I’ve come across a lot of tea gadgets over the years, but I’d like to think I haven’t become completely jaded. That idea was reinforced when I recently learned about a truly unusual invention: a teapot made entirely of chocolate. Yes, a working teapot crafted from chocolate. This novelty item was developed by researchers at… Continue reading

There are countless suggested uses for used tea bags—from cleaning and soothing tired eyes to fertilizing plants. Tea has also found its way into art, including creative uses for tea bags themselves. But what about making your own tea bags? This was new to me until I came across this DIY guide to repurposing materials… Continue reading

The well of novelty tea infusers is so deep that it may never run dry. It has become something of a tradition in these gadget reports to highlight a particularly interesting example, and this edition is no exception. This time, we have not one but two standout designs. First, for those who enjoy a scientific… Continue reading

If you follow the articles I write for this site, you might have noticed that a certain topic turns up rather often. That would be gadgets. For a while now I’ve been writing a regular monthly column on tea gadgets, and from time to time I throw in an extra article. Having written about so… Continue reading

There’s an app for just about everything these days, and tea is no exception. The folks at Mac Life have compiled a list of eight useful mobile apps designed specifically for tea enthusiasts , highlighting tools for brewing, tracking preferences, and exploring tea varieties. Tea isn’t just for drinking, either. For example, this local news… Continue reading

I’ve seen a lot of tea gadgets. This is the twelfth monthly installment of this report and I wrote many more before we began numbering them. So you’d think that I might have become a bit jaded when it comes to tea gadgets, and perhaps I have. But every once in a while one comes… Continue reading