Tea
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@possumpat.ioI ordered a mystery box from Adagio which finally came in and was surprised at what came in. I was expecting a collection of single cup samples but instead I got several of the larger bags that can make multiple cups each.
This box contained:
Since they change what they put in the mystery box each month, I might just see how to setup a monthly auto-purchase.
I have a hot water dispenser, which heats the water to the temp you specify, on-the-fly. Sometimes this technology is called “insti-heat”. Instead of filling a kettle and waiting, it pumps water from a tank and heats it inline as fast as it draws it. Likely similar to how Nespresso machines work.
This means the limescale is hidden in the internal tubes. When descaling solution is put in the tank and the descaling program runs, there are no white chips of limescale like you would get in a water kettle. Yet it seems to be working because after descaling the water flows smoothly (as opposed to coughing and sputtering which is what happens when limescale is built up).
So it’s a mystery- where did the limescale go? Does it actually dissolve into the descaling solution? I ask because I’d rather not be wasteful.. I’d like to reuse the descaling solution, if that’s sensible.
I enjoyed the Jasmine tea and the white tea, which tasted like incense smells. The green tea tasted like spinach and the oolong didnt taste like much. The fermented tea tasted like cut grass. The Cardamom Ceylon black tea didnt have a strong flavor at first but with sweetener, the cardamom really pops. I had hoped that I would like tea unsweetened so that I would have a healthy beverage but it is either no strong enough, bitter, or tastes like plant. To be fair, only the cheap store brand tea has been bitter. Any suggestions for teas to try that are more on the fruity, nutty, floral, or spice teas?
I was suprised that none of the thrift stories had any teapots. Coffee machine pots sure, but no teapots. The third antique store had one that was the size I was looking for given I make tea for one. 
