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The sifter will eliminate the chunks. You don't have to buy a fancy one, several people here just use a coffee strainer. Make sure your chasen is wet too. If not it can pick up and deposit dry matcha in the process.
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Hi thirtysixbelow,thirtysixbelow wrote: This is the only thing I don't have. If a sifter makes a huge difference then I will have to get one.
Thought I'd post a pic of the sifter I use - just simple, stainless-steel, probably $2.00 - works like a gem for sifting my matcha.
Also thought I'd mention, that sometimes, there is sediment left in the chadamari (bottom of chawan where tea pools) after I've finished my matcha. Rarely do I struggle with the mouth feel of sediment though (but I did when I first started for some reason - I think it was my whisking and my powder/water ratio).
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After a while a want becomes a need. I haven't bought it yet because it is quite difficult to order directly from Kaikado and because I have many teas in my fridge but when I will buy some tea from marukyu-koyamaen I will naturally add the Kaikado sifter to my order. Unless I find a nicer one...iannon wrote:
OK sure..but is it more of a want or a need? looks super sweet though!
The "bamboo handle thing" Is a little paddle that helps spread and push the matcha through the screen. You can see something similar here and at a good price:
http://www.matchasource.com/Canister-an ... xcry16.htm
Ok, did someone edit their post while I was posting?
I know I saw a question about the "bamboo handle thing".
LOL
http://www.matchasource.com/Canister-an ... xcry16.htm
Ok, did someone edit their post while I was posting?
I know I saw a question about the "bamboo handle thing".
LOL
Ok, so I tried using the filter from my old coffee press and it made a big difference. My tea/water ratio might still be a little off, but it was way smoother than before. The only thing about the coffee press is that the holes are made for only water to pass through so it takes a good amount of work to get a spoonful sifted. Might still have to get something that isn't quite so fine.
Caught!Victoria wrote:Ok, did someone edit their post while I was posting?
I know I saw a question about the "bamboo handle thing".
LOL
Yes, I edited. After reading, posting, coveting, I did some online exploration and my question was easily answered. After which I felt a little embarrassed, the answer being so simple, and I edited out my question.
Thank you Victoria for your response and answer and link.
Hi thirtysixbelow,
As I was searching about the cool sifter gift set online, I happened to see a tea sifter similar to the one I use (pictured in earlier post) - and the price was $4.50.
But I bet you could get the same thing for perhaps less at a Bed, Bath, and Beyond or something - maybe even Cost Plus World Mart.
Very, very easy to get (you know, come to think of it - probably your local grocery store in the kitchen wares section will have some sort of simple strainer; mine is not a "tea" strainer, but a simple strainer from some simple store somewhere that I dug out of a drawer as I began my matcha journey; probably paid a dollar for it--and it works perfectly).
Also, after consideration, and research, I've let go my covetousness of the special sifter; upon reflection, I really like mine, and my daily ritual of placing two chasaku of matcha into my warmed and dried chawan by tapping the handle of my strainer to sift the matcha through, then using the chasaku to sort of slide-press the lumps/balls through. Tap, tap, tap. Whisk, whisk, whisk, Sip, sip, sip. Ahhhhh.
As I was searching about the cool sifter gift set online, I happened to see a tea sifter similar to the one I use (pictured in earlier post) - and the price was $4.50.
But I bet you could get the same thing for perhaps less at a Bed, Bath, and Beyond or something - maybe even Cost Plus World Mart.
Very, very easy to get (you know, come to think of it - probably your local grocery store in the kitchen wares section will have some sort of simple strainer; mine is not a "tea" strainer, but a simple strainer from some simple store somewhere that I dug out of a drawer as I began my matcha journey; probably paid a dollar for it--and it works perfectly).
Also, after consideration, and research, I've let go my covetousness of the special sifter; upon reflection, I really like mine, and my daily ritual of placing two chasaku of matcha into my warmed and dried chawan by tapping the handle of my strainer to sift the matcha through, then using the chasaku to sort of slide-press the lumps/balls through. Tap, tap, tap. Whisk, whisk, whisk, Sip, sip, sip. Ahhhhh.
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Also, after consideration, and research, I've let go my covetousness of the special sifter; upon reflection, I really like mine, and my daily ritual of placing two chasaku of matcha into my warmed and dried chawan by tapping the handle of my strainer to sift the matcha through...
Yeah, plus you get the super-cool Mt. Fuji Powder effect in the bowl.
