Hello,
i'm trying to find thai tea steeper/infuser and having hard time doing
that. i'm in nyc. i went to thai store on Mosco st in chinatown but
the guy said he ran out. i tried almost every store/supermarket in
that area and noone has it. i tried searching amazon and the web but
all i could find was a steel steeper/infuser. can anyone suggest a
thai specialty store in ny metro area or a site on the web where i can
find it?
thanks

On May 30, 11:21 am, shaitan > wrote:
> Hello,
> i'm trying to find thai tea steeper/infuser and having hard time doing
> that. i'm in nyc. i went to thai store on Mosco st in chinatown but
> the guy said he ran out. i tried almost every store/supermarket in
> that area and noone has it. i tried searching amazon and the web but
> all i could find was a steel steeper/infuser. can anyone suggest a
> thai specialty store in ny metro area or a site on the web where i can
> find it?
> thanks

Try Upton tea. Plastic net and empty tea bag offerings. Toci

On May 30, 2:04 pm, toci > wrote:
> On May 30, 11:21 am, shaitan > wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > i'm trying to find thai tea steeper/infuser and having hard time doing
> > that. i'm in nyc. i went to thai store on Mosco st in chinatown but
> > the guy said he ran out. i tried almost every store/supermarket in
> > that area and noone has it. i tried searching amazon and the web but
> > all i could find was a steel steeper/infuser. can anyone suggest a
> > thai specialty store in ny metro area or a site on the web where i can
> > find it?
> > thanks
>
> Try Upton tea. Plastic net and empty tea bag offerings. Toci

Question - what's the difference between a Thai infuser and any other
infuser? Just curious - I've never heard of a Thai Tea Infuser
before.

Desirea

shaitan > wrote:
>i'm trying to find thai tea steeper/infuser and having hard time doing
>that. i'm in nyc. i went to thai store on Mosco st in chinatown but
>the guy said he ran out. i tried almost every store/supermarket in
>that area and noone has it. i tried searching amazon and the web but
>all i could find was a steel steeper/infuser. can anyone suggest a
>thai specialty store in ny metro area or a site on the web where i can
>find it?

All the actual Thai people I know use drip coffeemakers to make their
iced tea.

The real problem is getting high quality tea. Too much of the Thai tea
powder you see in the US is cut with cheaper teas and has coloring added.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Desirea > wrote:
>
>Question - what's the difference between a Thai infuser and any other
>infuser? Just curious - I've never heard of a Thai Tea Infuser
>before.

Thai iced tea is made with a finely powdered material. Sometimes it's just
tea, but more often it has some star anise and poontalai added to it in order
to use cheaper tea with less of an anise flavour to it. But the stuff is
so fine that it would go right through a conventional tea basket.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On May 30, 7:01 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> Desirea > wrote:
>
> >Question - what's the difference between a Thai infuser and any other
> >infuser? Just curious - I've never heard of a Thai Tea Infuser
> >before.
>
> Thai iced tea is made with a finely powdered material. Sometimes it's just
> tea, but more often it has some star anise and poontalai added to it in order
> to use cheaper tea with less of an anise flavour to it. But the stuff is
> so fine that it would go right through a conventional tea basket.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I see - not to do a plug for my store, but I think I have a product
that might help. The IngenuiTEA has a filter at the bottom that is
extremely fine - similar to that of a permanent mesh coffee filter.
Also, I think paper filters would work as well. Wouldn't a french
press work too? If you'd like a coupon for my store, just email me.

IngenuiTEA
http://shop.steepingpot.com/proddetail.php?prod=TSP16OZ

Paper Filters
http://shop.steepingpot.com/proddetail.php?prod=TSP100F

Desirea > wrote:
Kludge wrote:
>>
>> Thai iced tea is made with a finely powdered material. Sometimes it's just
>> tea, but more often it has some star anise and poontalai added to it in order
>> to use cheaper tea with less of an anise flavour to it. But the stuff is
>> so fine that it would go right through a conventional tea basket.
>
>I see - not to do a plug for my store, but I think I have a product
>that might help. The IngenuiTEA has a filter at the bottom that is
>extremely fine - similar to that of a permanent mesh coffee filter.
>Also, I think paper filters would work as well. Wouldn't a french
>press work too? If you'd like a coupon for my store, just email me.

A french press would leak a lot, and I suspect that the IngenuiTEA would
as well. Paper coffee filters are the usual solution these days... usually
folks will make a large quantity at a time and stick it in the fridge, so
you need a large filter that won't clog.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."