/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>9899491
Na. You're fine.
Patchy threads are for discussing Patchy, though.

>>9606693
Stop saying weird things and take it.

>>9017266

http://www.taylorusa.com/kitchen/thermometers/5-commercial-anti-microbial-instant-read-thermometer.h
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This is what I use. I got it for something like $10 at the local kitchenwares store.

>>9017299

Karigane is a Japanese tea made from stems, but you say it's Chinese? I'm not aware of any Chinese stem teas, but I'm not that knowledgeable about Chinese green tea.

>>9020549

I used a very simple, low-tech method for determining water temperature for sencha in the past before I started using thermometers. Hovering your hand over the water, if it feels scalding hovering your hand above it, I deemed that too hot. On the other hand (no pun intended), if it felt pleasantly warm, I immediately poured it in and brewed with it.

Can't say I recommend this approach though. Just get yourself a cheap thermometer and save yourself the guess work. If you buy good quality tea, you owe it to yourself not to waste that money by brewing with a water temperature that turns your toasty green brew into bitter drain-fodder.