The MOST useful CUP You’ve Never Heard Of

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Gaiwan is the best type of pot for tea brewing, and it's also the easiest to use. Tea ball brewing is a more modern method, but it's harder to make perfect cups. Gongfu teapot brewing is the most traditional and difficult method. Which method is the best for you? Watch the video to find out!
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@territodd Жыл бұрын

Lovely collection on shelf!

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Can't wait to get our newest pieces on the shelf later this month.

@territodd Жыл бұрын

@@TaoTeaware Do you have a clay gaiwan from Shiloh Gastello? My fave!

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

@@territodd We don’t!! I’ll have to look them up.

@territodd Жыл бұрын

@@TaoTeaware Shiloh was in Portland and sold some teaware through Steve at Enthea. He moved to CA and is teaching ceramics in a college as well as writing poetry. I think he sells through Etsy.

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

@@territodd I wonder if he’ll be at PDX tea fest. Great to know though!! Thanks for sharing. I’ll reach out to him. 🤓

@Aquamarine907 6 ай бұрын

Learning about gaiwans made my tea experience so much easier. The bigger the leaf, the better.

@TaoTeaware 6 ай бұрын

For sure, tiny leaves are not the friend of gaiwans. 😅

@amj.composer 5 ай бұрын

I'm skeptical about videos on gimmicky/specialty stuff but honestly this seems very useful so thanks for exposing us to this.

@adamarzo559 6 ай бұрын

Definitely agree with a gaiwan over a teapot for people new to tea. Especially if you're brewing different types, like oolong, puerh, purple etc. You don't really(in my opinion) want to mix all those teas into the same pot. The clay essentially gets seasoned with the tea you're brewing in it and you really want to have tea specific pots. Ideally you're have a ripe/raw pot and then an oolong pot, etc. The first method for pouring the gaiwan is my favourite. I like to hold the bottom with my ring and pinkie for extra stability. Also for new people, beware of the steam when pouring, it's got me more than once.... Great video, tea is awesome and everyone should experience some good Chinese tea in their lifetime. So glad I discovered the world of Chinese tea, so so glad.

@SepulvedaBoulevard 4 ай бұрын

I learned to pick up the hot gaiwan by its saucer, then use my thumb to slide the lid back while I sip. One hand, hot tea, simple!😊

@AdditionalAndrew5916 4 ай бұрын

Iroh approves this teaware video.

@TaoTeaware 4 ай бұрын

🙏🏻🙏🏻

@cato3277 4 ай бұрын

A simple porcelain gaiwan is equivalent to a universal remote for tea. Its suitable for literally any kind of tea, and they're stupidy simple to clean and use even if it takes a small learning curve to use it efficiently.

@TaoTeaware 4 ай бұрын

FACTS 🙌🏻

@TheMilkman710 4 ай бұрын

Today I learned that my great grandmother kept her sugar for her coffee in a Gaiwan.

@TaoTeaware 4 ай бұрын

I mean honestly why not right. She probably has a $1000 Qing dynasty gaiwan for her sugar. 😂

@Solus147 4 ай бұрын

1:31 I have the same gaiwan with the blue brushstrokes! It's my first one and I'm still learning how to use it properly but so far I'm loving it!

@b.c.9358 5 ай бұрын

Hey man your explanation of the parts of the gaiwan was really good. Your Chinese pronunciation was also pretty good, I'm glad you're bringing this up to people who have never used gaiwans before.

@Wookiemonsterfreak 17 күн бұрын

In classical oriental sciences, metal has always been considered to have a magnet like quality, meaning, brewing any sort of herbs with metal will have the metal pulling essential energies from the herb and holding on to it in the matrix of the metal. Simple example is to have some aromatic in a metal insulated bottle, and notice for the next week that regular water will have that flavour in it from the bottle fill after fill. This is why ceramics and glass are recommended. Earth-ware has a neutral property.

@heatherlinakridge 4 ай бұрын

Very informative ☺️

@griffingf7528 Жыл бұрын

That turn table B-roll is money!! Looks dope! Great information!

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Working on a few more angles too 👀

@griffingf7528 Жыл бұрын

@@TaoTeaware oooo can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

@beermilkshake 4 ай бұрын

I’ve never thought tea-balls were difficult to clean out, ever. And I complain about everything!

@TaoTeaware 4 ай бұрын

😅😅

@caseyhenry Жыл бұрын

Good info!

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🎉

@SynthRockViking 5 ай бұрын

Tea will make even stainless steel rust 😂 So that tea-ball becomes pretty gnarly after a while I'm a coffee person though, I still want this cup

@IO-zz2xy 5 ай бұрын

Too small for me. I like my tea HOT so need a big mug with a handle. I do use "loose leaf" but here in South Africa the "loose leaf" is just teabag tea in a box. Proper loose leaf tea is not available here now and if found is so expensive as to be unaffordable. Regards from South Africa

@sidpierce1 5 ай бұрын

Uhm, did I miss the third type of Gaiwan? It looks like you missed a part in between the second type and the end of the third type.

@danielyork3406 5 ай бұрын

I ordered one recently from Tenmokus, and ever time it seems to dribble down the side

@JamesWilson-mi2qo 7 ай бұрын

I dont know what mine tea set up would be called. It is ceramic without a handle, but has two ceramic protrusions on either side near the top, adjacent to the "spout". The "spout" is covered by ceramic perferation. Half the top is uncovered, half by this peferation near the spout. I wish i could show a picture but i have not seen another like it

@TaoTeaware 7 ай бұрын

That sounds like a hand grasp pot. In Chinese a shou zhua hu. Other times in English called an easy gaiwan. On our website we have the Lone Wolf which is one of these. I’d be curious if it’s the same thing or not. 😄

@SPACEJUMPA Ай бұрын

I just ordered my first Gaiwan!! I’m 6’5 and have bigger hands so I hope I didn’t make a boo boo passing up the 150ml for the 200ml

@TaoTeaware Ай бұрын

If you have a strong tea to water ratio it’ll hit you regardless 😅 Just was drinking a Song Style phoenix oolong in a 70ml pot yesterday and it knocked my socks off. Immediately tea drunk/high.

@SPACEJUMPA Ай бұрын

@@TaoTeaware okay okay best budget tea cake you would recommend go!!! I need to get my very first tea cake next!! I need to experience tea drunk!!!

@zzzyyyxxx 6 ай бұрын

Who that drinks tea more seriously (ie high quality loose leaf) doesn't know what a gaiwan is? It's literally like one of the first things you see used for high quality tea at Asian tea shops.

@theinsfrijonds 5 ай бұрын

This guy won by using a Gaiwan!

@wreagin1 Жыл бұрын

This feels like a commercial for a tool that does a thing no one asked for making the other options look silly by using them wrong. Great video dart. Just take your teapot to the sink.

@TaoTeaware Жыл бұрын

😂😂 to the sink I go

@Ostvchannel 6 ай бұрын

One thing that I stress when brewing that the gaiwan does amazing that most other vessels can’t really match is that it gives the leves plenty of room to expand. This allows for a more full and complete flavor and even textured brew. Bringing out some of the hidden notes and even weight of the broth/liquor. This cannot happen so easily in most other brewing tools. And that is why I will use a gaiwan 99% of the the time to steep. 🫶🏽

@techshabby0001 5 ай бұрын

Peasant.

@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын

Can you drink directly from the teapot the way you can with this type of tool? I think you’re missing the point lol, options exist for people who aren’t you