Water, Water Everywhere.

I've been writing a bit recently about tea, and probably will do so in the future.  Why?  Because I have a new shiny toy that lets me have water ready for tea whenever I want it.  And, being me, if I can have it, I'll drink it.

I'm a big fan of Zojirushi products anyway (I have the fuzzy logic rice cooker, and it's the best one I've ever owned, and the hot pot is on my want list.)

I'm learning a lot about tea from The Duchess, and am slowly developing a palate for things other than southern style sweet tea and Japanese usucha (thin tea made from matcha.)

My only problem is...well, I like to drink tea.  Having heated water on tap pretty much ensures that I will think about having a cup any time I walk past the warmer.  I think on one day I had over three full liters of black tea over the course of six hours or so!

My only problem with the warmer is the time it takes to change temperature - it holds wonderfully at a single temp, but if you want to switch from black tea to green, it's going to take about four hours for the water to drop to an acceptable level.  Also, if you top up the water it has to reboil and cool again, which takes a while.  I've gotten around this by deciding a day before what kind of tea I will be drinking - so far that had worked out pretty well.  Today was a green tea day, tomorrow it's back to the black.

Having tea available anytime I want makes life just a little bit more pleasant.  I wish I could have some now....