They just boil the cups to clean them.
(DIR) Post #AkWr4dpkMIHK4zupwO by MagentaRocks@mastodon.coffee
2024-08-01T16:44:17Z
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@futurebird I'm totally with you on the never microwave water thing. My office kitchen had an 'instant' hot faucet for tea. Those are kinda interesting.
(DIR) Post #AkWr6VPWe6EGXGXXAu by tadbithuman@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T16:44:03Z
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@futurebird more info please
(DIR) Post #AkWrCEQAj2gHa4ZYy8 by desttinghim@gamedev.lgbt
2024-08-01T16:46:06Z
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@futurebird bought a cheap electric kettle a year or two ago and it is quite useful. I'm not a tea drinker but I'll use it for hot cocoa and ramen. Why less hassle than putting something on the stove since it turns off automatically.
(DIR) Post #AkWrKYkD33J6vduqq8 by lan@lor.sh
2024-08-01T16:47:31Z
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@futurebird While I understand your dismay, rather than the method for heating the water, I am more concerned with the quality of the tea leaves. You would need a mythical kettle to save some of those bag teas.
(DIR) Post #AkWrMK4WZRK60DG78a by discoursology@social.coop
2024-08-01T16:44:16Z
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@futurebird I remember a US friend in Berlin in the 90s, amazed by how fast the kettles boiled there. So he bought one to take home. I didnāt understand the problem with that logic back then either.
(DIR) Post #AkWrOK6FRENefT1F2W by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:48:16Z
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@lan Oh I keep tea in my purse. That's not a problem.
(DIR) Post #AkWrWS2nmj5lcjHbdo by tadbithuman@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T16:49:43Z
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@futurebird @slothrop I want to understand why boiling water in a saucepan or microwave is different from a kettle, I use all 3. Maybe my taste buds have aged out.All of India boils the hell out of their tea leaves, but then they add milk and sugar so perhaps that masks what they have done to the tea. But I want to also understand why boiling tea would also be a problem.Any books I can read about this?
(DIR) Post #AkWrYQSYeCBVHwGtiy by zippy1981@gardenstate.social
2024-08-01T16:50:00Z
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@futurebird that's pretty cool. I would want to plumb it to my tap water though. I guess I could refill the bottle with filtered tap water though
(DIR) Post #AkWrgHo0hriAlV3PH6 by asbestos@toot.community
2024-08-01T16:48:14Z
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@slothrop @futurebird First I have a teakettle, I also hot the pot to make sure it stays as close to boiling as possible. But I fail to see the issue with microwaving water. It does the same thing. Are you going to ruin the texture of water? And I don't buy this uneven heating stuff
(DIR) Post #AkWrgIjRGLeHdbvGmu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:51:15Z
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@asbestos @slothrop It's not the uneven heating it's that it never comes to a rolling boil fully unless you get water all over the floor of the microwave. The kind of tea I like best needs a fully boiling kettle of water then you pour it over the leaves and strain a few seconds latter. You can't let the leaves sit in the water for a long time. So it's just impossible to brew it correctly with a little cup of microwaved water.
(DIR) Post #AkWrxaH9Hxz0yIvoWW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T16:54:43Z
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@tadbithuman @slothrop It really depends on what kind of tea you are trying to make. If you just want a cup of Lipton it won't matter, and it might even be better not to get the water too hot to avoid bitterness. (add some lemon even)If you are making an aged Oolong tea, a microwave won't work since you need to pour rolling boiling water over the leaves in a small teapot then strain it right away. Fast brew in small batches over and over. Likewise if you want matcha there are other issues.
(DIR) Post #AkWs4yV9cFK08N0SwK by Scmbradley@mathstodon.xyz
2024-08-01T16:56:00Z
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@futurebird I'm trying to puzzle out the mechanics of this. So there's a heating element inside the pot? That means, I guess, that there's an electrical socket of some kind on the bottom of the kettle like a normal kettle. But then there's *also* a water pipe on the bottom of the kettle? Water under pressure triggered by when you put the kettle on it? Isn't that kind of a short circuit waiting to happen?
(DIR) Post #AkWsDlX7CXigWH7EA4 by tadbithuman@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T16:56:37Z
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@futurebird @slothrop Ah, thank you. I feel like every tea package should have an explainer, for best use do this because...
