Anyone have this kyusu or can recommend one?

[GT500Driver]

Any way we can get some more info on this pot? Is it glazed or unglazed? I fell in love with this pot after seeing it posted here, and have to have it, but want to know if I'll be able to use it for multiple teas, need to season it for a tea, etc.

I'm kinda new to this...

[Chip]

It is not glazed, but it is a very smooth and lustrous clay. No dies, etc.

The clay is very fine and dense. I do not see natural aromas seeping into this kind of clay as long as you stay away from extremely aromatic teas such as flavored, or scented, or roasted.

Mine will never be touched by any leaf other than pure unadulterated Japanese green tea leaves.

This is currently my favorite kyusu.

[GT500Driver]

So basically as long as I was to stay with different types of unflavored green tea (gyokuro, sencha, dragonwell, etc...) it would be fine?

How do you clean it? Run boiling water through it, let it air dry? Or would it be ok to wipe it out?

[Chip]

As long as you stay with greens, you should be fine.

To clean, I first give it a thorough rinsing to get all the leaf out. I rinse the spout both directions, then rinse with very hot water.

I shake the excess water from the spout and then towel dry the outside. I rarely ever poke anything inside it, don't want to constantly be bumping the clay/sasame screen. And because it is hot, 95% of the water has already evaporated inside the pot. I let it sit, spout pointing straight down to allow any remaining water in the spout to drain.

I have not done this yet wit this one, but I do occasionally use a very small bottle brush to clean out the spout. However since I am using a descaling water filter, I doubt I will have to do this very often.