When you're planning on drinking and not really storing a beeng, do you usually break up the whole cake or take a piece off each time. I was watching a couple of videos to try and get an idea of how to break it up without actually "breaking" leaves, and most of them take the whole thing apart to then place in another vessel (I'm assuming a yixing jar).
I'm just curious what you guys usually do.
Thanks a bunch!
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Re: Breaking apart a beeng
Take a piece off each time for me. After taking a piece off, I know that I may not get back to that bing for six months or a year or even more, so I don't want to alter its natural aging trajectory by breaking it up.toastedtoads wrote: break up the whole cake or take a piece off each time
Also, I am lazy.
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Re: Breaking apart a beeng
Bingo! Me too. Especially when it's a really hard one to pry apart.Salsero wrote:
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I used to break off a chunk at a time, but (at least for cakes that I'm actively drinking on a semi-frequent basis), I find it much easier to break off a big chunk of the cake or brick wholesale, and store it that way. That also makes it somewhat easier (I think) to store both whole chunks and loose bits, to try and get a mix of the two.
I think any sort of jar is ok, but it's better if it can breathe a little (but not completely open). I usually use small porcelain jars, sometimes sealed completely, sometimes just loosely sealed.
I think any sort of jar is ok, but it's better if it can breathe a little (but not completely open). I usually use small porcelain jars, sometimes sealed completely, sometimes just loosely sealed.
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