(DIR) Post #AkWsYiHmTCISWsvp6e by thanius@mastodon.chuggybumba.com
2024-08-01T17:00:04Z
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@futurebird Hey, I'M in 220v territory!!\o/ -( YAY )
(DIR) Post #AkWsYj1VjAsOoiKLNw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:00:58Z
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@thanius Sadly it turns out it's not a real dishwasher like I thought... just a disinfecting box? (do those even do anything?)
(DIR) Post #AkWslVMpoOWgECOYa0 by danep@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:03:11Z
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@futurebird It doesn't self fill or have the little dishwasher, so it's a very different sort of gadget, but this tea maker from Breville is available in a US model. It was the first appliance purchase my now-husband and I saved up for together (a real extravagance at the time), and it's served us well for over a decade now.https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/tea/btm800.htmlYou can set the temperature and steep time, and it'll just take care of that for you. Can even schedule it so you wake up to a waiting pot of tea.
(DIR) Post #AkWsp8K7Qj2puvr45I by com@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T17:03:27Z
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@futurebird Most homes in the US have access to 220v, but it's only used for things like clothes driers and air conditioners. In one place I lived, I installed a dry sauna that used 220v, and at the same time added a circuit for a 220v kettle I brought from Europe (hard-wired, not a 220v socket someone might accidentally use). Heating water for a cup of tea took about 20 seconds.
(DIR) Post #AkWsrthQG6I5Qj4aeG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:03:41Z
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@thanius There are more "old school" solutions like this:https://chasourcing.com/collection/automatic-bottom-water-filling-electric-teapot-and-tea-kettle/Not as space age though. LOL.
(DIR) Post #AkWsysYst3k3vdPNxI by llewelly@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:05:49Z
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@futurebird when I lived in San Francisco bay area, one of the first things I bought was a kettle for hot water; tea, coffee, hot coco, etc. But I had to run an extension cord to a different part of the apartment; the breaker assigned to the kitchen didn't carry enough current for the microwave and the kettle at the same time. Kettle only lasted about 4 years. When it died, I couldn't afford to replace it, so I've been microwaving water ever since.
(DIR) Post #AkWt2HlbdCI4yBz1Zw by StephanieMoore@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:06:38Z
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@futurebird oh that IS sad. I would have loved to have at least two of these lol
(DIR) Post #AkWtBF4wziXHEuIoHg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:08:12Z
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@crashglasshouses @thanius I just want tea gadgets... is it too much to ask?
(DIR) Post #AkWtL82K25fQIGmrnE by StephanieMoore@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:10:05Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @slothrop We actually purchased a Kitchenaid kettle that has different temperature settings ā¦ because it depends on the tea youāre making. The one we got has sorta decent insulation, too, so we just fill it and heat it to whatever tea weāre making then reheating to another temperature for the next cup is usually quick - as quick as the microwave.
(DIR) Post #AkWtd8GPvU38D9xshc by acb@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T17:13:01Z
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@futurebird Is this a modern variant of the Teasmade, i.e. Britainās contribution to 20th-century labour-saving devices? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasmade
(DIR) Post #AkWtoGsuDMp48LHMUS by asbestos@toot.community
2024-08-01T17:15:22Z
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@futurebird@slothropYou need a nucleation site for the water to start boiling at 100c then you don't get the "bumping" but seeing as most people don't do that I'd say the kettle is the way to go. I want to upgrade to one with a precise temp control so I can do green tea and coffee correctly too
(DIR) Post #AkWu5u6VeQ96h339wO by StephanieMoore@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:11:13Z
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@tadbithuman @futurebird @slothrop most commercial brands donāt. But if youāre buying teas from a specialty shop, they usually have guidance on the labels both for temperatures and how long to let them steep.
(DIR) Post #AkWu5ugfTz4MVBy2Ii by tadbithuman@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T17:13:12Z
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@StephanieMoore @futurebird @slothrop yeah, they also have tea sommeliers at hand too sometimes that educate you.
(DIR) Post #AkWu5vRoegmcrQ1gn2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:18:30Z
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@tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop Having someone brew a bunch of different Oolongs and Puerhs for you so everyone can try them is so much fun... and every single tea is different and kind of takes your mind to a different place. Also just watching the steam rise from the tray and the teapot everything covered in hot water ... so soothing.
