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Doesn’t bode well for that pot that it takes so long to clean off… I mean it seems that whoever made it did obviously not care for people to actually use it! The wax layer on factory pots goes away after on or two showerings with hot water or one gentle boil of a few minutes. The potter’s name is C...

StefTeaPot try making a thick paste out of sodium bicarbonate and a little water and then brush the pot with a toothbrush, this should make quick work of the wax. Thank you. I have tried this after the last rinse with hot water. Yet the result was poor. I might have to repeat that treatment to get ...

StefTeaPot Try to boil it with tea, slow simmer, and don’t wrap the teapot fully with towel so the wax can float on top. Good luck cleaning This appears to be the best way to remove wax. Thank you!! I have tried to remove the wax with ethanol earlier today, but to no avail. The wax gets diluted, bu...

StefTeaPot, that is definitely wax. It will readily dissolve by wiping it with a soft towel and high percentage ethanol. Good luck! Thank you, I will try that. I'd like to mention that the red - coloured leaves decorating the pot are massive clay, not painted dark clay. So the possibility of dye or...

Hello everyone, I am Stef, from Belgium, and I am delighted to have found this forum. I am not entirely new in tea drinking; I drank quite some tea for about a decade years ago. I later switched to coffee. Now I think it is time to connect to tea drinking again. At the time I appreciated tea types l...

Hello there, I am new on the forum. And learning! I want to join the wax discussion. I just purchased a tea pot , made by Chan, Chun Fang. It had never been used to make tea before, according to the seller. After boiling it for an hour ( well protected by towels) I let it cool down in the pot for a ...