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History of Tea

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Making a Good Cuppa

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Tea Around the World

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Tea Accessories

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Tea Accessories

 

Tea accessories, tea pots and other related crockery come in an abundance of shapes, sizes and styles.

  • Drip Catcher: Placed over teapot spout to catch drips while pouring tea.

  • Honey Pots & Dippers: A typical honey pot is designed into a beehive shape; honey drippers are used to drizzle honey into individual servings of tea. Honey spoons serve the same purpose.

  • Lemon Squeezer: Extracts juice from lemons; also a lemon-slice server.

  • Tea Canisters: Ceramic or plastic canisters for storing tea; sold plain or decorated.

  • Tea ChestTea Chests (pictured at right): Plain or decorative boxes which hold individual teabags (usually up to twelve teabags with slots for eight varieties).

  • Tea Click: Used to hold loose tea for brewing; similar to tea filter clips.

  • Tea Coasters: Plain or decorative coasters to hold cups of tea.

  • Tea Cozies: Plain or decorative tea cozies insulate teapots to keep tea warm; usually made from washable fabrics. Some cozies have fabric bottoms and drawstring tops with slots on both sides for handles and spouts.

  • Tea Filter Clip: Used to hold tea bags in place; similar to tea click.

  • Tea Infusers: Typically used to hold loose tea for submersion into teapots and individual mugs. T-Sacs can also be used, which are disposable bags for loose tea.

  • Tea Makers: Similar to coffee makers for brewing tea.

  • Tea Scoops: Spoons used to scoop loose tea.

  • Tea Strainers: Used to trap loose leaves when pouring tea; usually sold in stainless steel mesh with wooden handles in a variety of sizes.

  • Tea Timer: Track and control steeping time.

  • Tea WalletTea Trolley: Wheeled trolleys come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and designs. The most popular are wooden or chrome steel.

  • Tea Wallets (pictured at right): Decorative fabric pouches for taking teabags on the go; usually holds up to six teabags.

  • Teabag Caddies: Ceramic or plastic caddies for holding used teabags.

  • Teapot Warmers: Usually made from ceramic, glass, iron or stainless steel; used to keep tea pots warm with heat from candles (tea light).

  • Trivets: Sturdy holders to protect counters and tables from hot teapots.


 

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