(DIR) Post #AkWuHQ2dFTI4vmj91c by ShiitakeToast@beige.party
2024-08-01T17:17:11Z
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@asbestos @futurebird @slothrop I have a beautiful one with temp control and I love it.
(DIR) Post #AkWuHQtS55XdZbRKM4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:20:42Z
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@ShiitakeToast @asbestos @slothrop Temp control is important for Japanese teas, sencha, matcha and all that. With aged Chinese teas you just boil the water and go. (this makes aged Chinese teas sound less subtile ... but I think they are equal in complexity. Just very different tea brewing styles)
(DIR) Post #AkWuVXfXgbKCdqf4ee by StephanieMoore@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T17:23:08Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @slothrop mmmm, yes. Tea is my happy place, one I am happily passing along to our kids, too, who now brew or make their own teas (including matcha, which I treat as a quick morning meditative act). To your point, I found a white tea with citrus in it that I had forgotten about and brewed a cup last night. Instant transport in time and place. :-)
(DIR) Post #AkWuak6csEJef5oFZg by ShiitakeToast@beige.party
2024-08-01T17:24:08Z
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@futurebird @asbestos @slothrop true. I mostly drink genmaicha, which is best at ~80Ā°c, but I also use it for coffee, which needs to be boiling (imho)
(DIR) Post #AkWupV5B0ppkPZAVqi by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T17:26:44Z
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@ShiitakeToast @asbestos @slothrop genmaicha is wonderful. And I have some that I need to drink up. That's one reason I don't do Japanese teas as often, they need to be fresh, ideally. Whereas many Chinese Oolongs and Puerhs get *better* with age, so you can buy them and drink them 5 years later and have a new experience.
(DIR) Post #AkWvJZO5ZSWAS0Lw7E by ShiitakeToast@beige.party
2024-08-01T17:32:11Z
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@futurebird @asbestos @slothrop my daughter loves oolongs, and we probably donāt get the good ones often enough. The genmaicha makes a good iced tea, too for days like this. Now I want to go to Porto Rico on St. Marks and stock up on both.
(DIR) Post #AkWvrih5TabD9yWV8q by RVLara23@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T17:38:09Z
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@futurebird I've never been more proud to own a kettle! š
(DIR) Post #AkWwMWdwKYyClJjxPU by Pawpower@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T17:42:48Z
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@futurebird I didn't even know people microwaved water until I gave my microwave away and everybody asked me how I would make tea and I was legitimately horrified! And yes, I have a kettle.
(DIR) Post #AkWy0FQXrIlSuAyofA by The_Tim@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T18:00:22Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop I am loving all of this talk about the subtleties of tea! I wish there were more people this into tea in our town. My wife & I opened a little brick & mortar tea shop and even after three years it's still tough to make any money.
(DIR) Post #AkWzFoiD3JJmdZEKLw by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-01T18:16:25Z
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@futurebird @slothrop I actually went down the "microwaving water for tea" rabbit hole once, and apparently there are only two real reasons not to do it: it can make the water dangerously hot (which: okay, be careful) and microwaving can heat water to different temperatures in different places in the container (which: fine, stir it). But so far we I can tell, there's no actual reason why microwaved water is different than stove-boiled water.
(DIR) Post #AkWzIAJngwXmE8vtZo by regehr@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T18:16:38Z
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@futurebird my friend @paco (who lives in the USA) managed to get a 220 V outlet in his kitchen so his family gets those fast boiling times like they get in Europe!
(DIR) Post #AkWzhcBtCRpruZMrKK by nightdream@sfba.social
2024-08-01T18:21:24Z
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@futurebird microwaved water is scandalous
(DIR) Post #AkX0L3bHE3v4DL39qi by Brett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T18:28:32Z
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@futurebirdHow does using a drip coffee maker to boil water and drip onto teabags where the filter goes compare? š¤£
(DIR) Post #AkX0oSCUqEIAuOTbou by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T18:33:52Z
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@Brett_E_Carlock I'm having bad flashbacks of hotel rooms that had kettles... but some horrible person made coffee *in the kettle* like a monster and so if you tried to make water for tea it had coffee oil in it... even if the kettle looks clean that stuff is still around.
