What is in your cup? - Page 710

bjones6416 · 04-24-2011, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

Cake.

Yum. Looks like a nice tradition!

phenomshel · 04-24-2011, 09:37 PM

It worked! The Mr. Coffee iced tea maker did it. It's a mess to clean if you use loose tea leaves,(I ended up using a toothbrush to get all the tea leaves out of the grooves in the bottom of the basket), but it did work, the tea turned out great. I used the raspberry flavored black tea from Adagio.

I like that you can add sugar/extra flavorings right in the basket with the tea leaves. The hot water squirts into the basket and dissolves the sugar. And apparently the opening that drains tea into the pitcher is small - no tea leaves showed up in the finished tea.

dreams · 04-24-2011, 10:21 PM

Congrats, Shel

I still make sun tea, but have wondered about those tea makers. I have a friend that freezes her tea in ice cube trays. Then when she wants ice in her tea, it won't dilute the flavor.

Is the basket removable? Would it help to use some kind of tea bag or filter for the loose leaves? Or would that change the flavor?

coffee mocha in my cup

Rainmaker · 04-24-2011, 11:41 PM

There is this regional thing here called "Mate" (I'm from Argentina btw).
It consists in a sort of cup made usually from pumpkin (small ones) carved on the inside, with a fine straw with a filter at the begging (usually copper, but can be wood crafted).
You fill the cup with "Yerba mate", its something like tea leaves, but it consists on various parts of the plant (leaves, small branches, etc, hence the filter).
Then you pour hot water (usually the best water temperature for mate is around 85°C) and you drink.

phenomshel · 04-25-2011, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Congrats, Shel

I still make sun tea, but have wondered about those tea makers. I have a friend that freezes her tea in ice cube trays. Then when she wants ice in her tea, it won't dilute the flavor.

Is the basket removable? Would it help to use some kind of tea bag or filter for the loose leaves? Or would that change the flavor?

coffee mocha in my cup

The basket is removable, thank goodness. And you can rinse the water reservoir too, you just can't submerge the unit. I'm sure some sort of filter would work, since they say it works with tea bags, too, I just didn't have one. Anything porous enough to let the water through at a fast enough rate so it doesn't back up and overflow should work, I'd guess.

What's in my cup? Raspberry iced tea!!

zekes · 04-25-2011, 01:46 AM

I'm having a cup of coffee here at the office.

Latinandgreek · 04-25-2011, 01:50 AM

Water, water and more water. I just had a strong Spanish coffee.

Stitchawl · 04-25-2011, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

It worked! The Mr. Coffee iced tea maker did it.

Congrats, Shel, on your work-around for good tea. But shouldn't the device be called "Mr. Tea?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainmaker

There is this regional thing here called "Mate" (I'm from Argentina btw).

Hi Rainmaker, and welcome to the MobileRead forums. Thanks for sharing that photo with us. There was a recent thread about this drink, but I was having a hard time understanding how people were 'carrying around' gourds for drinking it. The photo makes it quite clear.

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Originally Posted by zekes

I'm having a cup of coffee here at the office.

And another 'Hi!' and 'welcome' to you too, Zekes!

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Water, water and more water. I just had a strong Spanish coffee.

Now tell me, could this group get any more international?!?

Stitchawl

dreams · 04-25-2011, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainmaker

There is this regional thing here called "Mate" (I'm from Argentina btw).
It consists in a sort of cup made usually from pumpkin (small ones) carved on the inside, with a fine straw with a filter at the begging (usually copper, but can be wood crafted).
You fill the cup with "Yerba mate", its something like tea leaves, but it consists on various parts of the plant (leaves, small branches, etc, hence the filter).
Then you pour hot water (usually the best water temperature for mate is around 85°C) and you drink.

Welcome to MR and thank you for sharing that.

I also looked it up in the Wiki for more information. Do you make your own gourd cup?

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

,snip>I'm sure some sort of filter would work, since they say it works with tea bags, too, I just didn't have one. Anything porous enough to let the water through at a fast enough rate so it doesn't back up and overflow should work, I'd guess. <snip>

Let me know how it works if you use a filter. I might be interested in getting one for this summer.

