Would someone with a scale...
 

please do me a little favor...if you have a broken leaf tea somewhere (pref.
an assam or ceylon, something like that) could you please measure out a
level teaspoon and see just how much it weighs? I don't have a scale yet and
I'm trying to get a general idea if I've been making tea to a similar
strength as what some of the websites say. Thanks!!

Melinda

--
"The country has entered an era in which
questions are not asked, for questions are
daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout

Hi Melinda,

I have a 125 g/ 4 oz balance scale (not digital). I did not have a broken
leaf Assam or Ceylon on hand but I do have Rungagora Estate Assam TGFOP. It
is the last teaspoon in the bag--small tips, broken pieces and some dust. I
measured a level teaspoon and got between 1.8 - 1.9 g (hard to be absolutely
accurate with full gram hash marks and an air bubble). I would say that for
the broken leaf, this would be fairly close...you could round it up to 2g.

Renee


"Melinda" > wrote in message
...
> please do me a little favor...if you have a broken leaf tea somewhere
(pref.
> an assam or ceylon, something like that) could you please measure out a
> level teaspoon and see just how much it weighs? I don't have a scale yet
and
> I'm trying to get a general idea if I've been making tea to a similar
> strength as what some of the websites say. Thanks!!
>
> Melinda
>
> --
> "The country has entered an era in which
> questions are not asked, for questions are
> daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
> fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
>
>

Excellant, thank you very much Renee!! Now I can think in terms of a general
ballpark, not being familiar with metric as it relates to food....

Melinda

--
"The country has entered an era in which
questions are not asked, for questions are
daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
"Frank & Renee" > wrote in message
news:QVYWd.92071$g16.45460@trndny08...
> Hi Melinda,
>
> I have a 125 g/ 4 oz balance scale (not digital). I did not have a broken
> leaf Assam or Ceylon on hand but I do have Rungagora Estate Assam TGFOP.
> It
> is the last teaspoon in the bag--small tips, broken pieces and some dust.
> I
> measured a level teaspoon and got between 1.8 - 1.9 g (hard to be
> absolutely
> accurate with full gram hash marks and an air bubble). I would say that
> for
> the broken leaf, this would be fairly close...you could round it up to 2g.
>
> Renee
>
>
> "Melinda" > wrote in message
> ...
>> please do me a little favor...if you have a broken leaf tea somewhere
> (pref.
>> an assam or ceylon, something like that) could you please measure out a
>> level teaspoon and see just how much it weighs? I don't have a scale yet
> and
>> I'm trying to get a general idea if I've been making tea to a similar
>> strength as what some of the websites say. Thanks!!
>>
>> Melinda
>>
>> --
>> "The country has entered an era in which
>> questions are not asked, for questions are
>> daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
>> fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
>>
>>
>
>