(DIR) Post #AkX13RzBvCEsaRP7CK by Wandering_Goliath@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T18:36:33Z
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@futurebird a friend asked for tea at my apartment and I directed them to my electric kettle and my collection. They microwaved their mug of tap water and it killed me as I feel I failed them.
(DIR) Post #AkX19mrfCyjP4tu9Wi by Brett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T18:37:44Z
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@futurebirdYeah... the tea comes out with some flair, but beats struggling with apartment stovetop and how long that'll take to boil water. Knowing how people treat office coffe machines (I was responsible for the one in my last office), I am not brave enough to use hotel ones š¤£
(DIR) Post #AkX2hnNLukeaSmVVGS by complexmath@hachyderm.io
2024-08-01T18:54:58Z
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@futurebird I used to use just a kettle on the stove but electric kettles are _so_ fast now. Though Iāll forever wish I had a hot water dispenser.
(DIR) Post #AkX2ltPxONewMPgAaW by justafrog@mstdn.social
2024-08-01T18:55:45Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop The sheer peace of having good tea.So very precious.
(DIR) Post #AkX34QZarN5EP21ad6 by complexmath@hachyderm.io
2024-08-01T18:59:09Z
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@futurebird @Brett_E_Carlock last time I traveled I brought an electric kettle and it was the best travel decision Iāve ever made
(DIR) Post #AkX3A9ZWywy5Pdj3Jo by chardlee@dads.cool
2024-08-01T18:59:35Z
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@futurebird @Brett_E_Carlock yeah, that was a rude awakening many years ago when I tried using a hotel kettle for boiling water for tea. Never again.
(DIR) Post #AkX3DMk2TUcF7rAkpE by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:00:45Z
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@futurebird @slothrop I guess I don't really drink tea, then?OTOH, from what I've seen, if one is so disposed, one can sink essentially infinite time/energy/money into tea in the same way as becoming an audiophile.Which is why I'm not that, either, and am perfectly content with CDs.I've got other things to pour my resources into. (We won't discuss how much I've spent on guinea pigs & random crafts, over the years.)
(DIR) Post #AkX44StQKoAhYGsjUu by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:10:15Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop I tend to drink my teak "Turkish style" (i.e., gobs of sugar), & my variant of this is watching theānot haloclineāzacharcline?*ādevelop in the glass cups I use.* Yes I just invented a word. Do you like it? š
(DIR) Post #AkX4IrVBdSOBvhPUCO by snowgaze@masto.pt
2024-08-01T19:12:58Z
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@futurebird I love this idea!
(DIR) Post #AkX4MtmX6KoI9tRrwe by LinuxAndYarn@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T19:13:32Z
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@futurebird We still don't do much tea (have some bags of green, rooinos, and earl grey) but a friend gave us an electric kettle as a house warming present, and ever since our last coffee maker died, we've been using it to boil water for a French press. When and if this dies, I'll get another; I haven't boiled water in the microwave in years.
(DIR) Post #AkX4eUjOydYhg7NH28 by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:16:50Z
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@futurebird @lumecolca Don't tea oils build up over time? I find they do on my cups & it can take some vinegar & elbow grease to remove it.
(DIR) Post #AkX5PkOSYxlHre6vB2 by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:21:42Z
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@msbellows @futurebird @slothrop I've had cups of water super-heat in the microwave & then sneeze all over my hand. Not fun. Solution for that is the same as for temp variability: lean a chopstick or wooden coffee stirrer in the cup while nuking. (Kept one in my desk at the office for this purpose.)
(DIR) Post #AkX5PlDVVAawPxzgkC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T19:25:20Z
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@cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop Another issue with the microwave is there are often food particles or oil residues in there. These can become airborne and make the water taste ... odd. A microwave need not be gross and dirty for this to happen. Tea water after someone heated up a sauce with a lot of garlic... it's a danger.Is this prissy? Yes. It is. But it's true. A kettle (stove or electric) should be for water only, and the tea should be brewed in containers only used for that type of tea.
