7/20/06

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:11:28 GMT, Michael Plant wrote:

I am reading these tea storage issue posts
with great and personal interest. Recently,
so overwhelmed did I become by my ever
growing tea and tea stuff collections that
I had another kitchen built. Those who know
me can attest to the veracity of this. And now
you all know. I slink away in shame.
Michael

Doesn't sound too bad to me.

My aunt and uncle's house is huge - and has a wet bar off the family room.
I've long thought that it'd be a great place to store and prepare tea,
completely removed from the heat and odors of the kitchen.

Hoho. By way of disclosure, I frequent
two abodes, mine and that of my significant
other. Her kitchen is fine. Mine was old
and ugly, so I redid it. Tea will be its new
dominant theme, but it is not a second kitchen
in a huge house; rather the first kitchen in a
small apartment.

Michael

i will reuse them too, after several days in water and in the open air
there still is some slight scent in seals but it should be ok
especially to keep similar teas and as long as the canister hasn't been
used to store lapsang souchong from Ten Ren.

I will check for replacement seals, thanks.

OTH did somebody try to experiment by keeping tea in ceramic container
with a seal and without seal, as there is locking clamp, maybe it is
not such a big difference after all.

Oleg


Michael Plant wrote:
7/1
9/06

I got Ceramic Canisters from Bed Bath & Beyond, price was good for set
of 7 with airtight seal but has similar problem with plastic airtight
seal as it seems to keep aroma from the previous tea. I left the seal
in water for several days and then in the open air for several days
that reduced aroma significantly, haven't tried baking soda yet.

Oleg

Michael Plant wrote:
7/19/06


Dominic T. wrote:
[...] Since they are glass I would only need to buy new lids and
air them out/baking soda to change teas. [...]

Why would you need to change lids?

Gavin

Hi Gavin,

I once hit upon the brilliant idea of using baby food
jars to transport teas about. The smell of the baby
food permiated the lids and would not be removed
regardless of all the antics I applied including the
baking soda trick. Thus, new lids a must.

Michael



It has been said that those rubbery gasket seals of
which you speak not only absorb smells, but
exude their own into your tea, and worse. I use
them anyway, adding prayer to my tea storage
arsenal. I don't recommend this. BTW, you
can get replacement rubberish thingies at The
Container Store on 6th Ave. near 18th St,
or thereabouts. Seriously, life's a tradeoff,
and most options, I've come to discover,
are bad.

Oleg, contact me off-group to talk about
Tuesday. Sorry. Too damned hot to move.

Michael

HeatherB wrote:
What's the web page for Sunshine Bottle? I've googled it, but I can't
seem to find it.

Thanks!
Heather

Doh! Sorry, my bad, it is Sunburstbottle.com

Sunshine/Sunburst, I almost had it right And shipping was very
reasonable (that was why I ended up with them over specialtybottle and
ebottle) only $9 for a case of 24 glass jars and 4 EPMD containers.

- Dominic

wrote:
[...]
btw
my sons' comment on wuiyu teas-
his comment was referring to who has set up standards for how teas
taste-who is to say something is bitter, Tea tasting is subjective and
not a science.

Without knowing much about serious tea tasting, I'd say that
professional tasters judge bitterness by what part of the
tongue/mouth/throat is most excited by the tea. In high school science
I learned that different parts of the tongue react to bitter, sweet,
sour, and ... something else.

I know what you mean, though. My friends and I can never agree on what
a bitter beer is. And that's a really important topic

Gavin