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« on: Sat, 19 December 2015, 23:58:00 »
What's better than hot black tea with a slight touch of milk, oatmeal chocolate cookies and your monitor
on a gloomy rainy day ;)

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 19 December 2015, 23:59:14 »
What's better than hot black tea with a slight touch of milk, oatmeal chocolate cookies and your monitor
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:00:08 »
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:01:27 »
Green tea is my jam, that slight bitterness at the end.... delicious

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:01:42 »
I tea.  I love Chinese and Indian teas.  Assam Breakfast or Irish Breakfast are awesome in the morning.  Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.  Dong Ding Oolong is love and Oolong in general is awesome.  And Darjeeling is just nice and relaxing.

I can't stand to add milk to it unless it's in a Chai tea and then it should be soy milk.

Oatmeal cookies are awesome though, especially with raisins and sometimes with dark chocolate chunks.

Green tea is my jam, that slight bitterness at the end.... delicious

Green tea should never be bitter.  If it is, you're getting low quality leaves, steeping at too hot of a temp, or you're way oversteeping.
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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:04:34 »
I tea.  I love Chinese and Indian teas.  Assam Breakfast or Irish Breakfast are awesome in the morning.  Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.  Dong Ding Oolong is love and Oolong in general is awesome.  And Darjeeling is just nice and relaxing.

I can't stand to add milk to it unless it's in a Chai tea and then it should be soy milk.

Oatmeal cookies are awesome though, especially with raisins and sometimes with dark chocolate chunks.

Green tea is my jam, that slight bitterness at the end.... delicious

Green tea should never be bitter.  If it is, you're either getting low quality leaves or you're way oversteeping.

Matcha green tea has a slight tinge of bitterness in it which i quite like although i may add too much powder at times

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:06:01 »
I tea.  I love Chinese and Indian teas.  Assam Breakfast or Irish Breakfast are awesome in the morning.  Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.  Dong Ding Oolong is love and Oolong in general is awesome.  And Darjeeling is just nice and relaxing.

I can't stand to add milk to it unless it's in a Chai tea and then it should be soy milk.

Oatmeal cookies are awesome though, especially with raisins and sometimes with dark chocolate chunks.


You really know your way around tea
I love coffee more than tea, but my gastric says otherwise

What I know is mine has to be black tea, I just love the color of dark tea with a tiny swirl of milk

My favorite oatmeal cookies combo
1. Honey + almond
2. Apple + cinnamon
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:06:06 »
Tp4 has  been drinking alotta bubble tea cuz it's everywhere around here.

The only "topping" i'm not liking,  is -Red Bean-..  Everything else is tastee.


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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:07:39 »
Tp4 has  been drinking alotta bubble tea cuz it's everywhere around here.

The only "topping" i'm not liking,  is -Red Bean-..  Everything else is tastee.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:07:49 »
Green tea CAN be bitter, in fact it IS bitter.

Overall, if you find it "very" bitter,   then it has to do with "concentration"

Lower the concentration, it will taste less bitter.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:09:09 »
Tp4 has  been drinking alotta bubble tea cuz it's everywhere around here.

The only "topping" i'm not liking,  is -Red Bean-..  Everything else is tastee.

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Classic milk tea with soft puddings (lots of them)
that's the way to go, red bean is OK

not bubbles



THe bubbles are very hard to prepare properly,

Tapioca has to be cooked 80% of the way there,  then finish cooking while "steeped" with no additional heat..

Many places overcook or undercook...  <responsible> for much of the problems when it comes to tapioca.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:10:17 »
Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.

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It makes me happy that others agree on that.  A lot of people don't love Pu-Erh, but I love it.  It was an acquired taste for me though.


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I tea.  I love Chinese and Indian teas.  Assam Breakfast or Irish Breakfast are awesome in the morning.  Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.  Dong Ding Oolong is love and Oolong in general is awesome.  And Darjeeling is just nice and relaxing.

I can't stand to add milk to it unless it's in a Chai tea and then it should be soy milk.

Oatmeal cookies are awesome though, especially with raisins and sometimes with dark chocolate chunks.

Green tea is my jam, that slight bitterness at the end.... delicious

Green tea should never be bitter.  If it is, you're either getting low quality leaves or you're way oversteeping.

