I believe that most teapot novices have often heard that "one tea nourishes one pot", which means that a purple clay teapot can only brew one type of tea, otherwise the teapot will smell. However, each type of tea needs to be brewed in a different purple clay teapot, so naturally there is no extra space at home to display teapots. How many teapots does an average purple clay teapot user usually use? The editor specially interviewed three customers to see what their opinions are!

Customer A: 2 teapots

"The size of the teapot is just right, one big and one small."

Mrs. A likes to drink black tea and has been making tea in a purple clay pot for several years. She has a habit of prioritizing practicality when buying tea sets, so buying the tea sets she needs is enough. In addition, Mrs. A only makes tea with her husband at home, so she thinks it is better to buy a larger teapot and a smaller teapot. When she has free time, she can use the small teapot to make tea for one or two people. Even if she has friends over, she can also use the big teapot. Bubble.

If you want to brew the flavor of tea, the ratio of capacity to tea volume is particularly important. It is basic to prepare a large and a small teapot at home, and choose the appropriate teapot according to the number of people. Naturally, you need more tea when using a large teapot. Don’t be greedy for convenience. If you think of brewing in a large teapot, you can get a standard taste by adding less tea leaves and less water. When the amount of water in the teapot is insufficient, the remaining air in the teapot will also be brewed. It affects the temperature changes in the pot and makes it difficult to brew the flavor of tea.

Customer B: 3 teapots

"One each of purple, vermilion and duanni is considered basic."

Ms. B has many tea preferences, so she gives priority to clay materials when purchasing teapots. She believes that using a purple clay teapot to make tea requires at least three teapots with different clay materials, which are considered basic for brewing different tea types. Purple clay pots corresponding to different clay materials.

Indeed, purple clay pots with different clay materials are suitable for brewing tea. Green teas such as Tieguanyin and Fenghuang Dancong are suitable for brewing in red clay pots, which can easily bring out the aroma of the tea; teas with lighter tea colors such as Shengpu and white tea are suitable For tea, you can use a clay pot to help dispel qi and prevent the tea from being stifled. Purple clay pots are suitable for cooked Pu and black teas, as the dark color of the teapot is easy to maintain.

Customer C: More than 3 teapots

“With so many types of tea to drink, it’s inevitable to use several teapots.”

Among the six major tea categories, Mr. C has his favorite tea. As an experienced player of purple sand teapots, he also understands the principle of not brewing more than one pot. Therefore, there are as many as 4-5 pots commonly used at home. Basically, There is a dedicated teapot for each day. In this regard, he said that as the tea ages, the tea you want to drink every day is different. When making a pot of good tea, you should not be too casual. It is inevitable to use more pots.

The editor also understands that not everyone has room for multiple teapots at home. Of course, you can carefully allocate tea teapots within your ability. If you are beyond your ability, you don’t need to stick to the usage of one tea for one pot and brew similar aromas and flavors. All tea products can share the same teapot. Be careful not to cross-brew the teapots with strong floral aroma. Otherwise, the tea flavor will easily be mixed, which will waste tea and waste the pot.

Summary: Don’t go to the end of the world with just one pot

No matter how you match tea products and teapots, in the end, you must remember that you should never use only one teapot to brew all six major tea types. The clay material of the purple clay teapot has a double pore structure, which is easy to absorb the taste of tea. If used improperly, the teapot will absorb the taste of different tea products. When you use it to make tea next time, tea flavor contamination will occur and the teapot will be wasted. It also wastes the tea leaves brewed.

Of course, making tea is a hobby activity that is intended to cultivate one's temperament. It does not force users of purple clay teapots to have many teapots. However, even if it is not possible to have one tea in one pot, use the same tea type as much as possible, or if the tea has a similar flavor, use the same pot, so as to avoid tea flavor interference.

The above is the teapot consumption shared by three customers. Remember to ask the customer service staff before buying a teapot. They will be happy to provide practical advice to help you choose!

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