Did you skip tea because of need to clean your teapot?

[Chip]

Re: Did you skip tea because of need to clean your teapot?

by Chip » Jan 29th, '12, 11:51

One accident that happened at the beginning of my tea addiction always keeps me cleaning teapots at least in evening. I will have nightmares otherwise I forgot about used leaves in big kyusu when it was quite hot for many days... you can imagine the rest

I am trying not to imagine!!!!!!!

I am mold phobic, gives me the willies ... so I avoid this scenerio at all cost.

[Proinsias]

Re: Did you skip tea because of need to clean your teapot?

by Proinsias » Jan 29th, '12, 13:02

I've only got one pot I use for Japanese green, if I can't be bothered cleaning it out to start again I'll just keep brewing with boiling water, sweet water go! If I'm leaving it overnight I usually fill it with boiling water. If I don't get around to cleaning it out the next day, I'll drain it and refill with boiling water until I do feel the urge to clean it.

[JRS22]

Re: Did you skip tea because of need to clean your teapot?

by JRS22 » Jan 29th, '12, 13:11

I just rushed over to the tea cabinet to make sure that I hadn't left Puerh in my yixing pots!

I have 4 gaiwans so there's always a clean one on hand to steep some Chinese greens, so I never have to skip tea because I don't want to clean my teaware. The same is true of food, but only because I live in a city with lots of delivery options.