Measuring water with a scale

[Casualconnoisse...]

Re: Measuring water with a scale

by Casualconnoisse... » Sep 24th, '11, 17:06

I just know how much water each of my cups/pots holds. I usually fill them and pour the water into a measuring cup to determine the volume of a full pot when I buy it. I just eyeball it if I'm making, say, a half-pot.

This works for me because I have two pots, one mug, and my cups are effectively the same size. If I had enough that it was confusing, I would probably tape a chart to the inside of my tea cabinet to remember.

[gingkoseto]

Re: Measuring water with a scale

by gingkoseto » Sep 25th, '11, 02:10

In fact, I've never bought a yixing or kyusu with the exact volume described by the vendor. Have you?

In my experience, they usually end up being slightly bigger than the size the vendor states, unless there is a gross description error (e.g. a 100mL pot I bought turned out to be 150mL). I really appreciate when vendors take the time to measure volume and describe it accurately like this

Thanks And notice "approximately" is the magic word