I dry it upside down for a few hours or overnight, because otherwise, I seem more likely to get small mineral deposits or weird patches of greenish funk inside the pot (presumably from the small amounts of water that remain in the pot), even after rinsing with boiling water. Maybe it doesn't make that much of a difference, but it seems to help for me.MarshalN wrote: I don't understand the practice of turning it upside down -- what's the rationale?
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I dont really see the rationale other than the fact that water would drip out more easily......I have NEVER dried my pots this way and I have never have any bad smells or problems.......the thing you want in order to get your pot dry is evaporation......I always dry the inside of my pot the best I can with a tea towel and then just leave the lid off and let it air dry.
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Turning glasses, mugs, and cups upside down is the only way the restaurant industry dries that stuff. (It is illegal in the U.S. for restaurants to towel dry service ware.) And you can see through that clear glass that it does dry that way.MarshalN wrote:When you put the lid on, can you see any moisture inside?
I don't understand the practice of turning it upside down -- what's the rationale?
What I do is set my freshly rinsed pots upside down in a dish strainer. The strainer is somewhat elevated so that air can circulate through whatever is in it. I've never had a problem with my yixing pots, Tetsubin, or anything else. The water rapidly drains out and any evaporation that needs to happen is very minimal. If left open end up then the water would collect in the bottom, which causes a longer drying period. Evaporation isn't so much that the moisture goes up, rather that it dissipates into the air.
That is why I hang it spout down on my dish drainer, like Chip. I started doing this years ago after a similar thread where Alex noticed significant mineral build up in a tokoname pot.wyardley wrote:I dry it upside down for a few hours or overnight, because otherwise, I seem more likely to get small mineral deposits or weird patches of greenish funk inside the pot (presumably from the small amounts of water that remain in the pot), even after rinsing with boiling water. Maybe it doesn't make that much of a difference, but it seems to help for me.MarshalN wrote: I don't understand the practice of turning it upside down -- what's the rationale?
regarding drying - I just rinse at the sink then put boiling water in it and let it sit for a minute, then drain it and set it back on my self with the lid set crosswise. The heat of the pot evaporates any moisture in a matter of minutes and the next time I open my tea cabinet I put the lid back on the pot. The off smells from my shu pot are obviously coming from my shu, not from anything after IMO.
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
I don't like it either, water evaporates longer than necessary cos water evaporates upright.MarshalN wrote:When you put the lid on, can you see any moisture inside?
I don't understand the practice of turning it upside down -- what's the rationale?
I like it enough light and wind when drying, usually it takes less than an hour if just let it by the window. Giving enough light and air is important, to get the smell out of the pot I think.
