tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575437434613789658.post3985746583378016995..comments2019-04-10T15:17:11.249-07:00Comments on <br>Something Smuggled In: Test tubin'Elliot Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12558753615945429022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575437434613789658.post-78536170778565745992009-09-10T14:46:40.288-07:002009-09-10T14:46:40.288-07:00Maybe I too could end up going with boiling water ...Maybe I too could end up going with boiling water for just about everything except those greens. A tetsubin may be inevitable for me but I won't rush to get one. I'll give it a while. <a href="http://www.jasonwitt.org/spirituality-of-tea.html" rel="nofollow">--Spirituality of Tea</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575437434613789658.post-50119531391519723732009-09-10T13:06:54.829-07:002009-09-10T13:06:54.829-07:00Hi again Jason,
I wouldn't call the tetsubin&...Hi again Jason,<br /><br />I wouldn't call the tetsubin's water improvement drastic--just noticeable. I really do want to stress that I don't think a tetsubin is indispensable for brewing good-tasting pu-erh or yen cha--you just need clean water and a decent brewing device like a gaiwan, yixing pot or even a glass pot. <br /><br />If you've got the money and tea is really a big interest, though, I think a tetsubin can add another dimension to those teas. I'm with you on avoiding more electronic devices too--they aren't especially gong fu! I'd also add that I use boiling water for every kind of tea except for Chinese and Japanese green tea, so I agree that, although variable temperature kettles are handy, it's a convenience that isn't a necessity for me personally.<br /><br />It's also worth noting that there are a range of tetsubins available that are not quite as old and can be had for significantly less money!Zero the Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514904802153982067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575437434613789658.post-12806772714780748422009-09-07T03:59:13.639-07:002009-09-07T03:59:13.639-07:00Thanks for a very informative blog post. I've...Thanks for a very informative blog post. I've never heard anyone able to come out and say something like this. Can it really be true? Can the tetsubin really work better for Pu-erh and Yan Cha? The reason I take notice is that these are the teas I like. And indeed I don't want to drink any floral or really even lightly-oxidized Oolongs anymore. Dan Congs are too expensive for me. And right now I have a variable-temp kettle that is quite useful in preparing for different kinds of tea. But eventually I'm going to go with mostly Pu-erh at least for my everyday teas. I can see it'll be easy enough to just boil the water instead of being finicky about the temperature. Therefore if the tetsubin makes such a drastic improvement I'm going to basically need to end up going with one. And it'll simplify my life by getting rid of more of the electronic stuff if that hasn't improved the tea experience. <a href="http://www.jasonwitt.org/spirituality-of-tea.html" rel="nofollow">--Spirituality of Tea</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com