That is a cute pot.
I 'broke in' my kyusu by one rinse with boiling water, then using straight away. Nothing fancy. Have one of them right next to me, still with some bi luo leaves in it from this morning. It is such a nice little pot.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu
The cow is running through Yutaka Midori tea fields of Kagoshima!IPT wrote:That is a beautiful Kyusu! The cow seems to like it as well.
Interesting juxtaposition Geek. Thank you for sharing with us.
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Pictures of my latest acquisition! a cute little kyusu which is supposedly old. plenty of tea stains!
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu
That is a very pretty Kyusu. I am a big fan of blue and white porcelain. Nice find!
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Wow Victoria! That's really pretty! I don't know how I missed your post, but I really like it!Victoria wrote:One of my favorite kyusu is my Seiho butterfly:
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I got my first Kyusu today!!!! I'm very excited. I'm not going to share photos until I get a chance to use it though. Sorry.
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Great kyusu, econ. What screen does it have?
Cannot wait to see your kyusu in action IPT. Took pretty long to arrive ...
Cannot wait to see your kyusu in action IPT. Took pretty long to arrive ...
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It took so long because he went to the artisan's house to get it. Also, he asked him to sign and stamp a wooden box with ties for it.
He told me it would take this long, so no problem.
He told me it would take this long, so no problem.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu
a mucky one! haha...there's some black gunk buildup in the spout/screen which im trying to clean out. any suggestions would be welcome! i've been using a toothbrush to brush the screen but can't find anything to cleanout the spout bit.Chip wrote:Great kyusu, econ. What screen does it have?
Cannot wait to see your kyusu in action IPT. Took pretty long to arrive ...
its a ball filter with many holes.
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Try to find a tiny bottle brush, I keep one with the teaware (which came with a hummingbird feeder) for kyusu cleaning only. You might be able to find one in a large kitchen supply store?the_economist wrote:a mucky one! haha...there's some black gunk buildup in the spout/screen which im trying to clean out. any suggestions would be welcome! i've been using a toothbrush to brush the screen but can't find anything to cleanout the spout bit.Chip wrote:Great kyusu, econ. What screen does it have?
Cannot wait to see your kyusu in action IPT. Took pretty long to arrive ...
its a ball filter with many holes.
Maybe a Q-Tip will help. Since it is glazed, soaking in vinegar (or baking soda or bleach) should help as well. I also scraped the inside with a toothpick which broke through thick layers of scale/tea stain residue build-up.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu
pipe cleaners can come in handy too! i always have tons of those around since they seem to be more for childrens crafts tha actual pipe cleaningChip wrote:Try to find a tiny bottle brush, I keep one with the teaware (which came with a hummingbird feeder) for kyusu cleaning only. You might be able to find one in a large kitchen supply store?the_economist wrote:a mucky one! haha...there's some black gunk buildup in the spout/screen which im trying to clean out. any suggestions would be welcome! i've been using a toothbrush to brush the screen but can't find anything to cleanout the spout bit.Chip wrote:Great kyusu, econ. What screen does it have?
Cannot wait to see your kyusu in action IPT. Took pretty long to arrive ...
its a ball filter with many holes.
Maybe a Q-Tip will help. Since it is glazed, soaking in vinegar (or baking soda or bleach) should help as well. I also scraped the inside with a toothpick which broke through thick layers of scale/tea stain residue build-up.