The 1 liter cylindrical beaker like teapot with tiny lip for pouring
is only half full with infusion. If you tilt it back slightly nothing
will slosh out. I don't think oval tea pots with spouts would work
even at half full. I'm surprised at how good the greens taste maybe
because of the lower temperature effect you suggest but heat loss
isn't substantial. The temperature moderation is good for oolongs.
The blacks infuse almost immediately but in everycase so far I'm
getting a good second infusion. I think vigorous is a better
description than violent. My wife was in a hurry this morning so a
15sec swoosh and she was on her way. I don't think this setup would
work with smaller beakers because spill probably would be a problem.
I have a 250ml (effective 125 ml infusion) I'll try in a gongfu style
service. I like holding the pyrex pot in the sun light to observe the
leaves and color of infusion. Not for everyone but contrary to the
notion we twirl our thumbs waiting for the pot to do it's thing.

Jim

(amatouTT) wrote in message . com...
Interesting! I'm always looking for a few ways to trim minutes out of
my morning, because no matter how hard I try I always wake up late and
end up rushing out the door with tea in hand. I'll have to attempt
this, though I might not be able to swoosh so violently -- with my
klutzines I'm sure I could burn myself easily. In japan my host family
taught me to swirl the pot, but I think that was more to distribute
the flavor of the green tea evenly right before the infusion was
ready. The only concern I'd have is that the swooshing would hasten
the cooling of the water too much. It seems like it'd expose the tea
to a lot of cold air that way. Or are you saying your brewing
container is filled to the top and sealed to prevent spilling. But
hey, whatever gets me out the door faster..

Tiffany


(Space Cowboy) wrote in message . com...
I've been experimenting with swooshing infusions of green and oolong
and too some extent BOP blacks to reduce infusion time and produce
consistent taste in multiple infusions.
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