i have 2 small yi xing jars, and i got it from here:Drax wrote:Thanks, odarwin!
They definitely did have a bit of a funky odor to them. The double-walled one especially had a very stable-earthy smell.
I washed out the two smaller ones and scrubbed them w/ a sponge (no soap). And then I aired them out with a floor fan... oh, probably 36 hours total (rotating the three). I could smell absolutely nothing after about a day, but I kept it going to be sure (and I tested my nose on other odors to make sure I wasn't stopped up).
The larger ones appear to be pretty porous. It's harder to tell about the double-walled one, so we'll see.
Now my big dilemma is whether to risk storing them outside on the deck...!On the other option, I don't turn on my AC during the summer until I get home, so they'd still get some good heat/humidity exposure inside.
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since it is small and fits in a large stainless steel pot, i boiled it in for a few minutes, air dried, and sun dried for a few days. its really sunny here by the way. thing is... if i leave it all by itself empty and lid on, after a few days, there will be an earthy smell once you open the jar. now that gets me worried to be honest. and im thinking if that smell would affect the tea that i will be putting in it for storage. as i plan on putting more expensive stuff in it... ie some 70's loose raw tea i got from wistaria, and maybe some 10 year old raw like the blue mark and yyx...
right now the jars are sitting in my room and not being used until i figure out what to do... and im waiting for someone here to bring this up to topic so i can get other peoples insights on yi xing jar storage. so any insights would really be helpful. i know they only recommend aged raw for yi xing storage, and they say its useless to put ripe tea in yi xing. i dont know for young raw thou... but i think they also say not really recommended for young raw too...?
this little beauty turned up on Valentine's day and has been used at least once a day since.