Matcha green tea has a slight tinge of bitterness in it which i quite like although i may add too much powder at times

Ahh, that explains it.  Yeah, since Matcha is ground, you get more of the tannins released and get more bitterness from the leaves.  If it's made from leaves and of decent quality it shouldn't be bitter.


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I tea.  I love Chinese and Indian teas.  Assam Breakfast or Irish Breakfast are awesome in the morning.  Pu-Erh is awesome all the time.  Dong Ding Oolong is love and Oolong in general is awesome.  And Darjeeling is just nice and relaxing.

I can't stand to add milk to it unless it's in a Chai tea and then it should be soy milk.

Oatmeal cookies are awesome though, especially with raisins and sometimes with dark chocolate chunks.



You really know your way around tea
I love coffee more than tea, but my gastric says otherwise

What I know is mine has to be black tea, I just love the color of dark tea with a tiny swirl of milk

My favorite oatmeal cookies combo
1. Honey + almond
2. Apple + cinnamon
3. Raisin

I wouldn't say I know my way around tea, just that I really know what I like.

Honey Almond oatmeal cookies are amazing, but I have never had apple in oatmeal cookies.  I always feel like an old man when I eat a raisin oatmeal cookie, but they're so good.  When they're done right, they're probably my favorite cookies.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:10:29 »
I enjoy tea very much.

Recently I was in a rush for some and threw some black and green tea together, a bit of sugar and honey and it was perfect!

I have no idea the ratios and I've tried about 8 times to recreate it and it just keeps tasting weird.

Usually it's black tea with a bit of sugar.

What's better than hot black tea with a slight touch of milk, oatmeal chocolate cookies and your monitor
on a gloomy rainy day ;)

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:12:44 »
What do you guys think of yellow tea? I personally think its kinda overrated and overpriced. It tastes like green tea except slightly more bold

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« Reply #15 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:19:22 »
I like a green tea for all year round, a pumpkin spice tea in the fall and a chai tea during the holidays. But I like all kinds of tea.
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« Reply #16 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:21:30 »
What do you guys think of yellow tea? I personally think its kinda overrated and overpriced. It tastes like green tea except slightly more bold

Remember when MX-Red was all the rage..

That's the same thing that's happening with "Yellow" tea...



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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #17 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:22:14 »
This thread made me want a milk tea bad

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« Reply #18 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:22:57 »
What do you guys think of yellow tea? I personally think its kinda overrated and overpriced. It tastes like green tea except slightly more bold
what's yellow tea????


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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:27:56 »
This thread made me want a milk tea bad

Boba is tasty, but I have such a hard time calling it tea.  Taro boba is my favorite.  I love that stuff and the awesome slightly purple color.

What do you guys think of yellow tea? I personally think its kinda overrated and overpriced. It tastes like green tea except slightly more bold
what's yellow tea????

I googled it earlier and it's basically green tea that has been steamed.  Basically brewing the tea outside of a pot.  Seems like it would be more tannic.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:37:58 »
I enjoy a nice, hot black tea, but I've never really cared for milk in my teas.

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« Reply #21 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:42:16 »
I enjoy a nice, hot black tea, but I've never really cared for milk in my teas.

It depends on the Milk..

Gotta go with "Full Fat" milk at a Milk:Tea ratio of 50/50..

Also,  if possssible, consider reducing the milk to concentrate the fat even more.


Remember, you don't want the milk to BOIL, because too much heat changes the taste.

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« Reply #22 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:46:15 »
Sencha green is my jam
A good pu-erh, oh my.
Mornings with mint tea, yes.
Like nubs said, chai with soy is Bueno.
And I'm probably forgetting more but lastly, milk tea is a sweet treat!

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« Reply #23 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:49:03 »
Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

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« Reply #24 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:52:48 »
Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.


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« Reply #25 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 00:59:17 »

Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?

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« Reply #26 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:00:58 »
I dont do it myself, i usually try to only get enough to last me a couple of months at most, but i mean like the fermented pu erh teas that are aged as part of there processing where it is purposely and controllably exposed to oxygen and oxidized.

"Ripened or aged raw pu-erh has occasionally been mistakenly categorized as a subcategory of black tea due to the dark red color of its leaves and liquor. However, pu-erh in both its ripened and aged forms has undergone secondary oxidization and fermentation caused both by organisms growing in the tea and free-radical oxidation, thus making it a unique type of tea. This divergence in production style not only makes the flavor and texture of pu-erh tea different but also results in a rather different chemical makeup of the resulting brewed liquor." ~ a description from one of the sites i like to get tea from
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« Reply #27 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:05:26 »

Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?


