Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

What's the Deal Dreadful? Review of Francois et Mimi Single Wall Borosilicate Glass French Coffee Press 50oz

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    Hello Lovelies,
        I am back again with another review. Today I am reviewing, Francois et Mimi Single Wall Borosilicate Glass French Coffee Press 50oz. Surprisingly enough, in my household we don't drink coffee. I know we might as well have grown a second head with that comment from the looks we get when we tell people we don't drink coffee. We have never developed a taste for it so most people wonder why we have a French Press if we don't drink coffee. We are a tea drinking household and we are constantly trying new teas to either ice or drink hot. I had read a blog about someone mentioning the benefits of why brewing tea in a French Press was so much better than the traditional tea ball so I wanted to try it. I will state this, that the French Press was packaged poorly and really should have much better padding around it and in it. If my delivery man had a bad day or a package would have fallen on the box my press would have arrived broken. However after it arrived in one piece I quickly washed it and set out to try brewing tea in it. I followed the suggestions on the blog such as only as much water I was going to use for the cups of tea being made and then allowing the tea to steep to the desired strength.  Then and this was the important part, to carefully lower the press about halfway to the bottom so that you don't compress the tea leaves and make your tea bitter. Finally pour your tea in your cups and or container so you don't over steep the rest of the tea. Then I could add more water to the leaves to create as much tea as I wanted until my desired strength was no longer obtainable. It was easy and simple enough to do after following the suggestions on the blog. The tea was wonderful and it was so much easier for creating tea for myself and my husband instead of trying to find two separate tea balls , fill them up, etc. It makes making tea for a large group of people so much easier. The press is large and storing it may be an issue for some if there is limited space. Overall I like the press, however it is rather large and they do need to make sure that the press is packaged better or else there will be a lot of broken presses delivered.




  If you would like your own Francois et Mimi 50oz Glass French Press you can pick on up on Amazon. It is currently out of stock so be sure to check back when it does return. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of What's the Deal Dreadful, until next time lovelies!




Thursday, February 19, 2015

What's the Deal Dreadful? Review of MatchaDNA Certified Organic Matcha Tea, 3 oz.

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    Hello Lovelies!
        I am back again with another review. Today I am reviewing MatchaDNA Certified Organic Matcha Tea, 3 oz. I am a tea junkie and I recently had the opportunity to try out matcha. I have never tried it before so I didn't know what to expect. The matcha arrived in a resealable bag with 34 individual packages. I love the fact that there are individual packets so that I don't have worry about getting out a measuring spoon when I want to make tea or a smoothie. I just open up a packet and poor it in and I am done. It is SO convenient and I love that. The matcha itself is extremely mild without any bitter after taste. We use it constantly in smoothies and I can't taste a thing. It does have caffeine however it doesn't make me jittery or wound up like a cup of coffee does. My husband is constantly taking individual packets to work so he can get his matcha fix during the day. I am officially an addict and I will be ordering more when we run out.





If you would like to try MatchaDNA Certified Organic Matcha Tea, 3 oz. you can pick up your own bag on Amazon. It is $19.21 for 3 oz. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of What's the Deal Dreadful , so until next time lovelies!




Wednesday, February 11, 2015

What's the Deal Dreadful? Review of Infinite Joy Caffeine Free Weight Loss Tea

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Hello Lovelies

     I am back again with another review. This time I am reviewing Infinite Joy Caffeine Free Weight Loss Tea . I am an avid tea drinker so when I had the opportunity to review this tea I was really excited. When I first opened up the bag is smelled incredibly like licorice. Which honestly was a concern for me since I HATE licorice. However I decided to give it a go. I followed the directions and allowed it to steep for 3- 5 minutes and then I added a small amount of raw sugar. I was really surprised when I took a sip due to the fact that I was expecting something that tasted like licorice but it didn't.  I drank it at around 10:30 in the morning so right in the middle between when I eat breakfast and when I eat lunch. I usually get hungry around this time and after drinking a cup, I found out that I wasn't hungry any more. I was perfectly fine until lunch time. As an added bonus, I wasn't hungry at lunch so I ate less. This is really helpful when I am feeling the desire to snack or pick at night when my husband and I finally settle down to watch some tv instead of eating something I make a cup of tea and I am set. I have also noticed that I have a lot more energy after about week of drinking this tea.




If you would like to pick your own bag of Infinite Joy Tea you can do so on Amazon. It is $35.49 however it is currently on sale for $24.75. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of What's the Deal Dreadful and until next time lovelies!