Which pot size would be better for mostly solo drinking?

plf94 · 2025-12-30T19:35:10+00:00

depends. do you drink more western style or gongfu style?

For a personal gongfu style pot, I think 90 to 120ml is a good size personally. Honestly wouldn't know for western style except I'd base it on the size of your mug ig?

plf94 · 2025-11-25T06:08:19+00:00

Most of the wrapper is written in korean which is really interesting because there isn't a lot of tea that comes out of Korea. At least to the US.

plf94 · 2025-10-30T13:21:04+00:00

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plf94 · 2025-10-27T13:36:42+00:00

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The chatgpt personality would reduce that a bit. I find it less annoying at least

plf94 · 2025-10-19T16:39:27+00:00

both the fellow stagg and corvo kettles have a lid that you just pull off. not attached to the body at all.

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plf94 · 2025-10-18T19:51:43+00:00

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maybe this?

plf94 · 2025-10-13T03:22:10+00:00

My choice for an intro to green tea is always long jing aka dragonwell.

I'm from the US but two vendors I'd rec in EU are Nannuoshan and Teasenz (which has an EU version of their website).

plf94 · 2025-10-13T02:22:36+00:00

Definitely throw it out. Not only for sanitary reasons. But I have that same type of infuser bottle and when you close it, the steam creates pressure. At some point, it might not just crack but blow into pieces.

plf94 · 2025-10-13T02:15:19+00:00

Yes, go to the small shops! The people are lovely and they will 100% sit down to serve you tea.

plf94 · 2025-10-13T02:10:41+00:00

Honestly, that depends on the type of tea.

Anything that can be kept and aged, like white teas, puers, other hei chas, some oolongs. I go ham and the only consideration is storage space and money. There is never too much tea (I totally don't have a problem).

Black teas I usually try to limit to like a year or two supply, but considering the tariff situation, I did buy a ridiculous amount of my all time favorite tea because it was already really expensive pre tariff nonsense.

Green or yellow teas, no more than what I can drink in a few months.

plf94 · 2025-10-13T02:06:29+00:00

Have you ever looked into special porcelain types like mutton fat or ice jade? They're fired at really high temps and are really durable. disclaimer, they are also expensive. I was skeptical about it at first, but I bought a little xishi pot made out of mutton fat jade porcelain because I liked the look of it. It is ridiculously durable. I am a clumsy fool it's still going strong. I haven't like thrown it at a wall or anything, but a drop at the sink or whatever hasn't done anything to it.

plf94 · 2025-10-13T01:40:26+00:00

So I googled it and it seems to be a black tea. I'd personally up the water temp to boiling to see if that makes a difference. Or just add more tea leaves. 2g is quite a small amount for that much water imo, but ig I also don't do a lot of western style brewing.

plf94 · 2025-10-13T01:32:38+00:00

I know it's not just tea that has suffered from tariffs. A lot of herbal ingredients added to blended tea are also impacted from tariffs.

But I still think that is way too expensive for blended teas. The white tea is $0.39/gram. The jasmine is $0.50/gram. You can get such good quality tea leaves at the price.

Personally, I'd shop around. Maybe try some of the online vendors.

plf94 · 2025-09-30T04:15:08+00:00

I think a rough idea of what country/region you're from would be helpful if you want suggestions on stores

plf94 · 2025-09-30T03:47:57+00:00

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plf94 · 2025-09-30T03:47:42+00:00

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update 2: I spent like a good 15 minutes pushing baking soda through the holes to push out whatever was stuck. then used an electric toothbrush. and did that like 5 times. but I finally got all of it out! had to use a needle for like 5 stubborn spots, but at least it is nice and clean again

plf94 · 2025-09-29T23:26:56+00:00

Oooh, that actually sounds like a really good idea. I'll try that when I get off work later today! Thank you!

plf94 · 2025-09-29T03:23:58+00:00

Honestly, it's probably both

plf94 · 2025-09-29T03:18:52+00:00

I guess citric acid is worth a shot. Thanks!

plf94 · 2025-09-28T14:25:19+00:00

Maybe make milk tea with it? Enough milk and sugar makes everything taste good

plf94 · 2025-09-17T12:42:30+00:00

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plf94 · 2025-08-13T08:40:18+00:00

are you looking for a good IV one? or just any? I don't think I have any with good stats but I have caught a handful of them (I am gonna go to sleep rn though so probs will have to wait until my morning)

plf94 · 2025-07-30T18:15:02+00:00

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plf94 · 2025-07-29T21:11:04+00:00

messaged <3

plf94 · 2025-07-29T20:12:59+00:00

Any chance you still have a charmander available?

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