My current teaware collection: Part II
August 17, 2006
More tea stuff!
My cast iron teapot, which I am almost certain is not actually Japanese and which I will therefore not refer to by its Japanese name…this is enamel coated inside and I’m currently using it as a faircup/serving pitcher which I decant into. It’s much too big, but it keeps the tea warm and doesn’t take in the flavour of any specific tea, so it will do until I order an actual serving pitcher:
And this is my gaiwan, which I got from Jing Teashop and which I am madly in love with:
And this (prepare yourselves) is a mock-up of my current gongfu setup. Yes, that is a new broiling pan. I’m definitely asking for a proper tray for Christmas…for now, though, the boiling pan works nicely and doesn’t look *too* bad:
Also, my new cups/coasters and my pretty bamboo tea tool set just arrived from The Tao of Tea and Imperial Tea Garden, respectively, so I’m very excited about those. You can expect more reviews of teas in the near future!
August 17, 2006 at 9:05 pm
Hi Tess,
Nice blog! It’s on my must-read list. I hope you don’t mine me including a link to your blog on my tea & wine blog.
Cheers,
Phyll
http://phyllsheng.blogspot.com
August 18, 2006 at 12:04 am
May I link you up too? -Toki
August 18, 2006 at 6:55 am
Phyll–thanks much! Your blog is super and I’ve linked to you, as well!
Toki–of course! And I’ve linked back–looking forward to following your posts.
August 19, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Your set gets the job done. I now have a tray and gaiwan set, though not until recently. Until then I used a single gaiwan, a coffee mug to drink from, and another coffee mug to dump rinse into (could have been bowl or any other recepticle). My tray was a plastic dinner placemat in case of spills. It had served me well even if it wasn’t glamorous.
August 21, 2006 at 8:40 am
Indeed! I wasn’t even sold on the concept of a water-catching tray at first, but after trying gongfu style over the sink with an oolong and noticing that it really did taste better, I decided I had to come up with something to catch the results of my klutzy, over-enthusiastic water-pouring. I’d highly recommend a broiler pan to anybody who wants to try it before investing in a tray…which I’m now very excited about doing!