Splitting a pu'erh mushroom between 3 people

[BW85]

Thanks for the responses jayinhk and BW85.

The deed is done, the portions are finally split up. Bigger chunks started to be easier to pry off once I got into the jincha, so I think they will be happy with the results. There were still bits and dust, however there are plenty of decent chunks to make up for it. Plus loose leaves as well.

When I finished weighing the portions, I noticed that the total came to around 286g instead of the whole 300g. I knew the weight would be a little lower after the breaking up process, but 14g is more than the amount of bits and dust that came off. Do aged sheng cakes lost weight over time due to water loss? I was thinking that was the reason the weight was a bit lower, otherwise it was just weighed that way when it was originally pressed. I'm not too worried about it, but I am curious.

Yeah I they will lose weight over the years. I've bought aged 357g bings that actually weighed ~335-340g

[Emmett]

Table saw with a fine blade, but your already done. Yes weight loss from loss of humidity.

[Frisbeehead]

Table saw with a fine blade, but your already done. Yes weight loss from loss of humidity.

Next time I'll remember that I did try using a sharp serrated knife, and it was working but I thought that it would create too much dust. I'm considering buying either the tsangliu, the qizhong, or the jincha again for myself on this group order, I'll let you know.

And cool that's what I thought, that it gradually loses water weight over time.