And you heat up the yixing with boiled water (which you then discard into your drinking vessel(s)) before you add the tea to which you add still more boiled water. Quite simple, really.Not all yixings are little, some of them make multiple cups at a time. The small size is so that one can create an intense extraction for a single cup. And yes, you heat up the water in a kettle before pouring it into the yixing.
I first got it and washed it out there was a little bit of loose clay on the inside, when I wiped it out with a wet paper towel it was picking up a little brown clay. I cleaned it a few times and it seemed to stop doing that. Is that normal?
If it was clay, its probably normal. If its shoe polish, or worse, its probably because its cheap. With these pots its a good idea to place a towle in the bottom of a pot, put water, and your tea pot in it then boil it for a while. This opens the porous clay and cleans the funk out of it.
Yunnan Sourcing, LLC., has a nice selection of reasonably priced teapots.
I discovered this shop's web site just yesterday, and purchased this 100ml yixing directly from the owner today while I was on break from manning a booth at a festival.
The whole page of Yixing selections is here.
Joel - any vendors you'd recommend (and how expensive is expensive)?I bought a few from him - and several other sources, and the cheap yixings are just that, cheap. They're not all that impressive, and the more expensive ones are well worth the extra cost.... unfortunately.
JP
I am in search of a yixing pot and was wondering how the pot you bought from this website was.
Thanks,
They all seem a bit large.I am still in search of my first Yixing pot and really don't want to spend a lot of money.
Has anyone ordered from Rishi Tea. They seem to have some nice looking Yixing pots at a reasonable price.
If you have any questions please go to teachat.comI am still in search of my first Yixing pot and really don't want to spend a lot of money.
Has anyone ordered from Rishi Tea. They seem to have some nice looking Yixing pots at a reasonable price.