The $20.00 Tea Stirrer That Will Seriously Change Your Life
You might be tempted to ditch all of your flatware because I’m about to show you how to stir your tea like a royal emperor.
Tea has so much more to offer than just hot water and leaves. In my home we cook almost every meal, the oven is on or a cast-iron pan is on the stove ready to sauté veggies and herbs.
Think salt and pepper (not the rap trio, the spices), now think back to a time when you took a bite of food that was too salty. Eeeekkk! There’s power is those simple salt granules. There’s that same power in every ingredient. The right herb or spice can give a dish exquisite flavor. Adding a new spice into the mix can open the door to enjoying routine things in a completely new way.
When you’re hands-on with your own food and drink preparation you’re better able to identify and replicate the flavors you like and better still you’re able to enhance and elevate the things you love most.
How does this relate to a $20.00 tea stirrer?
*This is a real picture of the tea blending station at my house.
I developed Seriously Tea because I found myself often saying “yes, I seriously make my cup of tea like this every morning and its amazing”.
Seriously Tea Kits are unique and special because a culinary inspired tea blending approach allows you to get your hands on the flavor of your tea.
The tea blend recipe I do almost every morning is:
2 tablespoons Kenyan Breakfast Black Tea Blend
2 teaspoon bergamot crystals
1 teaspoon cocoa shells
1 whole vanilla bean
1 splash raw cream
After I’ve combined my loose leaf tea and Mixees in the infuser I steep my tea for 4-5 mins. I’m not just dunking tea leaves. I’m allowing the heat of the water to release the depth of flavors present in the blend I’ve created. I do have to remind myself …. relax. Do not agitate the tea. Be patient.
NEXT, watch as I stir my tea with the $20.00 tea stirrer and it’s so worth it.
Using a whole vanilla bean to stir your milky tea will be the most brilliant thing you’ve ever done for yourself.
Whole Vanilla Beans are the second most expensive spice IN THE WORLD right behind saffron. Just two Vanilla Beans will cost you approx. $20.00. When flavor matters you use the best ingredients. The Seriously Tea vanilla bean of choice is: Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans preferred by chefs and Seriously Tea Co. Cutting the pod and then stirring allows the essence and the vanilla paste to permeate your tea while allowing you to use your pod multiple times.
Have you ever thought to stir your tea with something that would enhance the flavor? A whole vanilla bean is the most decadent, but a cinnamon stick or a sprig of thyme would work too.
The genius of a culinary approach to blending tea is the same love that goes into cooking goes into your tea. You know what you like so you should have that and more!
Enjoy!