When you attempt to do things "out of Spec"

Then there is no "reference point"

Whatever happens when you age these teas in Untested, Unregulated conditions with infinite variables, will only surely "CHANGE" the tea.

We can't readily assign a "good or bad" to what happens.



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« Reply #28 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:07:06 »


Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?


When you attempt to do things "out of Spec"

Then there is no "reference point"

Whatever happens when you age these teas in Untested, Unregulated conditions with infinite variables, will only surely "CHANGE" the tea.

We can't readily assign a "good or bad" to what happens.



It will be "New" ,  If that's your thing. . go for it.

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« Reply #30 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:07:56 »
I dont do it myself, i usually try to only get enough to last me a couple of months at most, but i mean like the fermented pu erh teas that are aged as part of there processing where it is purposely and controllably exposed to oxygen and oxidized.

"Ripened or aged raw pu-erh has occasionally been mistakenly categorized as a subcategory of black tea due to the dark red color of its leaves and liquor. However, pu-erh in both its ripened and aged forms has undergone secondary oxidization and fermentation caused both by organisms growing in the tea and free-radical oxidation, thus making it a unique type of tea. This divergence in production style not only makes the flavor and texture of pu-erh tea different but also results in a rather different chemical makeup of the resulting brewed liquor." ~ a description from one of the sites i like to get tea from



Yes, but my point is,  if the idea is to Preserve the Tea as you purchased it..

you do not KNOW what the factory spec conditions are..  so you can't hope to ensure that the taste is unaffected by any personal medley..

Which is why I wouldn't recommend "storing" your tea in hopes that it will be perfect the next time you brew it.

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« Reply #32 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:08:37 »
I was once a milk user, but then I saw the light.

Black tea is the best. Hot, cold, room temperature, still tastes great.

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« Reply #33 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:10:27 »


Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?


When you attempt to do things "out of Spec"

Then there is no "reference point"

Whatever happens when you age these teas in Untested, Unregulated conditions with infinite variables, will only surely "CHANGE" the tea.

We can't readily assign a "good or bad" to what happens.



It will be "New" ,  If that's your thing. . go for it.

But you said worse in the first post. Now you're changing the story!


Worse in reference to "preserving the tea",  because user -Connely- said he wished to "hold on to his tea" by spacing it out to be enjoyed longer.


But with respect to if one MUST do something to his tea for the sake of "novelty"..  We can't say absolutely good or bad

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #34 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:12:25 »
I dont do it myself, i usually try to only get enough to last me a couple of months at most, but i mean like the fermented pu erh teas that are aged as part of there processing where it is purposely and controllably exposed to oxygen and oxidized.

"Ripened or aged raw pu-erh has occasionally been mistakenly categorized as a subcategory of black tea due to the dark red color of its leaves and liquor. However, pu-erh in both its ripened and aged forms has undergone secondary oxidization and fermentation caused both by organisms growing in the tea and free-radical oxidation, thus making it a unique type of tea. This divergence in production style not only makes the flavor and texture of pu-erh tea different but also results in a rather different chemical makeup of the resulting brewed liquor." ~ a description from one of the sites i like to get tea from



Yes, but my point is,  if the idea is to Preserve the Tea as you purchased it..

you do not KNOW what the factory spec conditions are..  so you can't hope to ensure that the taste is unaffected by any personal medley..

Which is why I wouldn't recommend "storing" your tea in hopes that it will be perfect the next time you brew it.

By a 2007 tea i mean i only got it 3 or 4 months ago, but it had gone through the fermentation process and whatever else they do for that long. I definitely try not to store it myself that long, or your definitely right, it will change a bit. The minimum amount i can get is 1/4lb unfortunately. but its a bit cheaper that way anyway.
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« Reply #35 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:13:56 »
Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




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Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?


When you attempt to do things "out of Spec"

Then there is no "reference point"

Whatever happens when you age these teas in Untested, Unregulated conditions with infinite variables, will only surely "CHANGE" the tea.

We can't readily assign a "good or bad" to what happens.



It will be "New" ,  If that's your thing. . go for it.

But you said worse in the first post. Now you're changing the story!


Worse in reference to "preserving the tea",  because user -Connely- said he wished to "hold on to his tea" by spacing it out to be enjoyed longer.


