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Re: Tea boats
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:24 pm
by pedant
theredbaron wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:02 pm
Essence of Tea carries now a selection of very traditional pewter tea trays/boats. I have been looking for one for at least a decade, but the old ones are super rare and nobody sells one.
These ones here are new, but made in the old way
https://essenceoftea.com/collections/te ... and-plates
those EoT ones look cool. i think
@BioHorn may have recently bought one btw
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:44 am
by theredbaron
ShuShu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:56 pm
One of the most popular trays on taobao
I have always admired with envy when i saw in an old shop people using one of the old ones, but could not persuade them to sell me one. These new ones look exactly like the old ones
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:46 am
by theredbaron
pedant wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:24 pm
those EoT ones look cool. i think BioHorn may have recently bought one btw
I like them a lot. I do not like the bamboo ones, or even worse, the ones with cheap plastic. I have one from clay, which is nice, but this traditional pewter tray is perfect, i hope the parcel comes soon
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:57 pm
by DailyTX
Hi All,
I am curious if anyone who uses tea boat, tea tray, or tea plate uses any thing to prevent the teapot from scratching the surface? I have seen people use loofah pad. What do you use?
Thanks
Dailytx
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:13 pm
by Victoria
DailyTX wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:57 pm
Hi All,
I am curious if anyone who uses tea boat, tea tray, or tea plate uses any thing to prevent the teapot from scratching the surface? I have seen people use loofah pad. What do you use?
Thanks
Dailytx
I use cork coasters, they dry very fast. Got these recently
Cork Coaster, Natural Cork. Also, have nice Knoll fabric swatches and a few woven runners to reduce clicking and clacking noises and absorb drops.
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:06 pm
by debunix
My Mirka Randova tea trays are ceramic, as hard as the pots and cups that I place on them; and their surfaces are not smooth or uniformly colored. So no worries there. I use a variety of coasters, not very smooth or glossy, for drinking tea away from the tea trays, and have a few linens from
Studio Edgart as part of my travel tea set.
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:56 pm
by DailyTX
Victoria wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:13 pm
DailyTX wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:57 pm
Hi All,
I am curious if anyone who uses tea boat, tea tray, or tea plate uses any thing to prevent the teapot from scratching the surface? I have seen people use loofah pad. What do you use?
Thanks
Dailytx
I use cork coasters, they dry very fast. Got these recently
Cork Coaster, Natural Cork. Also, have nice Knoll fabric swatches and a few woven runners to reduce clicking and clacking noises and absorb drops.
@Victoria
Thank you for the inspiration, I think I’ll try to find a bamboo mat to match the tea tray
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:59 pm
by DailyTX
debunix wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:06 pm
My Mirka Randova tea trays are ceramic, as hard as the pots and cups that I place on them; and their surfaces are not smooth or uniformly colored. So no worries there. I use a variety of coasters, not very smooth or glossy, for drinking tea away from the tea trays, and have a few linens from
Studio Edgart as part of my travel tea set.
I have a yixing zisha tea tray, so I was a little concern of scratching the pot and the tray lol. I think a bamboo mat, or if I am lucky, I’ll find a slab of timber for the medium
Re: Tea boats
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:03 am
by Bok
DailyTX wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:59 pm
debunix wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:06 pm
My Mirka Randova tea trays are ceramic, as hard as the pots and cups that I place on them; and their surfaces are not smooth or uniformly colored. So no worries there. I use a variety of coasters, not very smooth or glossy, for drinking tea away from the tea trays, and have a few linens from
Studio Edgart as part of my travel tea set.
I have a yixing zisha tea tray, so I was a little concern of scratching the pot and the tray lol. I think a bamboo mat, or if I am lucky, I’ll find a slab of timber for the medium
What many here in Taiwan use are slices cut of dried loofa insides(the kind some also use to wash dishes or similar) or felt/fabric discs used in polishing machines.