What is the smallest teapot that you use regularly.

[yalokinh]

Making tea chaozhou style, wouldnt you crush some leaves?
How does it affect flavor?

[edkrueger]

It makes it stronger. Teas with extremely large leaves aren't usually good anyway.

[Tead Off]

It makes it stronger. Teas with extremely large leaves aren't usually good anyway.

I've had some wonderful dancong, yancha, and puerh with very long leaves.

[yalokinh]

when seeing teapot sizes in ml its assumed that it doesn't include the leaves, how much can you expect to take off with the leaves?
so would a 120 ml pot become 105-115?

[tingjunkie]

when seeing teapot sizes in ml its assumed that it doesn't include the leaves, how much can you expect to take off with the leaves?
so would a 120 ml pot become 105-115?

So many factors to consider... How many grams of leaf are we talking? What type of tea? How many infusions in to the session are we? etc.

A high fired TGY brewed in a true kung fu style can result in maybe 60ml of tea or less from a 120ml pot, whereas a 120ml pot 1/3 full of dancong could result in 110ml or more in the first few infusions. There's a very wide range.

[yalokinh]

Ah, well that pretty much answered it,
I usually brew greens and dancongs, so they don't expand too much compared to tgy.
Thanks

[NPE]

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[TomVerlain]

Here is my little 80 ml teapot and his big brother. He does get used, but the big brohter is the work horse. I have a big and little gaiwan too.

[edkrueger]

Wow, that is a big coin.

[TomVerlain]

it's a dime

actually, british trade dollar, about the size of a US silver dollar, 39 mm