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Originally Posted by zekes

I'm having a cup of coffee here at the office.

Welcome to MR, zekes. I'm also having a coffee and finishing off a few chocolate bunnies.

phenomshel · 04-25-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Congrats, Shel, on your work-around for good tea. But shouldn't the device be called "Mr. Tea?"
<snip>

Stitchawl

Yeah, you'd think, right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

<snip>
Let me know how it works if you use a filter. I might be interested in getting one for this summer.

Welcome to MR, zekes. I'm also having a coffee and finishing off a few chocolate bunnies.

Will do, dreams m'dear.

For someone from the Southern US, using one of these is probably akin to some sort of sacrilege,

but it works, so I don't care!

astra · 04-25-2011, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainmaker

There is this regional thing here called "Mate" (I'm from Argentina btw).
It consists in a sort of cup made usually from pumpkin (small ones) carved on the inside, with a fine straw with a filter at the begging (usually copper, but can be wood crafted).
You fill the cup with "Yerba mate", its something like tea leaves, but it consists on various parts of the plant (leaves, small branches, etc, hence the filter).
Then you pour hot water (usually the best water temperature for mate is around 85°C) and you drink.

One day I am going to try it the way pro (the ingenious people like you

) do it.
I am very curious.

A cup of delicious Assam Hattialli.

GeoffC · 04-25-2011, 04:47 AM

A mug of hot ginger drink - gold kili .... just right for this cold morning .... Happy what's left of Easter ....

astra · 04-25-2011, 05:09 AM

A cup of mediocre NBTea's Keemun.
It will do with palmiers

GeoffC · 04-25-2011, 05:09 AM

Empty !

Stitchawl · 04-25-2011, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

A cup of mediocre NBTea's Keemun.
It will do with palmiers

I wish I could share the name of the unbranded Keemun I bought... But how can I tell you the name if it's unbranded?!?

Really tasty tea! In fact I'm drinking a cup right now.

I bought the last remaining stock at a tiny hole-in-the-wall Chinese import shop in Kyoto. They speak no English and very little Japanese. Unfortunately my knowledge of Mandarin is just a bit better than my knowledge of Quantum Physics, so no help there either... All I got from them was "Keemun. Good Good."

Stitchawl

04-24-2011, 10:21 PM	#10638
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Congrats, Shel I still make sun tea, but have wondered about those tea makers. I have a friend that freezes her tea in ice cube trays. Then when she wants ice in her tea, it won't dilute the flavor. Is the basket removable? Would it help to use some kind of tea bag or filter for the loose leaves? Or would that change the flavor? coffee mocha in my cup Last edited by dreams; 04-24-2011 at 10:40 PM.

04-25-2011, 01:46 AM	#10641
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phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	It worked! The Mr. Coffee iced tea maker did it. It's a mess to clean if you use loose tea leaves,(I ended up using a toothbrush to get all the tea leaves out of the grooves in the bottom of the basket), but it did work, the tea turned out great. I used the raspberry flavored black tea from Adagio. I like that you can add sugar/extra flavorings right in the basket with the tea leaves. The hot water squirts into the basket and dissolves the sugar. And apparently the opening that drains tea into the pitcher is small - no tea leaves showed up in the finished tea.

04-24-2011, 11:41 PM	#10639
Rainmaker Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 185586 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle 3G	There is this regional thing here called "Mate" (I'm from Argentina btw). It consists in a sort of cup made usually from pumpkin (small ones) carved on the inside, with a fine straw with a filter at the begging (usually copper, but can be wood crafted). You fill the cup with "Yerba mate", its something like tea leaves, but it consists on various parts of the plant (leaves, small branches, etc, hence the filter). Then you pour hot water (usually the best water temperature for mate is around 85°C) and you drink.

04-25-2011, 01:50 AM	#10642
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Water, water and more water. I just had a strong Spanish coffee.

04-25-2011, 04:47 AM	#10647
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	A mug of hot ginger drink - gold kili .... just right for this cold morning .... Happy what's left of Easter ....

04-25-2011, 05:09 AM	#10648
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	A cup of mediocre NBTea's Keemun. It will do with palmiers

04-25-2011, 05:09 AM	#10649
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Empty !