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by mganz42 » Jul 16th, '14, 23:17
I'm looking for a yixing pot to use for my wuyi yanchas. I ordered a pot from Yunnan Sourcing, but evidently it's not in stock
so I guess I have to start my search again.
I need something around 80-100 ml in an appropriate shape and clay (I'm in love with lu ni and duan ni but I'm not too picky) and I'm willing to spend up to $150 (preferably less) for a good pot to use for a long time.
Anyone know where I can find one? Everyone always recommends Origin Tea but they don't have many pots left
I was maybe thinking this early 90's qing shui ni from Origin Tea but I wasn't sure... thoughts?
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Jul 17th, '14, 01:23
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by mganz42 » Jul 17th, '14, 01:23
There also appear to be several pots at The Chinese Tea Shop within my price range. Is this a reputable seller? And which pot would get the most bang for my buck?
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by kyarazen » Jul 17th, '14, 02:00
mganz42 wrote:There also appear to be several pots at The Chinese Tea Shop within my price range. Is this a reputable seller? And which pot would get the most bang for my buck?
there are some nice pots there
these are a few that i might choose for myself if i were in your shoes
http://store.thechineseteashop.com/Dark ... nr-013.htm
http://store.thechineseteashop.com/Yixi ... np-049.htm
although the most optimal for me could be about 10-20% flatter than these shapes.
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by mcrdotcom » Jul 17th, '14, 04:26
mganz42 wrote:I'm looking for a yixing pot to use for my wuyi yanchas. I ordered a pot from Yunnan Sourcing, but evidently it's not in stock
so I guess I have to start my search again.
I need something around 80-100 ml in an appropriate shape and clay (I'm in love with lu ni and duan ni but I'm not too picky) and I'm willing to spend up to $150 (preferably less) for a good pot to use for a long time.
Anyone know where I can find one? Everyone always recommends Origin Tea but they don't have many pots left
I was maybe thinking this early 90's qing shui ni from Origin Tea but I wasn't sure... thoughts?
I have 2 pots from Origin and they are always fantastic. Send them an email about the pot! They usually have pairing recommendations in the description and they're usually good guidelines so, from someone who isn't all that knowledgable on clay type and tea matching, but has never been steered wrong by Tony at Origin, it's a good choice to at least ask him about it
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by kyarazen » Jul 17th, '14, 11:13
are you brewing for 1 person or? and will you be just doing multiple steeps or will you be using chaozhou gongfu techniques?
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by mganz42 » Jul 17th, '14, 11:18
Theoretically I'd be brewing only for myself (and occasionally another person) so I would prefer 80-100 ml, but of course that's so hard to find...
My style of brewing is very similar to chaozhou gongfu
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by kyarazen » Jul 17th, '14, 11:40
mganz42 wrote:Theoretically I'd be brewing only for myself (and occasionally another person) so I would prefer 80-100 ml, but of course that's so hard to find...
My style of brewing is very similar to chaozhou gongfu
hmm. if your brewing style is closer to chaozhou gongfu then you might want to consider something that pours/dispenses fast, i.e. xishi shape, pigeon/duck beaked (gezui) shuiping
cheers!
kz
Jul 17th, '14, 11:49
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by mganz42 » Jul 17th, '14, 11:49
So would that make the shipping from Origin more appropriate?
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by mganz42 » Jul 17th, '14, 11:55
*shuiping, forgive my autocorrect
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by kyarazen » Jul 17th, '14, 12:24
possible choice, the clay looks reasonably decent, in the 90s such pots are a little thicker walled, the clay is a bit more "raw" as well
if you can find one at origin where the spout is fat with quick elution, then you're good to go! since you mentioned that you would want to use the pot for a long time, you should spend some time and choose carefully
example :
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by mganz42 » Jul 17th, '14, 13:36
Thanks for the help! I like the look of shuipings a lot more than fanggus anyway. I emailed Origin to see if they have any with bigger spouts that haven't been listed yet, but I might just go for this one. I like my da hong pao strong anyway
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by .m. » Jul 17th, '14, 14:08
i agree that the spout is something to pay attention to. i've got one of these
http://store.thechineseteashop.com/Yixi ... 0r-019.htm
while i'm quite happy with the way it brews tea, it does pour slowly due to a rather poorly crafted spout. it's not a big issue for me, but definitely something to beware.