But with respect to if one MUST do something to his tea for the sake of "novelty"..  We can't say absolutely good or bad

Your use of "quotes" is sending me to the "bothering" you "thread". I just keep picturing someone using air quotes in real life on those words and it looks silly. I'm assuming you're just trying to emphasize though.

Let's just say tea is good, yea.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #37 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:17:10 »
I can agree on saying tea is good, and that good eats shark pic is great.

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« Reply #38 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:19:50 »




Tea is my prefered beverage. usually my everyday tea is either a simple green or black, sometimes ill go to the trouble of making a chai tea late or iced black tea. I like to keep some specialty teas around though like matcha, red tea, or an aged Pu-erh ( i have a 1/4 lb of a 2007 " dark river" tea that's about $100 a pound or so that i save for special occasions) but i drink cheaper teas a majority of the time for my coffee substitute.

You don't really want to "age tea" because unless they're in a very good oxygen barrier, the tea can only get "worse" with age...

Even then,  what happens is,  they usually use some sort of Plastic+Foil combination wrapper,   the foil is good,  but the plastic part degrades given heat and time.

Isn't pu-erh fermented so aging it is different?


When you attempt to do things "out of Spec"

Then there is no "reference point"

Whatever happens when you age these teas in Untested, Unregulated conditions with infinite variables, will only surely "CHANGE" the tea.

We can't readily assign a "good or bad" to what happens.



It will be "New" ,  If that's your thing. . go for it.

But you said worse in the first post. Now you're changing the story!


Worse in reference to "preserving the tea",  because user -Connely- said he wished to "hold on to his tea" by spacing it out to be enjoyed longer.


But with respect to if one MUST do something to his tea for the sake of "novelty"..  We can't say absolutely good or bad

Your use of "quotes" is sending me to the "bothering" you "thread". I just keep picturing someone using air quotes in real life on those words and it looks silly. I'm assuming you're just trying to emphasize though.

Let's just say tea is good, yea.
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« Reply #39 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:28:12 »
I'm going to pick between a red or green tea before making room in my closet for new keyboard parts.

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« Reply #40 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:30:04 »
lapsang souchong is a great tea

it reminds me of camping ^-^
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« Reply #41 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:36:06 »
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I'm jealous, i need to get a real teapot.

They're expensive though. Be careful when buying Yixing clay teapots. Even the sellers of the teapots in my area don't vouch for their quality because of the crappy ones that are being made now.

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« Reply #42 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:36:26 »
Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

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« Reply #43 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:42:09 »
I'm a big fan of tea! I'm lucky enough to have my girlfriend work at a tea store the last few years, I always have copious amounts of flavours/varieties available to sample!

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« Reply #44 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:46:34 »
Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

but people super like their coffee cups.


Is going with keurig coffee-tea similar to when all the n00bs buy "corsair" and "coolermaster" keyboards. ??

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I'm jealous, i need to get a real teapot.

They're expensive though. Be careful when buying Yixing clay teapots. Even the sellers of the teapots in my area don't vouch for their quality because of the crappy ones that are being made now.
.

I'll definitely have to find a reputable shop or site. Luckily the city right next to me has a lot of artisan type buissneses  so there are a lot of tea shops.

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« Reply #46 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:52:11 »
Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

but people super like their coffee cups.
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Is going with keurig coffee-tea similar to when all the n00bs buy "corsair" and "coolermaster" keyboards. ??

 I'd say more like razor :p. Yeah its not bad. But your spending way more than you should for the quality your getting

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« Reply #47 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:52:19 »

Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

but people super like their coffee cups.
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Is going with keurig coffee-tea similar to when all the n00bs buy "corsair" and "coolermaster" keyboards. ??

Ahhhh,  close. But it's just usually lacking good flavor. The convenience is indeed amazing though.

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« Reply #48 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:55:18 »
Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

but people super like their coffee cups.
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Is going with keurig coffee-tea similar to when all the n00bs buy "corsair" and "coolermaster" keyboards. ??

 I'd say more like razor :p. Yeah its not bad. But your spending way more than you should for the quality your getting

Razor as in the scooters ? or Razer as in the keyboards ? 

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« Reply #49 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:56:40 »
Let's all agree keurig tea cups are bad, mmksy

but people super like their coffee cups.
Show Image



Is going with keurig coffee-tea similar to when all the n00bs buy "corsair" and "coolermaster" keyboards. ??