(DIR) Post #AkX5bb6ouNNMXmViE4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T19:27:33Z
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@cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop (Unless the teapots you use are glass or a very hard ceramic that can be blasted clean after use... but I only clean my nice teapots with hot water and they each are for different teas.)The best thing about this philosophy is it gives you an excuse to have like 8 different teapots.
(DIR) Post #AkX5vh6uIxnSws8NLk by mhthaung@mastodon.scot
2024-08-01T19:31:13Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop I guess you're not on board with the "boil an egg in the kettle" thing then š± I remember my parents doing that when I was a child.
(DIR) Post #AkX5yxPKAYYOMUIw6K by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T19:31:48Z
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@mhthaung @cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop My soul aches.
(DIR) Post #AkX61VnZH7pLbQrWpE by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:32:02Z
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@futurebird @msbellows @slothrop Oh. Yes. Ew. Entirely forgot about that. (I don't own a microwave, so the last time I interacted with one was back in the Before Times.)Worked in a 7-11 back in '74, & the Very Particular Flavor of things that came out of that microwave was...something.Therefore: IMHO, not prissy at all.Ew. Thanks. I hadn't thought of that in YEARS.... š
(DIR) Post #AkX650OZyNmBMlq8VE by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-01T19:32:25Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @slothrop Now THAT makes some sense. Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AkX68pTOWXRueKupPc by Frances_Larina@sfba.social
2024-08-01T19:33:32Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop We have a stainless one and a copper + stainless one. The biggest problem is that on an electric coil stovetop, they barely touch the coils which are never perfectly flat after a few years. Do real tea drinkers only use gas stoves if they don't use an electric kettle?
(DIR) Post #AkX6DPqxCp2gde7eYy by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-01T19:34:22Z
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@futurebird @msbellows @slothrop It is very excellent to have an excuse to have multiple tea pots. This is a vice that could be a Big Problem for me if I let it be. (For the record, the saucepan I use to boil water ONLY is used for that purpose. Which is annoying, bc it's a great size, & they don't make those anymore š¢)
(DIR) Post #AkX6JoLT3ckMKxRc6S by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-01T19:35:30Z
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@futurebird @mhthaung @cavyherd @slothrop Okay, but I do sometimes hard boil eggs when I'm boiling turnips (which we use in salads). Kills two birds AND the beets add color to the eggshells, making it easy to distinguish between raw and cooked eggs.
(DIR) Post #AkX6V0OeaheqtoGxQ8 by izzyamar@twit.social
2024-08-01T19:37:35Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop The big difference is temperature. Unless youāre using a thermometer, you run the risk of burning your tea. Not quite as important for black teas and maybe some oolongs, but if you put white or green tea in boiling water, itās going to taste like an ex-lover: bitter and unpleasant. An electric kettle w/ temp control is the only way to go, imo. (Iām a tea snob)
(DIR) Post #AkX6itGbtboaqC8Bv6 by Phlogiston1@mastodon.social
2024-08-01T19:39:15Z
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@futurebird Biggest thing Iāve found is to get the time and temp just right, especially on green teas. Big fan of Zojirushi https://www.zojirushi.com/category/water_boilers_warmers/ or the cuisinart cordless hot water kettle with multi temp select (great for pour over coffee as well)
(DIR) Post #AkX6zYWyFHgzS4jLKy by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T19:43:05Z
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@izzyamar @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop I'd say for western style "black tea" (or herbals) it doesn't matter. But with a nice Oolong you want the water to be really hot unless it's some kind of formosa or young fresh Oolong. (then it's a bit like sencha)For aged Oolong you want the water as hot as possible and you want to minimize the time it's in contact with the tea. You also want to brew the leaves all the way down with lots of water changes. Hence the tiny little teapots.
(DIR) Post #AkX76BV4GtNa3C07vs by Doomstrike@metalhead.club
2024-08-01T19:44:13Z
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@futurebird I strongly expect there is not a dwelling in our land (Ireland) that does not have a kettle.
(DIR) Post #AkX7A0ZWqMljJeuXI0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T19:45:00Z
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@izzyamar @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop Though I also think the small teapot thing is just about being able to pack it full of leaves even with a very expensive tea. So you can get more out of it and drink more teas in one session. And pouring water over the pot is just fun. It's like having one of those water play tables that they have for kids, but the water is hot there is a lot of steam and you get to drink tea.
