Tea & Matcha
Kettles, teapots, whisks and tins, for loose leaf and matcha without the ceremony tax.
18 guides · updated Nov 2026
Tea & MatchaSachet vs Tea Bag vs Loose Leaf Tea: What's the Difference?Same plant, three ways to buy it. What's inside each, what a cup costs when one tea comes all three ways, and which one I'd keep in the cupboard.
Tea & MatchaJasmine vs Oolong Tea: What's the Difference?One is a kind of tea, the other is a flower scent added to tea, usually green. Here's how they taste, which one has more caffeine, how to brew each, and the cup that's both.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Tea Gifts for Tea LoversNot sure what they drink? Buy the $40 Tea Forte box. Seven other gifts and presents from $12 to $70, with samplers, an advent calendar, a teapot and a kettle.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Green TeaEight green teas from about 7 to 67 cents a cup: everyday bags, loose leaf, organic, jasmine and decaf, and how to keep any of them from turning bitter.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Tea Brands You Can Buy on AmazonMost tea companies are really good at one tea. These are those teas, from a breakfast mug that costs 7 cents to a cinnamon sachet that smells like dessert.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Teas for a Sore ThroatA warm mug won't cure a sore throat, but the right one makes the week easier, and the herb most throat teas share isn't right for everyone.
Tea & MatchaRooibos Iced Tea BenefitsNo caffeine, no bitterness and almost no calories if you skip the sugar. What rooibos has really been shown to do, what's still lab talk, and how to make a pitcher for the fridge.
Tea & MatchaTypes of Chai TeaMasala chai is what most people order, but chai also comes hot with ginger, sweet with cardamom, pink and salty from Kashmir, or with no caffeine at all. The box to start with for each.
Tea & MatchaHerbal Tea BenefitsChamomile, peppermint, ginger, hibiscus and three more: what each one is good for, how solid the evidence is, how much to drink, and when to leave it in the cupboard.
Tea & MatchaRosemary Herbal TeaA savory, piney cup that Europe recognizes for indigestion. What the memory studies really gave people, how to brew it from a sprig or a bag, and who should leave it alone.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Herbal Teas for Acid RefluxFive caffeine-free teas for heartburn and reflux, from about 37 to 47 cents a cup, plus the mint, licorice and caffeine teas to leave on the shelf.
Tea & MatchaHow to Make a Matcha Latte, Hot or IcedThree ingredients and about five minutes. Here's the amount of powder, the water temperature that keeps it from turning bitter, and how to make it sweet, iced or without a whisk.
Tea & MatchaTypes of Black TeaMalty Assam, flowery Darjeeling, smoky Lapsang: they're all the same leaf. Here's how they differ in the cup, which ones take milk, and how long to steep them.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Herbal Teas for BloatingSix caffeine-free teas for a full, gassy stomach, from 12 to about 47 cents a cup, with what the people who drink them say about the taste.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Matcha WhisksGood foam comes from a quick wrist and a lot of thin bamboo. Here's the whisk to start with, a cheap second one if you want finer froth, and when plastic or a battery wand makes more sense.
Tea & MatchaThe Best Holy Basil (Tulsi) TeasClove, pepper and a cool finish: the tulsi blend to start with, the box that quietly has caffeine in it, and what the research on holy basil does and doesn't show.
Tea & MatchaWhat Is Matcha Made Of?One ingredient, grown in the shade and ground slowly on stone. Why a bowl of it tastes nothing like a green tea bag, and which tin to start with.