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by pastor
Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating
Replies: 12
Views: 4097

Re: Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating

I must add that I tried the method to immerge the teapot in a boiling tea and it worked well also to get these result ! and today I can confirm that the normal use on the gas fire improve the aspect day after day. So again Thank you, my wife is going to manage to find something else to complain, no ...
by pastor
Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating
Replies: 12
Views: 4097

Re: Japanese black cast iron teapot turned grey

The look didn't come back perfect but enough that my wife didn't realize there was a change :D nice. any pics of how it turned out? Hi pedant unfortunatly the lighting conditions was different : https://zupimages.net/up/23/03/2w66.jpg https://zupimages.net/up/23/03/xaft.jpg https://zupimages.net/up...
by pastor
Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:25 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating
Replies: 12
Views: 4097

Re: Japanese black cast iron teapot turned grey

I wanted to thank you for all your advice. I must admit that I tried several methods in a bit of a mess but finally I managed to correct the outside appearance, especially by continuing to rub with a melamine sponge to remove most of the rust, then wiping the bottom with a cloth with a little olive ...
by pastor
Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:19 am
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1437
Views: 588038

Re: Introduce Yourself

Hello to all :) So to introduce myself, I live in Paris and I work at home. I would say that I am not at all an expert in tea, but it's true that I drink a lot of it throughout the day, most of the time earl grey. but also a lot of japanese teas because my wife is japanese. sencha, ojicha, oolong, m...
by pastor
Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:13 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating
Replies: 12
Views: 4097

Japanese black cast iron tetsubin kettle turned grey from overheating

Hello, I have a problem with my Japanese black cast iron teapot kettle, recently I forgot it more than 1 hour on the fire of the gas stove. it has oxidized and become rusty underneath. :o I read on a web site specialized on japanese waxes that you have to soak it in a mixture of 50% water and 50% vi...