tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post4632008868626431416..comments2024-02-15T05:45:04.193-06:00Comments on Cwyn's Death By Tea: How to Season and Clean Clay Kettle BoilersCwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-17588670823376171552019-10-15T11:15:37.902-05:002019-10-15T11:15:37.902-05:00Hi Cwyn,
Thank you for sharing information on cla...Hi Cwyn,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing information on clay boilers. I own an Anta clay boiler and enjoying it a lot. The water comes out softer than my Tetsubin (which is double the price) - most detectable when the water has cooled down to room temp.<br />Appreciate your shared thoughts, wit and experience.<br />Sincerely,<br />TeaDustAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750473312792578186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-56034035185956235522018-04-18T14:22:32.648-05:002018-04-18T14:22:32.648-05:00I think we are kindred spirits, as I have been ser...I think we are kindred spirits, as I have been seriously seriously tempted by the Anta kettle too. But I think I'm a crazy person, and you are confirming the objective value of tea kettles and water from a sane perspective. For sane people.Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-27727002610809942722018-04-12T05:18:56.342-05:002018-04-12T05:18:56.342-05:00 We must be kindered spirits, because I am obsesse... We must be kindered spirits, because I am obsessed with water heating for the tea preparation, and I am one of the few who has more than one tea kettle, I have a tetsubin, a Lin`s tea kettle, a glass kettle, and electric glass kettle, and a Japnaese Bofura, and a Shia Dao Chao Zhou clay kettle, and I am planing on buying an Anta pottery kettle from taiwansourcing, and later on a silver tea kettle. It is important what type of water you use and after that the material of your kettle is most infulential, and the teapot material, you can make one tea taste diffrent by switching the teaware, even if you use the same tea to water ratio.Onihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645504917395016107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-71701678213833929202017-12-18T13:19:33.782-06:002017-12-18T13:19:33.782-06:00Thank you for your thoughtful comments and for rea...Thank you for your thoughtful comments and for reading the blog :) <br /><br />I know that Yixing Clay varies in quality and also in firing. That is, pieces may be fired at medium or high temperatures, usually geared toward different tea types, some of which may not use boiling water. Clay also may have impurities making it unsuitable for high temps. It is probably best to follow the instructions you were given.<br /><br />Having said that, my understanding is to choose a method of heating and stick to it for the life of the kettle. However, if your kettle has had some fairly hot heating with a clay stove in the past, most likely it would be fine indoors if the boiling water is poured in and then the whole kettle kept on a warmer. Might be worth checking out some of the infrared warmer plates on Aliexpress, or one of the candle warmers. At least in this way you could carry your kettle to a room and keep the water hot for brewing without needing to return to the stove.Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-6232733149262379282017-12-18T12:40:54.648-06:002017-12-18T12:40:54.648-06:00Ha. I didn't know you could use those chaozhou...Ha. I didn't know you could use those chaozhou clay kettles on a gas range stove! I've been using mine exclusively with a chaozhou stove. Perhaps as long as the heat isn't too high? I was suggested not to use my yixing kettle on a gas range stove so I assumed that was the case with other handmade ceramic kettles. Would be nice to use them indoors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599088222925981939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-66868974791344962452017-10-13T16:29:33.820-05:002017-10-13T16:29:33.820-05:00I do not know of any except for those which have t...I do not know of any except for those which have the warmer device that the kettle sits on. <br /><br />However it might be worth taking a look at just the warmer itself. I looked into a number of portable warmers to go with the Lin's boiler when I thought it could not be used on a gas stove. Later I heard from tea friends that they were using clay boilers on gas with no issues, so I dropped the idea of buying a small warmer. Aliexpress has many to choose from.Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373256628108442713.post-65866450928794957022017-10-13T15:10:58.911-05:002017-10-13T15:10:58.911-05:00Do you know of any variable temp clay kettles? Per...Do you know of any variable temp clay kettles? Perhaps it can currently only be done using a coffee warmer type of device below the kettle?anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772351089227852147noreply@blogger.com