Same here - i can't stand Gaiwans as brewing vessels. I find them awkward and useless tools to brew tea in.Bok wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:05 pmI could never bring myself to like gaiwans, I do not like the way they look nor how they handle and brew the tea. I find myself having much more control with a teapot. For neutral testing I just use a porcelain teapot.
For anything else Taiwanese glazed(outside only) or woodfired.
I know Gaiwans as cups for green tea in Szechuan tea houses, from which one drinks directly, the lid there hold back the floating leaves, and which gets refilled with water regularly. Brings down the temperature quickly so one does not get burned. That is where a Gainwan is uselful.