Tea and metal

you should talk to the woman who doesn't want any plastic coming into
contact with the water she boils for her tea. Maybe together you can design
a teapot made of wood.

Dominic T. wrote:
>
> Am I just crazy, or is there some logic to the "no metal" theory? If
> metal is OK, which are the best? Stainless, Tin, Copper, Silver,
> Aluminum?
>
> - Dominic

I use a stainless steel teapot and a stainless steel kettle and have
never had any problem with a metallic taste in my tea. I have had that
problem when using one of those perforated tea eggs. I'd be willing to
bet that a lot depends on the quality of the vessel being used; i.e., a
cheap metal pot probably will affect the taste, whereas a better
quality one will not.

I use an open stainless steel pan for heating water. I don't think it
adds any taste to the water or tea, I brew in china, other ceramic, or
glass, but very occasionally I use an aluminum infusor. I'm a bit
skeptical of the aluminum. Toci

Dominic T. <dominictiberio@> wrote:
>
>I really wish I could think of where the no metal thing came from, it
>has been at least 10 years I've stuck to it religiously. It seems
>silly, but like I said before stainless and such it may have been true.

It makes perfect sense in a world where bronze and cast iron are the
typical metals.

Stainless should be fine (although I'll say that stainless steel is not
one thing, but actually three different families of metal alloys, some
of which are more nonreactive than others).

Of course, the water has come to you through pipes of iron, copper, PVC,
asbestos-tar, and maybe even clay. It's too late now to avoid all contact
with metals.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> It makes perfect sense in a world where bronze and cast iron are the
> typical metals.

Yeah, although I had never taken into consideration when the text was
written before. ;) I guess my crayons didn't come with a sharpener.

> Of course, the water has come to you through pipes of iron, copper, PVC,
> asbestos-tar, and maybe even clay. It's too late now to avoid all contact
> with metals.

Actually I use water from my water cooler which is ceramic lined and
comes straight from a PA spring to the bottling plant to my cooler. I'm
sure it may touch metal somewhere in its journey, but very little.

This thread got me to think it through more though and it has helped a
ton, I'm sure it will still take me time to break old habits. Thanks
all!

- Dominic
Drinking: Foo Joy Oolong

Dominic-
I noticed you were drinking FOO JOY OOLONG. I saw a canister at Ranch 99
yesterday but failed to purchase it. Do you like it and is it worth getting
a tin?
thanks

Dominic T. wrote:
> Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> It makes perfect sense in a world where bronze and cast iron are the
>> typical metals.
>
> Yeah, although I had never taken into consideration when the text was
> written before. ;) I guess my crayons didn't come with a sharpener.
>
>> Of course, the water has come to you through pipes of iron, copper,
>> PVC, asbestos-tar, and maybe even clay. It's too late now to avoid
>> all contact with metals.
>
> Actually I use water from my water cooler which is ceramic lined and
> comes straight from a PA spring to the bottling plant to my cooler.
> I'm sure it may touch metal somewhere in its journey, but very little.
>
> This thread got me to think it through more though and it has helped a
> ton, I'm sure it will still take me time to break old habits. Thanks
> all!
>
> - Dominic
> Drinking: Foo Joy Oolong

Darawen Littlestich wrote:
> Dominic-
> I noticed you were drinking FOO JOY OOLONG. I saw a canister at Ranch 99
> yesterday but failed to purchase it. Do you like it and is it worth getting
> a tin?
> thanks

I like Foo Joy tea in general, it is very inexpensive and decent
quality. I like the Foo Joy Wuyi Oolong teabags. My fiance likes the
Foo Joy Lichee Black, but I can't stand it personally. YMMV.

- dominic

Dominic T. <dominictiberio@> wrote:
>Darawen Littlestich wrote:
>> Dominic-
>> I noticed you were drinking FOO JOY OOLONG. I saw a canister at Ranch 99
>> yesterday but failed to purchase it. Do you like it and is it worth getting
>> a tin?
>> thanks
>
>I like Foo Joy tea in general, it is very inexpensive and decent
>quality. I like the Foo Joy Wuyi Oolong teabags. My fiance likes the
>Foo Joy Lichee Black, but I can't stand it personally. YMMV.

I don't have a lot of respect for the Foojoy teas, but I suspect that
they probably sell various different grades of similar teas. I can say
that the Foojoy oolong that sells for $7/25 lbs. at the Chinese grocery
and is served by lots of Chinese restaurants is very poor stuff. Maybe
that has just put me off the whole brand.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."