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- Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:33 am
- Forum: Kettles & Heating Elements
- Topic: Copper diffusers with iron kettles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10983
Re: Copper diffusers with iron kettles
Just want to say that while everyone is not the best source of information (indeed!), my Tetsubin began to rust within a few days of using it on a gas burner. It was a rather dramatic change actually. I stopped using gas and got a portable induction cooktop instead, which is basically dedicated only...
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:13 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 67669
- Fri May 29, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 67669
Re: Shincha 2020, "the Year of COVID-19"
..I went ahead and ordered Ippodo USA Shincha to see if it is good. Coming from NYC so don’t have to deal with international shipping issues... Thanks for this Victoria, It's been a looong time since I ordered from Ippodo and I didn't realize they had opened a USA website. I had given up getting go...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How Much Tea Do You Consume Per Day?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 59563
Re: How much tea do you consume per day?
You guys are addicted . :lol: After reading the above I feel much better about my chronic tea habit. I only make 1 infusion of green tea in the morning (about 4 grams) and then make 4-5 steepings of that throughout the day, usually stopping around 5 or pm. Even at this light weight level, if I skip ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:28 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: What Green Are You Drinking
- Replies: 1554
- Views: 1062001
Re: What Green Are You Drinking
I had to stop reading right there.I rarely use my tetsubin...

- Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:30 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Ode to the Kyusu
- Replies: 639
- Views: 475544
Re: Ode to the Kyusu
Hi Mukti, Your kyusu looks to be a purple clay Banko Yaki (萬古焼) style teapot... as denoted by the gold sticker. It also states "Yokkaichi Banko", referring to the Japanese city of Yokkaichi which is famous for Banko-yaki goods. The final line on the gold sticker reads 日本製, Nihon sei, meaning "Made i...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:18 pm
- Forum: Fermented Tea
- Topic: A Serious Question About Bad Tea Feeling
- Replies: 34
- Views: 26446
Re: A Serious Question About Bad Tea Feeling
I once did a binge tea drinking session at a teahouse in Hong Kong. I was double fisting a PuEhr and an Oolong of some kind. After many many cups I started to get an unusual lightheaded buzzy tingly feeling from my head all the way to fingertips. It's the only time I ever experienced such a thing an...
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What to brew for a friend with no sense of smell?!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7880
Re: What to brew for a friend with no sense of smell?!
I lost my sense of smell once, temporarily. It totally affected my sense of taste as well, making it difficult to enjoy the true flavor of tea for sure, but even affected strongly flavored food. I suspect a round of Gong Fu cha, which I assume you're doing the whole ceremony thing, should be quite e...
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:23 am
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Tea pot spout dripping
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11020
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:01 pm
- Forum: Kettles & Heating Elements
- Topic: Tetsubin
- Replies: 207
- Views: 331567
Re: Tetsubin
You can get a nice new from Hojo...
http://hojotea.com/categ_e/tetsubin.htm
Or with a little patience you can find some great used testsubin in various stages of upkeep on Japanese Auction site:
https://www.jauce.com/search/tetsubin?auccat=All
http://hojotea.com/categ_e/tetsubin.htm
Or with a little patience you can find some great used testsubin in various stages of upkeep on Japanese Auction site:
https://www.jauce.com/search/tetsubin?auccat=All
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What to brew when having a cold
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14096
Re: What to brew when having a cold
I usually avoid drinking tea when I get sick, as it doesn't really make me feel any better. Instead I focus on making a more "medicinal" blend to treat my conditions. This usually involves steeping fresh garlic in hot water (and ginger if I have any) with a few drops of honey and about 1/8th tsp of ...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Science of Tea Drinking
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8866
Re: The Science of Tea Drinking
I usually do find a correlation between flavor/quality and price... at least for Japanese greens... on occasion I have shelled out for an expensive tea and been dissapointed, but by and large it is usually worth it for me when I decide to buy more expensive tea. That being said there is plenty of le...