Used Yixing
I purchased a Yixing teapot from a collector, and I was wondering about how to start using it. I intend to use it for black teas, or maybe Oolongs, but what if it already has a season? Can I wash it out with soap and water to start fresh?
Tom, would this method be alright to use on the inside as well, to get rid of any seasoning from it's previous life? lolTomVerlain wrote:no soap -
i have used baking soda wet with a little water and old toothbrush on the outside of a yixing ....
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Re: Used Yixing
Thats a really nice looking pot. Ive never seen a tea pot with bats on it.depravitea wrote:I purchased a Yixing teapot from a collector, and I was wondering about how to start using it. I intend to use it for black teas, or maybe Oolongs, but what if it already has a season? Can I wash it out with soap and water to start fresh?
You can also use toothpaste with a toothbrush on the inside. Then, run a few pots of boiling water through it and on it. That should do it.
You might want to begin to rub the exterior surface with a dark tea towel after every session. This will begin to put an even patina on the pot as yours looks very dry. Use a dark towel otherwise you will see the tea stains on the towel and they don't come off very easily.
Don't forget to drink a lot of tea!
You might want to begin to rub the exterior surface with a dark tea towel after every session. This will begin to put an even patina on the pot as yours looks very dry. Use a dark towel otherwise you will see the tea stains on the towel and they don't come off very easily.
Don't forget to drink a lot of tea!
brad4419 wrote: Thats a really nice looking pot. Ive never seen a tea pot with bats on it.
Thanks man, I appreciate it. I'm pretty proud to have that as my first Yixing teapot, and it was totally the bats that drew me to it. Getting it for only 13 bucks totally blew my mind, I thought I would have to save for a long time for a Yixing, guess not!
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I don't mean to be dense, but is a tea towel a specific kind of towel, or just one I use specifically for my pot?Tead Off wrote:You can also use toothpaste with a toothbrush on the inside. Then, run a few pots of boiling water through it and on it. That should do it.
You might want to begin to rub the exterior surface with a dark tea towel after every session. This will begin to put an even patina on the pot as yours looks very dry. Use a dark towel otherwise you will see the tea stains on the towel and they don't come off very easily.
Don't forget to drink a lot of tea!
Don't worry about the tea drinking, that pot is about to get a workout!
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You can buy a tea towel from lots of websites. They are usually just small, cheap cotton towels with the Chinese graph for tea on them. You can also get some tea towels made from synthetic material that is very absorbent and quick drying.depravitea wrote:
I don't mean to be dense, but is a tea towel a specific kind of towel, or just one I use specifically for my pot?
Don't worry about the tea drinking, that pot is about to get a workout!
I like to use a small linen dish towel, cotton would be fine as well. You should use the dedicated pot rubbing towel only for tea, of course so as not to mix unwanted aromas. I like to wash out my tea towels with clean water, sometimes I use a scentless soap.
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