I already have the Den's kyusu that I got on special in the spring for $5. It's great! I use it, mainly, for deep steemed sencha.
I'm going to buy a 2nd pot, so I can have one at work (Den's pot) and one at home. I was wondering what is a good pot (filter type, size, etc) to give me the most flexibility for the teas I'll be brewing at home.
At home I have to have fukamushi, my favorite morning tea, and I really want to try gyokuro, and from time-to-time I could also brew light/medium steemed sencha. I know there are fukamushi pots (O-cha, etc.) where the filter is finer, and gyokuro pots...but I don't want to buy multiple pots, so what kind is most versatile?
I would also mention that with sencha I'm usually brewing about 200ml at a time, and would steep once or twice.
Re: Suggestions for a 2nd Kyusu (sencha & gyokuro)
I like the following pot a lot:
http://www.denstea.com/teapots-cups-ban ... 5_606.html
I like it because the mesh screen is at the spout and doesn't wrap around the entire pot and when I make only 5 ounces at a time, the leaf mostly stays below the water line. And it pours well. And, rather inexpensive.
It can handle any kind of Japanese green tea well.
Edit: Not so sure this teapot is going to be much different than the one you have now. I just like this teapot a lot for making Japanese tea.
http://www.denstea.com/teapots-cups-ban ... 5_606.html
I like it because the mesh screen is at the spout and doesn't wrap around the entire pot and when I make only 5 ounces at a time, the leaf mostly stays below the water line. And it pours well. And, rather inexpensive.
It can handle any kind of Japanese green tea well.
Edit: Not so sure this teapot is going to be much different than the one you have now. I just like this teapot a lot for making Japanese tea.