(DIR) Post #AkX7ESBI8TNM6Ph4pU by izzyamar@twit.social
2024-08-01T19:45:25Z
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@futurebird @tadbithuman @StephanieMoore @slothrop Tea is a lovely, finicky thing. š
(DIR) Post #AkX9CZz2M6itd8CCzA by Hedgewizard@beige.party
2024-08-01T20:07:53Z
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@futurebird @Brett_E_Carlock No, no, just no to hotel kettles. I once stayed in a motel with a faint fishy aroma which i eventually traced to the kettle. Someone had boiled a kipper in it.
(DIR) Post #AkX9Sz0H6EzrrTb3bs by mcsquank@mastodon.online
2024-08-01T20:10:50Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @msbellows @slothrop what if, hypothetically, someone cooked hotdogs in a tea kettle once, that would be ok, right?
(DIR) Post #AkXBIL84hD9PCrIWUy by dulcedemon@beekeeping.ninja
2024-08-01T20:31:15Z
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@futurebird I bought an electric kettle for the first time in 2018 to save money during a long trip. I always take it with me when a hotel stay is involved. It's worth lugging along. It spares me from having to drink some really awful, bitter tasting hot teas from commercial chains.
(DIR) Post #AkXDSeQQ0ca7r6vFfU by doctormo@floss.social
2024-08-01T20:55:35Z
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@futurebird Because they were in the mountains under a snow drift right?(Star wars meme here)
(DIR) Post #AkXFmAX93QzwqgVGVM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T21:21:10Z
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@cavyherd @msbellows @mcsquank @slothrop I was having a breakdown reading this.
(DIR) Post #AkXLGmT54xh2xV1D5E by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-01T22:22:56Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop LOOK, PEOPLE, SINCE BANGERS AND MASH GO WELL WITH TEA, THERE'S NO REASON BANGERS AND MASH CAN'T BE COOKED IN THE SAME TEAPOT, FOR EFFICIENCY!
(DIR) Post #AkXLNZdx9vXbD8LKym by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-01T22:24:19Z
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@msbellows @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop šØ
(DIR) Post #AkXTAC4SHzrvyEs0VE by Orc@chaosfem.tw
2024-08-01T23:51:32Z
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@futurebird @slothrop (on microwaving water) Only people who don't really drink tea do this.If tea is a hobby instead of a beverage, sure, but a lot of people drink tea just because they like it. And that's drinking tea, just like the teaspotters do after they've gone through whatever rituals they want to do to prepare it.
(DIR) Post #AkXVkgcsMZWB4LUzYm by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T00:20:32Z
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@futurebird @msbellows @mcsquank @slothrop This is now verging into outright cruelty, I'm pretty sure!
(DIR) Post #AkXYzZA8h64g7yqPSK by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-02T00:30:43Z
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@cavyherd @futurebird @mcsquank @slothrop Also, the tea they sell at Dollar Tree is just as good as that fancy stuff my colleague from Ceylon brought as a business gift. #CrueltyWhatCruelty
(DIR) Post #AkXYza0xWiKElnYamm by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T00:34:44Z
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@msbellows @futurebird @mcsquank @slothrop Okay, now this is verging into slander....
(DIR) Post #AkXYzaWrc5qWMkU4W0 by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-02T00:55:56Z
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@cavyherd @futurebird @mcsquank @slothrop And I mean, honestly what's the difference between "sun tea" and "compost tea"?
(DIR) Post #AkXYzbBdAWSKPBYd3g by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-02T00:56:52Z
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@msbellows @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop OK that's the last straw, buddy!!No more Mrs. Nice Teahead
(DIR) Post #AkXZ8J3TwynQmHtkKO by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T00:58:26Z
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@futurebird @msbellows @mcsquank @slothrop Uh oh! ::scurries for cover::
(DIR) Post #AkXZgS6ApjpkfgRHw8 by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-02T01:04:37Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop Vegetation. Water. Solar heat. Time. I'm not seeing a distinction! c @compost
(DIR) Post #AkXZvRV7L0mXA4FpIG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-02T01:07:20Z
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@msbellows @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop @compost Many people who like tea rent warehouse space in HK to store their tongs in the proper climate. But this would also be an excellent place to HIDE a body!Or so I have often mused.