 I'd say more like razor :p. Yeah its not bad. But your spending way more than you should for the quality your getting

Razor as in the scooters ? or Razer as in the keyboards ? 
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Derp. Razer as in keyboards. Though I guess the scooter brand would apply to if you were comparing it to scooters.

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« Reply #50 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 01:59:32 »
Chai tea baybeee

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« Reply #51 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:12:08 »
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I'm jealous, i need to get a real teapot.

They're expensive though. Be careful when buying Yixing clay teapots. Even the sellers of the teapots in my area don't vouch for their quality because of the crappy ones that are being made now.
.

I'll definitely have to find a reputable shop or site. Luckily the city right next to me has a lot of artisan type buissneses  so there are a lot of tea shops.

Still gotta be careful. If you know what you're talking about they'll usually be more honest with you when selling clay teapots.

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« Reply #52 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:28:27 »
Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!


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I'll take the gloomy rainy day any time!
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« Reply #54 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:36:41 »
Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.

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« Reply #55 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:37:02 »
I'll take the gloomy rainy day any time!

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« Reply #56 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:38:08 »

Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?
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« Reply #57 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:39:59 »

Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

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« Reply #58 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:46:22 »


Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.
Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.
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« Reply #59 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:49:03 »

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Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

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« Reply #60 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:51:00 »


More

Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.
Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #61 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:57:54 »


More

Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.
Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

I was on the same flight as him a few years ago. The flight consisted of me, my family, the flight crew, and Alton Brown. I don't think my family knew who he was, and I didn't say hello since I didn't wan't to bother him, especially since it was like an 11 o'clock flight.

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« Reply #62 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 02:59:37 »



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Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.
Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

I was on the same flight as him a few years ago. The flight consisted of me, my family, the flight crew, and Alton Brown. I don't think my family knew who he was, and I didn't say hello since I didn't wan't to bother him, especially since it was like an 11 o'clock flight.
I would have told him that an airplane is a uni-tasker and that I can't believe he uses them.
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« Reply #63 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:00:58 »
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Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.

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« Reply #64 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:02:47 »

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Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.
Fair enough. We can't all have the same opinions. What a boring world that would be.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #65 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:06:13 »

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Hey, I'm no nutritional anthropologist, but I would say that these teas sound like........




Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.
Fair enough. We can't all have the same opinions. What a boring world that would be.

Well, That's just his TV persona.. we don't know what he's like for sure..

He could actually be a douche,  but maybe that's just for the TV

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #66 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:10:19 »
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Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.

i like how he explains the reasoning/science behind techniques for cooking.  usually you'll follow a recipe, and it will say to do something like "let the steak rest", but the recipe doesn't explain why.  i learned how to make pretty tasty steaks from watching one of his good eats episodes.

oh, and i like tea.  japanese green teas (matcha, and also the type with the little toasted rice bits), chinese teas, hk style milk tea, turkish (?) tea with cardamom, etc.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #67 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:11:16 »


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Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.
Fair enough. We can't all have the same opinions. What a boring world that would be.

Well, That's just his TV persona.. we don't know what he's like for sure..

He could actually be a douche,  but maybe that's just for the TV
I've read a few interviews that he's done. He claims that even his good eats persona is a character but not far off from how he really is other than the fact that all of his dialog is scripted and pre-rehearsed. He definitely doesn't talk like that day to day. He used to be involved in television production and then went to uni to study food science and vowed to make an actually good and informative cooking show which j believe he successfully accomplished. Something along those lines anyway. The rest is history.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #68 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:13:17 »

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Good Eats


Alton brown is the best.  I would love if Good Eats came back!

I must be in the minority because I feel like Alton Brown comes off as a smug obnoxious *******.
Are you referring to villain Alton? Aka cutthroat kitchen or good eats Alton?

Pretty much anything I've seen him in.  He's less smug in Iron Chef, but still annoying.

Yea he does come off as a bit of a know it all on Iron chef. I felt the same way about him until I watched good eats. But that's probably because he did 14 seasons of a cooking/science show and probably does know it all haha. And his role is play-by-play/commentator on Iron chef. Cutthroat is a straight up villainous character. But if you haven't seen good eats and you're into cooking shows, I suggest giving it a try unless he is too far spoiled for you already from his more modern series'.

