How To Use a Teapot
By Phillip Hogan
January 29th, 2010Posted in Beginner's Guides to Tea
We all drink Tea and we all use Teapots on a regular basis; so much so that we rarely think about its origins or the proper way to use a teapot.
The origins of the Teapot, as with all tea, starts out in China – with the earliest example dating back to 1513 from Gongchun.
Porcelain Teapots were shipped from China to Europe at the end of the 17th Century and were extremely popular – mainly because porcelain could not be produced in Europe at this time.
In 1765 William Cookworthy discovered how to make porcelain and the design and creation of Teapots flourished in Europe.
As they say ‘horses for courses’, the same holds true for tea. The true tea connoisseur will have a different Teapot for each type of tea, depending upon the material of the Teapot and the tea used – Oolong tea, for example, is best brewed in a Yixing Teapot which is made from a particular type of clay produced in the Jiangsu province of China.
Black teas tend to brew better in stoneware Teapots rather then porcelain, the opposite being true for herbal and green teas.
So, if you love tea but have never really thought about the proper and correct way to use a Teapot then the video below is for you.
So without further ado, here’s the Saviour of Tea talking about ‘How to use a Teapot’.
Contact Phillip Hogan at phil@allabouttea.co.uk
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