tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post111579164499764573..comments2024-03-16T17:58:04.652+08:00Comments on Tea Masters: Various techniques to prepare a new Yixing teapotTeaMastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-67971327768457450632016-02-14T22:49:08.025+08:002016-02-14T22:49:08.025+08:00Hello Pilgrim,
If you don't feel satisfied wit...Hello Pilgrim,<br />If you don't feel satisfied with your current teapot and tea pairing, it's OK to change. You could boil the teapot in water or rinse it several times with boiling water in order to remove the remains of previous tea sessions.<br />Good luck,<br />Stephane TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-54767354795818621162016-02-11T13:28:25.414+08:002016-02-11T13:28:25.414+08:00Hello Stephane,
I would love your opinion on chan...Hello Stephane,<br /><br />I would love your opinion on changing teas brewed in yixing pots. My circumstances include a 100ml pot I've been using for three years for sheng puer (cakes used so far 2-6 yrs) that I would like to try to now use for yan cha mainly because the shape and pot opening are ideal. Similarly, I have a pearl-shaped pot I've been using for yan cha for three months that I would like to dedicate to rolled wulongs. A bit of yixing musical chairs, really, due to my growing knowledge and changing needs. I haven't been able to see much discussion on this. Perhaps, it's not a good idea to change teas?Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415056688866053288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-78158291795526159252011-11-05T14:40:22.393+08:002011-11-05T14:40:22.393+08:00A second hand apparent or purported Aisha pot I bo...A second hand apparent or purported Aisha pot I bought here in Taipei seems to be imparting a noticeable sharp, bitter taste to the brew. Concerned the pot may have been mistreated in some way to bring this about... Any thoughts?funky gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986320491328311166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-32109706122598843402008-08-26T22:07:00.000+08:002008-08-26T22:07:00.000+08:00Great post! I was researching the same last night ...Great post! I was researching the same last night and posted several techniques I found on my blog as well. A reader directed me to this post on your blog. I will have to try this technique as I now "know" more than one person utilizing it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-46538886579297199172008-07-08T00:42:00.000+08:002008-07-08T00:42:00.000+08:00Alex,Some (many) people recommend boiling the pot ...Alex,<BR/>Some (many) people recommend boiling the pot with tea to 'season' the pot. It's for this technique that Teaparker says that the pores may be clogged by the tea boiling together with the teapot. Of course, if you boil the teapot in water, there would be nothing to clog.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-87984932984616092692008-07-08T00:36:00.000+08:002008-07-08T00:36:00.000+08:00Hello Stephane,I have a follow up question regardi...Hello Stephane,<BR/><BR/>I have a follow up question regarding Teaparker's advice that boiling a new teapot may clog the pores in the clay. What would the pores be clogged by? <BR/><BR/>Admittedly, I know little about clay pot chemistry. Assuming the clay of the teapot has been fired at a very high temperature, shouldn't it be able to resist boiling water? <BR/><BR/>Additional insights would be great :)!<BR/><BR/>Have a good tea day!<BR/><BR/>Alextieguanyinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924156330301285699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-46562073097669975662007-03-13T08:54:00.000+08:002007-03-13T08:54:00.000+08:00Again, many thanks. I had a hunch that hot/cold co...Again, many thanks. I had a hunch that hot/cold could be detrimental but what do I know? It's nice to have ones instincts confirmed.<BR/>I had visions of sewing pots into washcloths to protect them from being jostled in the boiling water, letting them sit for days, etc. This advice is MUCH more reasonable. Now I have to figure out which teas I should assign to them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-51035838887839563622007-03-13T04:31:00.000+08:002007-03-13T04:31:00.000+08:00I mean room temperature. You're right to ask for t...I mean room temperature. You're right to ask for this clarification. A too cold water could be dangerous for the teapot. Especially antique teapots may need some time to stand big swings in temperature.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-19643539565379313822007-03-13T02:32:00.000+08:002007-03-13T02:32:00.000+08:00I'm happy to have stumbled upon this post! I'm new...I'm happy to have stumbled upon this post! I'm new to tea and have purchased a few yixing pots to dedicate to the various oolongs I've come to love. I was going to season them with the boiling technique, but have now decided to follow Stephane's suggestion. However, by "cold" water, do you literally mean cold or room temperature? I want to treat my pots in the best way possible.<BR/>Many thanks in advance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com