Category: Tea Gear

Tea pots, cups, mugs and other lovely tea items

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Pu’er Breaking Tray – Oolong Owl Tea Ware Review

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Awhile back on Steepster, someone recommended a pu’er breaking tray. I’ve seen them all over Ebay and some online tea shops, but I was unsure if it was worth the $15 to $25 for one. I mean, its just a coaster looking thing. After some messy pu’er pickings, ripped up pu’er wrappers and Teal “pu’er pick” Owl stabbing me a few times by accident, I decided to keep my eye out for one at a decent price. I considered trying to find something with a similar shape and having my husband saw off the edge. With my last Mandala Tea order,… Continue reading, hoot!

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You Are The One, My Little Black Yixing Teapot

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You are the one, my black yixing teapot. I saw you at the shop and knew from the get go, you’ll be my black tea pot. You were the last one at the shop, and I held onto you, determined to take you home. The shop keep scribed my name on the label and you became mine! At home, you were taken in with open wings – the Tea Owls were happy to have you on board! To start our tea journey, we boiled you, as carefully as possible to start you as a blank slate. I know, little yixing black… Continue reading, hoot!

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So much bubble wrap! Ebay Tea ware Fun

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On occasion, I order tea and tea ware from Ebay. Ebay, especially from sellers based in China, have some killer deals and hard to find tea ware. However, when you get teaware shipped from China, you get some interesting packaging. Yunnan Sourcing has some legendary use of the bubble wrap, however this one takes the cake: This package is a tea set I took a risk on, bidding on a new seller. It looks the seller I got it from sold a few things and stopped, so no point of me linking them here. My package arrives with no box… Continue reading, hoot!

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Kikkerland Robot Tea Infuser – Oolong Owl Teaware review

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I got a Kikkerland Robot Tea Infuser for christmas, yay! Novelty tea infusers entertain me. I feel like I want to collect them, but at the same time I feel they are probably subpar compared to my current tea set up. Apparently, at least on the amazon listing for  Kikkerland Robot Tea Infuser, you can get the same style of tea infuser, but in a frog, climber, diver, monkey, rocket and the Queen forms. There is also an axe tea infuser – I think that one should only be used for hibiscus teas! MUAHAHAHA! Anyways, there’s lots of styles to suit your fancy… Continue reading, hoot!

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Carry Travel Mug from DAVIDsTea – Oolong Owl Teawave Review

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A tea drinker should have at least one Tea Travel Mug so they can have tea on the go. I have… 5? I purchased DAVIDsTea’s Carry Travel Mug (Midnight green colour, Spring 2014 release) for a tea travel tumbler for temperature retention. This travel mug is designed and sold exclusively at DAVIDsTea. Specs of the Carry Travel Mug Double Walled Stainless Steel 160z / 463ml / 2 cups BPA free Mesh strainer basket, removable Mesh strainer on lid Secret tea compartment Leak Proof Twist cap lid with handle (my discovery) Non slip base My Tea Owls will be Test Owls for trying out DAVIDsTea’s… Continue reading, hoot!

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Oolong Owl’s World Tea Expo 2014 Haul

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Oolong Owl @ the World Tea Expo 2014! Read Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 I know you tea peeps have been waiting for this! OOLONG OWL’s World Tea Expo 2014 Haul! YEAH! Surrounded by teas and teaware for 3 days, there is no way one can resist buying stuff! Even though I’m just a blogger, I managed to purchase a few things – though many booths were not selling on site or are wholesale only. Modern Tea Girl – Nail polish! Modern Tea Girl has lots of goodies – icing mix and tea themed nail polish! The nail polish… Continue reading, hoot!

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Nordic Mug from DAVIDsTea – Oolong Owl Teaware review

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A large tea mug with tentacles? I had to have it! The cool mug is DAVIDsTea‘s Nordic mug in Breton Navy Octopus (Spring 2014 design)! Every season they come out with new designs and colours for their Nordic Mug. Let’s take a closer look at this tea mug. I ordered my mug online, so it was shipping from Eastern Canada and made it all the way to California in perfect condition. The Breton Navy Octopus Nordic Mug! The Nordic Mug is a big 16oz/463ml or 2 cups of tea compared to DAVIDsTea‘s which is a 12oz/ 355ml tea mug. All the DAVIDsTea tea mugs come with… Continue reading, hoot!

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Glass Tea Thermos from Mandala Tea – Oolong Owl Teaware Review

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I’ve had a couple blog posts now showing off my Mandala Tea’s Glass Tea Thermos in action, so I think it is time to review how nice of a tea thermos it is! I am a big Mandala Tea fan. Great teas and customer service! I found their Glass Tea Thermos and purchased it for my first cruise so I can have a pretty tea thermos. I have quite a few travelling tea steeping items, but I wanted something attractive and stylish that could also double as a tea pot in a pinch. Mandala Tea’s Garret has a pretty handy video on using… Continue reading, hoot!

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Gong Fu Tea Tray from Music City Tea – Oolong Owl teaware review

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Tea Peeps – I finally got a gong fu tea tray! I’ve wanted one since I got my first gaiwan! I’ve been looking on and off for deals on tea trays. They tend to run up in price, especially if you want one that holds more than a cup or two. I wanted something bigger for Oolong Owl. I was checking amazon.com for tea trays, since I’ve seen yixing pots there, and a found a great price for a medium sized tray – $39.95!. However, I decided to look up the company and found their website. I purchased off the… Continue reading, hoot!

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The Glass Perfect Tea Mug from DAVIDsTea – Oolong Owl Tea ware review

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My father, who lives near a DAVIDsTea store in Vancouver Canada, purchased this Glass Perfect Tea Mug for me. Hurray for having a Canadian tea mule! I own DAVIDsTea Bubble Tea pot, which is quite nice and their Steeper, which is also a solid product, however I never tried their Perfect Tea Mugs. Let’s unwrap and try out DAVIDsTea‘s Glass Perfect Tea Mug! The Glass Perfect Tea Mug I picked out was a seasonal one, I think 2013 Spring – Glass Peacock design. Inside! Ooooh, shiny! The Glass Perfect Tea Mug is a 3 piece set: Mug, Tea Strainer and lid. As usual, David’s Perfect… Continue reading, hoot!