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- Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:54 pm
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Interior crack inside yixing lid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1992
Re: Interior crack inside yixing lid
Damn that really sucks to hear. I mean if anyone knows the shop's contact details on 171 Queens Road Central in HK that would be great but I'm not hopeful. I paid around £200 for it 😞 You may try to stabilize it with Permabond, a FDA & EU approved food safe adhesive but it does contain BPA as appar...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:07 am
- Forum: Repair & Cleaning
- Topic: Interior crack inside yixing lid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1992
Re: Interior crack inside yixing lid
I wouldn't worry too much. One of my pots has a similar crack - late 1970s/early 80s green label zini. Been using boiling water without too much care ./download/file.php?id=14243 The crack in his pot is more severe and extensive. I think it is likely to separate whereas yours is likely to remain th...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
- Topic: Takashi Ichikawa article
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1380
Re: Takashi Ichikawa article
I have one of his older kettles and after seasoning it makes the softest textured water. I love it so much I've bought a backup and a third as a gift to a dear friend. She says it makes "cloud water". I also have some of his plates and a teapot. The teapot is really beautiful with an iridescent, met...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:51 pm
- Forum: Japan
- Topic: Impossible to completely pour out water of kyusu with stainless steel filter - normal or not?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1346
Re: Impossible to completely pour out water of kyusu with stainless steel filter - normal or not?
It's the mesh. I tried tilting town the spout and then laying a paper towel onto the filter. I immediately becomes soaked, and when I return the pot to its normal position no water flows back. If I just tilt it down and shake hard, then return it to the original position, all the water flows back. ...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Warming up teapots
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11908
Re: Warming up teapots
One trick I found is stick the cup of the gaiwan into the opening of the water kettle. The cup sits on top of the kettle and the steam heats up the gaiwan. It's basically an easy way to double boil the gaiwan. I like this trick because it doesn't involve wasting water and you can even do it when br...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 11:43 am
- Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
- Topic: The Essence of Tea
- Replies: 126
- Views: 48820
Re: The Essence of Tea
Now trying some gold medal rougui from essence of tea Aside from a very strong rougui aroma, it is not very good. In fact, I am tempted to reset my teapot with percarbonate after having been exposed to this material... I tried a packet of this one again after reading your comments - you're quite ri...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:32 am
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Gyokuro recommendations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17562
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hi and HELP! WHAT IS THIS?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1175
Re: Hi and HELP! WHAT IS THIS?
I second what Pedant has said and will add that you may want to use a bottled water with lower minerals and TDS. That’s a lot of scale. I use mineral sachets for mineralizing distilled water for coffee (tea doesn’t need these) and my dedicated kettle for coffee develops scale rapidly. I use a light ...
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:29 pm
- Forum: Green Tea
- Topic: Bottled tea
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1333
Re: Bottled tea
I have a very specific question for a friend, but I’m giving this topic a more general title, in case other people will be wanting to add to it over time. The question for a friend is about a specific Ito en bottled tea, called “bold, green tea”. He’d like to start with tea leaves and prepare somet...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Yixing
- Replies: 5888
- Views: 1857934
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:08 pm
- Forum: China & Taiwan
- Topic: Yixing
- Replies: 5888
- Views: 1857934
Re: Yixing
Bok, I read an earlier post by you that mentioned you have a (few?) Antique CZ pots. Have you tested how these tend to fare with Shou Puerhs or Black Teas? I appreciate sweeping generalisations are dangerous, just meant subjectively in your experience... I realize you’re asking Bok but I’ll add my ...
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:25 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: DIY Bamboo Chasoku
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1582
Re: DIY Bamboo Chasoku
Looks great. There are stands of giant bamboo on Avery Island (moku, iirc). I know that various bamboo societies volunteer to care for them there. The bamboo societies also sell pieces from harvesting.
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
- Replies: 471
- Views: 245368
Re: Water Water Everywhere... What’s Your Water?
Capitalism creates innovation! The innovation: https://apnews.com/article/pfas-forever ... eea39c778a
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:21 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Porcelain Thread
- Replies: 311
- Views: 222424
Re: The Porcelain Thread
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What tea strainer do you use?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4449
Re: What tea strainer do you use?
When brewing casually for myself, I don't filter. Doesn't matter which tea it is. When tasting or brewing for others, I might, depending on the kind of tea - it mostly comes down to how broken it is. Doesn't stainless steel affect tea taste? I was thinking of buying those but was afraid that it mig...