Tea Knowledge & Friendship
Use it! The more it sees use, the nicer it will get.
The beef seasoning had a newfound fullness of flavor
You may be right @Bok since I am the only one who is noticing this.
Not to forget that when those were written, people were still preparing tea in a vastly different way... either some sort of grand pa or whisked brew like matcha, so most of what is written there doesn’t really apply to today’s tea.vuanguyen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:08 am
You may be right Bok since I am the only one who is noticing this.
On a slightly different topic, I remember vaguely reading somewhere about Lu Yu's "the Classic of Tea" or some other ancient book that there is a passage saying to avoid using iron utensil in tea. Not sure if this is correct or not.
What, exactly, should I be looking for with regard to the water level?
Looks pretty usable you‘ll just need to boil used or cheap tea leaves a few times to remove some of the rust and reseal the surface. Earlier in another thread I describe the process I’ve used to get a used somewhat rusty tetsubin back into shape. I’ve not heard of any wax being used inside a tetsubin, that sounds counterproductive. Urishi is sometimes used on the outside to seal the exterior surface, and also on the bottom to plug up casting holes. The inside is heat sealed, similar to gun blueing, and should not be raked or brushed with any metal abrasive brush, this will further degrade the seal. Some members have used citric acid to remove mineral deposits. Looking forward to hearing which method you use.DailyTX wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:28 amkarma's post got me looking for a tetsubin again. I have been on and off with my search for one. Some tetsubin has a wax inside, some do not. Anyone wants to chime in if the inner wax is a plus or minus? I found a used one for 150-200 usd range, but the inner bottom may have some mineral built up. Do you think this is cleanable/usable?
@VictoriaVictoria wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:08 pmLooks pretty usable you‘ll just need to boil used or cheap tea leaves a few times to remove some of the rust and reseal the surface. Earlier in another thread I describe the process I’ve used to get a used somewhat rusty tetsubin back into shape. I’ve not heard of any wax being used inside a tetsubin, that sounds counterproductive. Urishi is sometimes used on the outside to seal the exterior surface, and also on the bottom to plug up casting holes. The inside is heat sealed, similar to gun blueing, and should not be raked or brushed with any metal abrasive brush, this will further degrade the seal. Some members have used citric acid to remove mineral deposits. Looking forward to hearing which method you use.DailyTX wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:28 amkarma's post got me looking for a tetsubin again. I have been on and off with my search for one. Some tetsubin has a wax inside, some do not. Anyone wants to chime in if the inner wax is a plus or minus? I found a used one for 150-200 usd range, but the inner bottom may have some mineral built up. Do you think this is cleanable/usable?
It’s pretty hard to tell, the inside should be somewhat rough to the touch without urishi inside.DailyTX wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:08 pmVictoria
Thank you for the link. This looks like a good weekend project. Do you know based on the photo, do you think Urushi was used to treat the inside? I read the info from Hojo that the color of the inside is blue-gray if it’s untreated while treated with Urushi has a black color
