den's premium sencha teapot

[Chip]

Of course, Space and I are just joshin'. But one day, we will throw down some serious sencha!

[inspectoring]

I really like the concept of this screen Devites. I wish he had a few more to choose from.

You are right...but I think that using this to make gyokuro - especially given the small amount water (2oz), might not be a good idea.

[Chip]

No, I would not use it for gyokuro since I also use 2 ounces of water or less for premo stuff. The water would barely reach the bottom of the screen.

Besides, I like to scoop the gyo leaves out to eat.

[inspectoring]

I was at itoen last week...and I saw this awesome gyokuro pot...unfortunately it was 400$ so i decided to just let it be. I wonder why something of that nature can not be had at a lower price. it was a completely unglazed, light as a feather pot.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I wonder why something of that nature can not be had at a lower price.

Special kind of material maybe?

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I really like the concept of this screen Devites. I wish he had a few more to choose from.

You are right...but I think that using this to make gyokuro - especially given the small amount water (2oz), might not be a good idea.

I'm really eyeing that one up for purchase, but I'm curious exactly how close the screen is to the bottom of the pot. What would be the ideal brewing capacity (min/max) of that particular one?

EDIT: I'm also wondering, since i cant seem to find anything on the website, is there any kind of "spend so much and get free shipping" or something like that that o-cha offers?

[devites]

The screen is about 1 cm from the bottom of the pot or about 2 oz of water. The ideal capacity would be 6oz to 10 oz. I didn't see any special offers. Overall I spent about $37 which seems cheap for such a well constructed pot. I love the design on the side.