Large Mouth Yixing?

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I've been on the hunt for a yixing pot somewhere around 120-200ml with a large top opening for sheng puerh. I've seen a few here and there but I know those of you who spend a lot of time looking at teaware would probably be able to suggest specific ones from other places. Including costs of shipping depending where it has to be shipped from I'm probably looking at a budget of ~$50 although I would spend a little more for something that really catches my eye.

[orguz]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yixing-150ml-Teapot ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yixing-150ml-Teapot ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yixing-140ml-Teapot ... dZViewItem

I know Salsero has ordered from this store, I bookmarked this site but have yet to order from them.

There is this japanese site http://www.kaifugo.com/store/category/tea_pot/ I like their wide mouth, http://www.kaifugo.com/store/2008-0710-233304.html, but they never responded to emails. I can use a middleman but don't want to pay their fees.

[Salsero]

I know Salsero has ordered from this store.

You must know that I have ordered from Yunnan Colorful because of my bitter complaining about them. Yet others have had better experience, so don't count my opinion as more than one person among several.

[cupioneer]

Dragon Tea House has a few wide-opening teapots:

http://stores.ebay.com/Dragon-Tea-House ... idZ2QQtZkm

Specifically, they have a 200ml Fang Gu that looks nice.

[orguz]

You must know that I have ordered from Yunnan Colorful because of my bitter complaining about them. Yet others have had better experience, so don't count my opinion as more than one person among several.

It was that topic discussed here that jarred my memory, as i remember yunnan colourful had those wide mouth pots, come to think of it YSLLC has other ones too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Multi-Color-Duan-Ni ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yixing-teapot-150ml ... dZViewItem

[PolyhymnianMuse]

That Wan Hu one from YSLLC looks very nice, and its a really nice size for me. I only wonder what kind of spout is on it. It doesnt show in any of the photos so I am a bit curious if there is a screen built in or if its just one open hole.

[edkrueger]

" Spout intake is flat (not ball filter)."

[toastedtoads]

This is not really the place for this, but does anyone else have trouble browsing Yunnan Colorful's Store? Every time I navigate to a new page it has trouble reading a script and basically freezes on me. I've seen a few things from there I might like, but I can't be bothered to try and deal with looking around.

[ABx]

If you don't already have a cha dao set then you might get one; they usually come with a funnel. Keep in mind that you also generally want to break up the puerh into smaller chunks as well to get a more even steeping. A lot of puerh is made with different leaves on the outside of the piece, so if you are steeping in big chunks then you're not often going to get the whole profile.

[gingkoseto]

This is not really the place for this, but does anyone else have trouble browsing Yunnan Colorful's Store? Every time I navigate to a new page it has trouble reading a script and basically freezes on me. I've seen a few things from there I might like, but I can't be bothered to try and deal with looking around.

I have the same problem. And same problem with a few other ebay pages. I use firefox.

[ABx]

I haven't had any problems, but I use AdBlock Plus (Firefox extension) with EasyList + EasyElement; Maybe it's filtering out the offending scripts.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

If you don't already have a cha dao set then you might get one; they usually come with a funnel. Keep in mind that you also generally want to break up the puerh into smaller chunks as well to get a more even steeping. A lot of puerh is made with different leaves on the outside of the piece, so if you are steeping in big chunks then you're not often going to get the whole profile.

I mostly want a yixing with a large opening for ease of use. I also kind of find them for visually appealing than the average yixing pot with a tiny little top

[eanglin]

I was on a similar quest recently, and while my experience is limited, I found that the pots with a larger mouth are very prone to leaking.

The mid range pot I got from Chinese teapot gallery positively *runs* tea from under the lid if I attempt anything more than the most tentative and slow of pours.

I acquired a second, vintage pot and while it is better, pots with a wide mouth opening seem to have a built in design weakness- if you tip the pot aggressively, the tea immediately floods the seam of the lid, and unless the fit is nigh-on flawless, leakage will occur, and since the opening and the seam is large, a large amount of tea can escape.

If you have an aggressive pour style, or are used to a fast pouring pot, keep this in mind and adjust your expectations accordingly- be prepared to buy a more expensive pot (Over $25-$30 if my experiences are typical.) or put up with dribbling from around the lid.

[t4texas]

I don't have a wide mouth pot, but one thing you can do with any pot that dribbles excessively (or floods) when you pour aggressively is to not fill it to the rim with water. You have to experiment a bit to find the water level that works best. Of course a pot with very good craftsmanship that has a lid with little to no play in it should make spillage a non-issue.

I was on a similar quest recently, and while my experience is limited, I found that the pots with a larger mouth are very prone to leaking.

The mid range pot I got from Chinese teapot gallery positively *runs* tea from under the lid if I attempt anything more than the most tentative and slow of pours.

I acquired a second, vintage pot and while it is better, pots with a wide mouth opening seem to have a built in design weakness- if you tip the pot aggressively, the tea immediately floods the seam of the lid, and unless the fit is nigh-on flawless, leakage will occur, and since the opening and the seam is large, a large amount of tea can escape.

If you have an aggressive pour style, or are used to a fast pouring pot, keep this in mind and adjust your expectations accordingly- be prepared to buy a more expensive pot (Over $25-$30 if my experiences are typical.) or put up with dribbling from around the lid.

[eanglin]

[quote="t4texas"]I don't have a wide mouth pot, but one thing you can do with any pot that dribbles excessively (or floods) when you pour aggressively is to not fill it to the rim with water. You have to experiment a bit to find the water level that works best. Of course a pot with very good craftsmanship that has a lid with little to no play in it should make spillage a non-issue.

Its a little gongfu pot. For a larger pot, brewing European style, your suggestion would work well, but for little pots not so much. If you don't fill gongfu pots all the way you can't skim off the dust and scum that rises to the pot, you lose heat and you sacrifice the water seal.