Bluesea,
Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I have read the tea FAQ. It was in reading
the tea FAQ that prompted me to look for a tea newsgroup. Who would
have thought there'd be a tea newsgroup - besides everyone here?

Great idea about the thermometer. Amazingly, I can't believe I didn't
think of it. Anyway, I will follow up on that.

I will definitely google around in here. The IngenuiTea looks like a
pretty good invention to me. You are the first tea connoisseurs I know.
I got all my information about tea from searching the internet. The
IngenuiTea looked like a good enough idea to risk it. Though I shall be
interested in trying other methods, free floating infusion looked the
best to me and the simplicity of this device was key. Easy to use, easy
to clean, easy filter.

Thanks,
elgoog