(DIR) Post #AkXa0JOUuEvhSzTnu4 by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T01:08:06Z
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@futurebird @msbellows @mcsquank @slothrop @compost š¤ š
(DIR) Post #AkXbHgdBrfeePbCWVk by msbellows@c.im
2024-08-02T01:22:28Z
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@futurebird @cavyherd @mcsquank @slothrop @compost OMG ant lady OMG!!!
(DIR) Post #AkXfbCPAM1Y0H8CWMi by econads@mendeddrum.org
2024-08-01T19:02:52Z
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@Brett_E_Carlock @futurebird You're an objectively terrible person for suggesting that.
(DIR) Post #AkXfbDBNSm70gel1Vo by Brett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online
2024-08-02T02:09:45Z
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@econads@futurebirdI am even worse, because I have done more than just suggest that š¤£Note: The video is old rage-bait I made for a coworker who gatekeeps his hobbies and gets overly sanctimonious about his hobby gadgets. It is a joke.Song is Forgotten Tea by Lifeformed from their 2014 album, Immersed.
(DIR) Post #AkXfbEJvEUXcDRlMTA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-02T02:10:51Z
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@Brett_E_Carlock @econads this is terrorism
(DIR) Post #AkXgRzmO1fsgSxEmSu by Brett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online
2024-08-02T02:20:24Z
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@futurebird@econads I'd like to think my pennance was drinking a full mug of herbal tea flavored with coffee oils and loaded with sugar and milk (which I do not use).Apologies if it is insufficient, haha.
(DIR) Post #AkXm0jqJll5AwhSj32 by KanaMauna@sauropods.win
2024-08-02T03:22:41Z
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@futurebird Looks like more kitchen clutter. I have a dishwasher, why would I need a second one. Heck why do I even need a kettle, the microwave works perfectly fine without taking up additional counterspace. (full disclosure - my house was built in the 60s so the usable counterspace for electric appliances is under 3 linear feet.)
(DIR) Post #AkXr3WjRTHZ0vGOZFo by coprolite9000@mastodon.me.uk
2024-08-02T04:19:15Z
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@futurebird I've got an electric kettle in the US - one of the first things I acquired over here, and it's working fine ~16 years later.British tea ritual? Empty kettle, run tap for a few seconds, add water to kettle. Boil, and just after the kettle clicks off, pour boiling water into mug with (Yorkshire!) teabag in. Forget for ~5 minutes. Give teabag a good stir and prod with teaspoon (or back of fork) and remove. Add milk.:cuppa: (There's all sorts of fancy tea - and then there's this.)
(DIR) Post #AkZH2xWx8p51iIu4Lw by slothrop@chaos.social
2024-08-02T10:00:33Z
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@cavyherd @Frances_Larina @futurebird @msbellows We went from gas to induction almost a decade ago. Havenāt looked back.The only thing is that not all of your pots might work on induction. Grab a fridge magnet - if it sticks to the bottom of the pot, youāre good.
(DIR) Post #AkZH2yCmdIXZo2TTYO by Frances_Larina@sfba.social
2024-08-02T15:48:54Z
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@slothrop @cavyherd @futurebird @msbellows We saw the induction wave coming a long time ago and through attrition & purchasing choices made sure all of our cookware is good! Our only aluminum, etc. is for the oven.
(DIR) Post #AkZH2ylAZS2vWgYw9Q by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T16:00:24Z
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@Frances_Larina @slothrop @futurebird @msbellows One advantage of a small, single-person household: entirely viable to replace the just-out-of-school cheap aluminum kit all in one go.
(DIR) Post #AkZH2zN6IQO5QKJEH2 by Frances_Larina@sfba.social
2024-08-02T16:29:37Z
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@cavyherd @slothrop @futurebird @msbellows So, if I may ask...why "Cavyherd"?
(DIR) Post #AkZH308bRoNvneXAJc by cavyherd@wandering.shop
2024-08-02T20:39:25Z
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@Frances_Larina @slothrop @futurebird @msbellows Because of the thundering herds of guinea pigs that have lived in my home over the years. (This particular crew is from years ago; at the moment, I only have 3.)