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  • Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 11

    Would you like to swing a cup of tea around your head without spilling it? Probably not—but this report on the SpillNot gadget that uses centripetal force to prevent spills highlights a product designed to make that possible. While such extreme use may not be typical, the device is intended to help prevent everyday spills… Continue reading

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  • On the Care and Feeding of Tea Bags

    Ah, the lowly tea bag. Some people rely on them daily, while others dismiss them outright. Regardless of where you stand, one thing is hard to deny—tea bags can be messy. From disposing of a used tea bag to dealing with strings and tags that inevitably slip into the cup, there are plenty of small… Continue reading

  • Teapot Styles — Electric

    You read that right: electric teapots. Sure there are tons of electric kettles, but electric teapots are a little less well-known. Apparently, they were the rage at one time but are now found on ebay.com and in consignment shops — which is where I found mine just recently. I named him “Ed.” When you search… Continue reading

  • The Tea Trolley

    “Clang! Clang! Clang went the trolley…” sang Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. But it was definitely not a tea trolley. It was just some big, noisy contrivance that ran along rails laid down in the streets of St. Louis and that had a loud bell on it that was rung when the… Continue reading

  • If Your Teapot Could Talk…

    I’ve been exploring some of the many teapot styles available to all us tea lovers out there and got a comment back about a treasured teapot in which many a fine cuppa had been steeped and if only that teapot could talk. Well, that, of course, sets the mind to wondering: if your teapot could… Continue reading

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  • Teacup Styles — Form and Function

    Form follows function. That principle applies not only to design fields like user interface design, but also to something as simple as a teacup. At its most basic level, a teacup has two essential functions: To hold tea To allow tea to be consumed comfortably As long as a teacup’s design supports these functions, it… Continue reading

  • Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 10

    In the time I’ve been writing about tea, I’ve come across a wide range of gadgets—many of them unremarkable, but some that truly stand out. I tend to favor sleek, modern designs, and one that caught my attention recently is the Quattro aluminum teapot featuring a pivoting design by Snezana Jeremic. Its combination of minimalism… Continue reading

  • Teapot Styles — True Treasures

    Awhile back I wrote about some expensive teapots. But price does not make something a true treasure. Provenance does. That is, it’s the story behind the item that makes it truly desirable. This is as true of teapots as it is of Fabergé bejeweled eggs or Chippendale furniture. With that in mind, here are some… Continue reading

  • A Not-So-Serious Guide to Shopping for Teapots

    We all know that spout shape is important, that short, squat teapots can be better steepers that those taller, thinner ones, and that different materials (glass, metal, bone china, terracotta, zisha clay, etc.) affect how the teapot steeps. But it’s time to take a look at some not-so-serious reasons to buy that teapot for your… Continue reading

  • Teapot Styles — Transferware

    Transferware revolutionized teaware designs. Teawares and decorations go together like tea and cookies. Hand-painting teacups and teapots had been popular for centuries. But they were slow to make and had to be limited in detail. Where It Started As tea in Europe became more popular, the demand for fancier teawares grew. Famed potter John Sadler… Continue reading

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