On May 3, 1:25*pm, Guizzy > wrote:
> Hello, I have a question about the steeping process that maybe you
> fine folks could help me with.
>
> I suppose it is the case for most, but when I drink tea at home, I
> prefer to enjoy my tea in a calm place; usually either at the dinner
> table or in my living room. For large brewings this isn't a problem.
> But I am mostly a chinese tea drinker, and I usually drink them either
> gongfu style or with the help of a zhong, so I'm doing many small
> infusions. I find it quite bothersome to drink my small tea cup, walk
> back to the kitchen reheat the water a few seconds in the electric
> kettle to raise it back to the right temperature and re-steep my tea.
>
> Is there any more elegant solution to bring water with me at a
> reasonably hot temperature so that I can at least make a few infusions
> without having to re-heat my water? I'm thinking maybe a thermos, but
> I'm not sure it would be able to keep it hot enough (10 degrees are
> not too important for a coffee or a soup, but quite so for a tea).

thermos works great if you pre warm it before filling with water at a
dragon boil.