Japanese Tea Storage Tin from Mighty Leaf

[Topmounter]

I ordered this storage tin from Mighty Leaf and I'm not sure how to use it


There are no pics or instructions on their website... but it has three pieces... 1) The part where I think the tea goes, 2) A top for that part that slides over it and 3) A sleeve that #1 slides down into and comes up to the lid (#2).

Do you put tea in both #1 and #3? Or is #3 just there for aesthetic reasons?


Thanks for any enlightenment that you may be able to provide

[edkrueger]

Pictures would be nice.

[Topmounter]

That would be too easy :p

Here is the pic from the Mighty Leaf site...





After careful analysis, I believe I have it upside down

If I flip it over, it is like it has two lids... a smaller lid like a tobacco tin and then a sleeve that slides over the top (the lighter color in the image).

The black part in the image above detaches from the inner cylinder, but that might just be for thorough cleaning.

[Beidao]

Two lids is great for tea so yeah, sounds possible. But then it should have an inner lid and an outer lid and you would have to open both to get to thea tea. Is it so?

[Topmounter]

Correct.. 2 lids (when right-side-up )

[Beidao]

Well then it makes your tin more airtight

[Chip]

That is a crazy looking tin. Has me a bit curious ...

[Topmounter]

When I get a chance I'll take a picture of it disassembled.


I couldn't tell that I had it upside down and the bottom of the main cylinder came off a bit easier than one would expect if it wasn't meant to come off.