Where can I get affordable ceramic/glass/wood canisters?

[pooterwinky]

Hey all,

I was wondering if there is a retailer (online or off) that offers decent canisters for tea. I'm looking for ceramic, glass or a non-scented wood, as I don't want to impact the flavor of the tea. I've noticed that tin canisters are rather shoddy in design and I fear they may rust over time (I've seen it happen). I'm looking to buy several for each variety of tea I have (green, white, black, red, oolong, puher etc...)

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much.

[hooksie]

You seem to want to shy away from tin but this has been recommended before:

http://www.taooftea.com/detail1795-Brus ... _size.html

I plan on buying some myself soon.

[Tead Off]

That is certainly reasonable for a caddy but why is tin recommended? I've never heard anyone recommend tin as a preferred metal for tea. Can you quote some knowledgeable folks who have said tin ranks with silver, pewter, and, clay?

[hooksie]

That is certainly reasonable for a caddy but why is tin recommended? I've never heard anyone recommend tin as a preferred metal for tea. Can you quote some knowledgeable folks who have said tin ranks with silver, pewter, and, clay?

Tin is resistant to corrosion/oxidization. It's not very toxic either making it appropriate for food use. But I'm not saying "tin" was recommended, just that specific caddy for a low price.

Pewter is mostly tin anyways, with copper or other metals mainly added to harden it.


I don't have any "knowledgeable folks" to quote offhand, unfortunately.

[Chip]

Tins are certainly more affordable. Plain silver color tins that I use for everyday teas cost around 50-75 cents. And they are completely seamless, both base and lid.

[hooksie]

Also be careful with glass containers unless they are UV resistant. Teas don't like light very much.

[t4texas]

Tins are certainly more affordable. Plain silver color tins that I use for everyday teas cost around 50-75 cents. And they are completely seamless, both base and lid.

That's a deal! How much do they hold and where did you get them, Chip?

[wyardley]

They're not as good quality as the Beehouse brand ones, and require some de-smelling, but Target and other stores like that tend to have cheap sets of white ceramic canisters in various sizes.

The Ten Ren ones (specifically, not other ones that look the same) are Ok, but the lid fit tends to vary - some are so tight you can't even open them, and some are way loose. So better to pick one out in person. In general, I find that style of stainless steel canister tends to be made kind of poorly - if you fill it with water to rinse it out, you'll often find that there is a leak or two. And my personal opinion is that most of the newer, cheaper metal tins (those made of stainless or food-grade tin) do not tend to be the best tea storage containers for whatever reason.

Consider good quality, low/no-odor heat-seal or zip-seal type bags as one storage option.

[wyardley]

Tins are certainly more affordable. Plain silver color tins that I use for everyday teas cost around 50-75 cents. And they are completely seamless, both base and lid.

That's a deal! How much do they hold and where did you get them, Chip?

http://www.specialtybottle.com

That's one place I've gotten some stuff from, and I know they've been talked about on teachat several times as well.

[Chip]

I got mine from Upton, but similar to the specialtybottle ones. Might even be the same. I got mine at least 7 years ago, and they are still in everyday service.

[Tead Off]

That is certainly reasonable for a caddy but why is tin recommended? I've never heard anyone recommend tin as a preferred metal for tea. Can you quote some knowledgeable folks who have said tin ranks with silver, pewter, and, clay?

Tin is resistant to corrosion/oxidization. It's not very toxic either making it appropriate for food use. But I'm not saying "tin" was recommended, just that specific caddy for a low price.

Pewter is mostly tin anyways, with copper or other metals mainly added to harden it.


I don't have any "knowledgeable folks" to quote offhand, unfortunately.

You're right. Pewter is mostly tin. I didn't realize that.

[Louis]

Gui zheng shan canisters from china is the best one. Besides, yixing canisters and tin canisters from northeast of Asia is aslo good. I would like to upload a picture for your reference, but I do not know how to do this, because I am a newer.