I've tried Good Eats too.  Maybe it's just because I saw the later episodes, but he always comes off as an arrogant know it all to me.  When he goes into the science of things, it's not like Beakman's World or Bill Nye where they were making things simple and interesting, it always felt like a case of "look how much more than you I know".  Just something about his personality is so off-putting.  He feels like one of those people who thinks he's hot **** and hits on the married women at a party.

Haha. I think I might have an Alton Brown man crush.

Most do it seems.  I still think he's a douche.

i like how he explains the reasoning/science behind techniques for cooking.  usually you'll follow a recipe, and it will say to do something like "let the steak rest", but the recipe doesn't explain why.  i learned how to make pretty tasty steaks from watching one of his good eats episodes.

oh, and i like tea.  japanese green teas (matcha, and also the type with the little toasted rice bits), chinese teas, hk style milk tea, turkish (?) tea with cardamom, etc.
I could talk about how much I enjoy good eats and how much I've learned from Alton all day long. But that's another show.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #69 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 03:39:03 »
No mention of some classic PG Tips here :eek:

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #70 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 14:48:51 »
I just woke up.. felt a bit 'gloom'..   Then I drank all this Tieguanying,  and now I'm still gloom, but also very hyper,  so it has turned into this really uncomfortable over-energization..


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« Reply #71 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 17:00:35 »
Tieguanying is a favorite for my family and it's my favorite as well. A lot of my friends dig chai with milk, but it's not for me.

As for going to boba/milk tea locations, my favorite cold drinks are probably thai ice tea and red bean smoothies.

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« Reply #72 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 17:02:33 »
I just woke up.. felt a bit 'gloom'..   Then I drank all this Tieguanying,  and now I'm still gloom, but also very hyper,  so it has turned into this really uncomfortable over-energization..

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I love guanying, been trying to find the name since yesterday
It's so soothing that tea

well, if you woke up and feel gloomy
get some coffee instead
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #73 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 18:27:06 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #74 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 18:32:21 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


I'm about to jump on the bus. Could get interesting. Unfortunately my destination well not have trees as an option, at least not without a detour. Oops, tea, not trees, but same thing applies.
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #75 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 19:29:51 »
I just woke up.. felt a bit 'gloom'..   Then I drank all this Tieguanying,  and now I'm still gloom, but also very hyper,  so it has turned into this really uncomfortable over-energization..

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I love guanying, been trying to find the name since yesterday
It's so soothing that tea

well, if you woke up and feel gloomy
get some coffee instead

Tieguanying is great! I'm not sure if you're familiar with this already, but tie translates into metal/iron in English. I'm sure you can figure out how they came up with this name after drinking it.

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« Reply #76 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 19:41:14 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


Yeah, but look at the texture resolution!
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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #77 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 20:54:33 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


Yeah, but look at the texture resolution!

OMG it's so clear..  def at least 4k textures,  I think I'd still like to upgrade to the 8k patch though.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #78 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 21:35:24 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


Yeah, but look at the texture resolution!

OMG it's so clear..  def at least 4k textures,  I think I'd still like to upgrade to the 8k patch though.

Took a long bike ride this evening, rainy and gloomy, i swear the textures went down to 720p with the rain affects against my glasses.

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Re: Do you tea?
« Reply #79 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 21:37:16 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


Yeah, but look at the texture resolution!

OMG it's so clear..  def at least 4k textures,  I think I'd still like to upgrade to the 8k patch though.

Took a long bike ride this evening, rainy and gloomy, i swear the textures went down to 720p with the rain affects against my glasses.

You gotta turn up them shaders and shadow resolution..

You prolly had the shader on medium and shadow on 512,   turn shadow up to 2048 minimum. turn max to 8196

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« Reply #80 on: Sun, 20 December 2015, 22:16:05 »
On the train. Sigh... I h8 outside. So much danger, no free drinks either.


Yeah, but look at the texture resolution!

OMG it's so clear..  def at least 4k textures,  I think I'd still like to upgrade to the 8k patch though.

Took a long bike ride this evening, rainy and gloomy, i swear the textures went down to 720p with the rain affects against my glasses.

You gotta turn up them shaders and shadow resolution..

You prolly had the shader on medium and shadow on 512,   turn shadow up to 2048 minimum. turn max to 8196

Ill try that and see how it look's, but i need that FPS at a solid 60 if im around traffic  :confused:

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