I investigated this.
The minimum order quantity is 200 units for 110V version. It socks!
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All traditions are invented, and in the case of our beloved gongfu tea... much of what we do these days are actually fairly recent.shogun89 wrote:Its interesting, I'll keep it at that. I agree with Hop. Not to mention, its non-traditional, with tea, I try to keep it as simple and traditional as possible, I think this leads to the true enjoyment of the brew.
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And?...MarshalN wrote:All traditions are invented, and in the case of our beloved gongfu tea... much of what we do these days are actually fairly recent.shogun89 wrote:Its interesting, I'll keep it at that. I agree with Hop. Not to mention, its non-traditional, with tea, I try to keep it as simple and traditional as possible, I think this leads to the true enjoyment of the brew.
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I believe Gordon of Dragon Tea House sells this particular model.xuancheng wrote:If you are going to get one of these nice all in one pieces, you should get one with a faucet which can be hooked up to your indoor plumbing.
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This is the one he sells, wich according to Oni gives a wierd taste from the kettle...hop_goblin wrote:I believe Gordon of Dragon Tea House sells this particular model.xuancheng wrote:If you are going to get one of these nice all in one pieces, you should get one with a faucet which can be hooked up to your indoor plumbing.
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So you want a friendly advice: Do not buy those gong fu automatic tea trasys, you can compose your own tea equipment with much better results, that cups sterilizer is useless, the water tank is made of cheap chinese plastic that reeks a mile away, the pump has a silicone hose, that is not midicinal quality, it`s the cheap quality used in toilets, and the metal bottom of the glass kettle is sealed with silicone, and the metal is not bended over the silicone part as with some higher quality kettle like "Ufesa" brand glass kettle. I did the side by side comparison with my old tea kettle and it gave better results as the teatable, so as a conclusion even if you replace the glass kettle two function are absolite, the water tank with the pump, and the cups sterilizer, plus the teatabe top is made of plastic too.
Trust me on this and buy a separate teatable from fine wood, buy a good quality teakettle like Lin`s purion, or teahabitats Chao Zhou stove, buy a great yixing teapot, some nice teacups (I recomend funalliance, they have a great selection of teacups, the sell the largest number of teacups I have ever seen) and there you go, you have a great teaset, all natural and high quality material, only thing left is to find high quality tea and water.
Trust me on this and buy a separate teatable from fine wood, buy a good quality teakettle like Lin`s purion, or teahabitats Chao Zhou stove, buy a great yixing teapot, some nice teacups (I recomend funalliance, they have a great selection of teacups, the sell the largest number of teacups I have ever seen) and there you go, you have a great teaset, all natural and high quality material, only thing left is to find high quality tea and water.