Tag: teapots
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How to pour a teapot
What a ridiculous title for a post, eh? “Grab the handle and pour”, is the expected response. However, as anyone who’s tried to use a yixing pot for the first time can probably tell you, there’s a little more to it than that. First of all, let’s clarify that I’m mostly talking about fairly small…
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A Reprisal of Gaiwans
I posted a while ago about how to pour a gaiwan, but I wanted to talk a little more about this super-useful device. What is a gaiwan? Why should you have one? Where do you get one? How do you use it? These are all good questions! Let’s break it down. What is a gaiwan? It’s…
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Preparing Japanese Tea
Green tea from Japan differs quite a lot from its Chinese cousin. The different cultivars, harvesting, and processing provides a distinct experience. It can also be challenging to steep. Many folks I’ve encountered have found their first experience with grassy bitter Japanese green tea to be their last. With this post I hope to provide those…
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Moving Leaves and Tea Balls
Let’s talk about all the different shapes of tea pots that are out there. It’s quite an interesting artistic exploration to see how some teapots are designed. Now first of all, as I’ve often said, you don’t need anything fancy to make tea. A saucepan, kitchen strainer, and a mug will do. But what’s a…
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The Size of The Teapot
Many months ago I wrote a post on Dobra Tea’s blog about tea pot sizes. This is an updated version of that post. I often joke that the more I learn about tea, the smaller my teapots become. There’s quite a lot of truth to this, and I thought it might be valuable to explain…