I was looking around to buy a large kyusu and am a bit surprised finding only a single example of a ~20oz one. Here it is:
http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/435
I don't particularly like the look and colour and the steel mesh inside. I looked in all well known japanese online tea shops. Is there no more large kyusus at all!?
I'd like a large one because I usually make sencha 4-5 times a day and I drink it in a few gulps and can't believe it's gone. I want more! At the same time, I often like to brew it and drink while working so I don't want to spend extra time to hang around the kitchen to brew a 2nd / 3rd infusion. I even prefer the taste of single infusion better than using more leaf + multiple infusions for sencha. (although to be fair, it's most likely just a matter of experimenting with quantity / temp).
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Re: Large Kyusu
While I am a fan of small to tiny teapots, I note that the catalog from which I ordered two small beautiful pots has a list of pot size codes in the upper left of some pages that goes up to 1440 mL
http://www.tokoname.or.jp/teapot/yubi-se/yubi10-05.jpg
So you should be able to find some large and beautiful pots through them.
http://www.tokoname.or.jp/teapot/yubi-se/yubi10-05.jpg
So you should be able to find some large and beautiful pots through them.