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  #1537058 20-Apr-2016 22:11
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JayADee: I'm also pretty fussy about mugs and even bowls. :)

 

 

 

I agree, bowls can be variable. I definitely favour something I get used to. My wife, couldn't get less.




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  #1537060 20-Apr-2016 22:15
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gzt: Ideally cups would have a special rating system to indicate how long they keep drinks hot in different temperature conditions. Too short fail, too long fail : ). Also there would be summer cups and winter cups. Technically they are all mini mugs rather than cups. ; ).

 

I once had a coffee mug, that had a hollow handle, dumb idea, ouch.


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  #1537068 20-Apr-2016 22:32
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Geektastic: Making tea is primarily about the length of time you brew. 4 minutes usually works for me. On a proper timer not guessed!

 

You time it on a timer and then say it usually works for you. And when it doesn't, was the timer off?




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  #1537090 20-Apr-2016 22:35
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I have a kettle that is programmable which is nice. Keeps the water at a specific temperature.


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  #1537129 21-Apr-2016 05:30
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bazzer:

Geektastic: Making tea is primarily about the length of time you brew. 4 minutes usually works for me. On a proper timer not guessed!


You time it on a timer and then say it usually works for you. And when it doesn't, was the timer off?



Could be the tea leaves. How fresh or whatever.
Doesn't seem to taste the same as it used to. :p

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  #1537130 21-Apr-2016 05:33
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networkn:

JayADee: I'm also pretty fussy about mugs and even bowls. :)


 


I agree, bowls can be variable. I definitely favour something I get used to. My wife, couldn't get less.



Plus the size matters. Hubby picked up two hand made bowls at a SPCA fund raiser that I love. They are just the perfect size for an individual garden salad or desert and they have a really nice glaze. I don't like having a bowl too big for what you put in it.

 
 
 

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  #1537134 21-Apr-2016 06:06
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Im more picky about plates. Can't stand ones that are all rim with a tiny food area in the middle like overpriced resturants use to make things look nice.





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  #1537136 21-Apr-2016 06:22
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richms:

Im more picky about plates. Can't stand ones that are all rim with a tiny food area in the middle like overpriced resturants use to make things look nice.



Totally agree.
I also don't like huge plates.

Hubby and I sometimes use metal pie plates for curries or other sloshy stuff because of the rims. it's a hold over from our wilderness camping days. Not when we have company!

About the hollow mug handle, that's a bit mind boggling.

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  #1537202 21-Apr-2016 09:16
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I'm picky about glasses. Dislike thick glass, not a fan of squared glasses. Have to have the right glass for beer and wines (although, I do quite enjoy a craft beer out of a decent red wine glass).


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  #1537274 21-Apr-2016 10:22
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Just had breakfast at John's Kitchen and Takeaway off Lambton Quay, all their mugs looked very similar. Didn't think to ask where they got them.

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  #1537351 21-Apr-2016 11:55
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I like to keep to my favourite mug, too. And the breakfast bowl!

 

A psychologist would have a field day with us!!


 
 
 

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  #1537433 21-Apr-2016 13:26
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Are you OK?

 

 

 

MikeB4:

 

That's brave, If I did that I think I would wear the coffee container, the cup and spoon and possibly the kitchen sink tongue-out

 





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  #1541462 25-Apr-2016 09:03
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I use my 20+ year old Caltex coffee club thermal mug ( the gray one with the red lid) best cup ever 


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  #1541571 25-Apr-2016 12:00
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Athlonite:

I use my 20+ year old Caltex coffee club thermal mug ( the gray one with the red lid) best cup ever 



You best hang onto it. A good thermal is very hard to find.

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