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by pedant
Sun May 17, 2020 5:01 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
Replies: 72
Views: 103529

Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs

Any suggestions on achieving and testing for an RH of about 62% for a guy who hasn't seen the inside of a chemistry lab since 1978??? I want to save money on the casing and storage of whole leaf tobacco for rolling my own cigars!!! TIA, Steve. if Boveda is too expensive, you could look at other bra...
by pedant
Sun May 17, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Oxygen Absorbers & Laminated Storage Bags
Replies: 31
Views: 15580

Re: Oxygen Absorbers & Laminated Storage Bags

i think it should be ok. you're right that it's exothermic, but it hopefully shouldn't get too hot before the oxygen in the bag is used up. they're commonly used in tea packaging. there's no point in using them unless you're impulse sealing the bag though. also note that O2 scavengers are pretty muc...
by pedant
Thu May 14, 2020 1:47 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
Replies: 110
Views: 48040

Re: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"

hooray, sae midori from o-cha arrived. thanks, @Victoria!
by pedant
Wed May 13, 2020 2:50 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Teaware B&W Appreciation
Replies: 312
Views: 370476

Re: Teaware B&W Appreciation

awesome shots!

you guys inspired me to grab my macro lens, but something inside of it is seized up. i need to take it apart and see what's going on. :o
by pedant
Tue May 12, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which kind of Chinese tea is this one
Replies: 4
Views: 2452

Re: Which kind of Chinese tea is this one

welcome to tea forum, please introduce yourself
is there fibrous material in there, or does it mostly all dissolve? at first i assumed it was cha tou (ripe puerh), but maybe it's some kind of "instant tea"?
by pedant
Thu May 07, 2020 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A bit of gossip about TC...
Replies: 49
Views: 22918

Re: A bit of gossip about TC...

i'm not trying to be disrespectful towards TC, but i was browsing their site and saw some funny changes. they put "Oldest and Largest Tea Forum Online" on every page in the title. this seems to be an attempt at targeting the "tea forum" keyword. what if we put "Come join us for Tea Chat" in our titl...
by pedant
Wed May 06, 2020 4:49 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1495
Views: 721235

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

i did, and i liked drinking it.
by pedant
Wed May 06, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
Replies: 1495
Views: 721235

Re: What Green Are You Drinking

today, i'm enjoying a YM fukamushicha from yame. i got this from den's tea at a tea festival last year. the owner is a very nice guy.
by pedant
Wed May 06, 2020 1:09 am
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Site Feedback & Discussion
Replies: 151
Views: 163526

Re: Site Feedback & Discussion

it's been brought to my attention by @James Edward that you could only upload 3 image attachments per post. i guess i never noticed before because people would make followup posts to share more images. for convenience, the limit's been raised to 10 attachments per post.
by pedant
Wed May 06, 2020 1:04 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My Japanese Tea Blog 2
Replies: 3
Views: 2179

Re: My Japanese Tea Blog 2

James Edward wrote:
Tue May 05, 2020 11:52 pm
Hi moderators it looks like I can only post 3 pictures.
thanks for bringing that to our attention. it's now increased to 10 per post. if you need more than that, you can just reply with follow-up post with more images.
by pedant
Mon May 04, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: My Japan Tea Blog
Replies: 5
Views: 2968

Re: My Japan Tea Blog

thanks for sharing, @James Edward. looking forward to more updates.

also, you could try editing your post and adding more pictures. if that doesn't work and you want to troubleshoot, send me a private message.
by pedant
Fri May 01, 2020 6:44 am
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: FS: Chaozhou teapot, 100ml
Replies: 10
Views: 4827

Re: FS: Chaozhou teapot, 100ml

Bok wrote:
Fri May 01, 2020 5:45 am
It’s from the same artist you might have seen promoted recently and over the last year on social media :)
nice pot, who's the artist?
by pedant
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Celadon Appreciation
Replies: 36
Views: 44258

Re: Celadon Appreciation

Lovely Celadon, very elegant! How do you keep this stain free, any tips? My porcelain and celadon stoneware have some stubborn stains that I can't seem to remove. It would be a joy to clean up my teaware, revealing it's natural beauty once again. do you mean for stain in the crazing or just on the ...
by pedant
Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Ode to the Kyusu
Replies: 634
Views: 326690

Re: Ode to the Kyusu

nice pot. fugetsu makes good stuff.
by pedant
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:56 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1435
Views: 584004

Re: Introduce Yourself

welcome, everyone :mrgreen: