Hello fellow teapot enthusiasts, have you ever come across this practice where some people, especially when nourishing their teapots at night, like to leave Tea leaves and concentrated Infusion inside, thinking that this will speed up the patina formation process, making teapot nourishment more efficient and convenient, while also being effective. Is this approach really correct?
Can tea leaves and tea Water be left in a purple clay teapot overnight? The answer is no.
Leaving tea leaves and tea infusion in the pot overnight, once cooled, has no effect. Leaving tea leaves and tea infusion in the pot overnight for extended periods, particularly during hot summer days, can easily lead to the growth of harmful substances within the teapot. Purple clay teapots are prone to accumulating dark tea stains over time, which become very difficult to clean and may look rather unpleasant, diminishing one's desire to drink tea.
When nourishing a teapot, the hot tea infusion penetrates the pores as steam evaporates, bringing out tea oils onto the surface of the pot. Repeated wiping with a tea cloth forms a patina.
Leaving tea leaves and tea infusion in the pot overnight, once cooled, has no effect. Leaving tea leaves and tea infusion in the pot overnight for extended periods, particularly during hot summer days, can easily lead to the growth of harmful substances within the teapot. Purple clay teapots are prone to accumulating dark tea stains over time, which become very difficult to clean and may look rather unpleasant, diminishing one's desire to drink tea.
How should one correctly nourish a teapot?
As is well known, the reason Yixing purple clay teapots are so highly regarded by virtually all tea enthusiasts is due to their unique double-pore structure.
Because Yixing purple clay teapot materials are rich in quartz and mica, white or brown and black crystalline bodies can be seen on the surface of the pot. These crystalline bodies give the purple clay teapot its breathability, allowing free fatty substances from the tea infusion to penetrate through the pores and reach the surface layer of the pot, gradually making the teapot more lustrous and smooth.
The correct way to nourish a teapot is inadvertently, simply handling it naturally while drinking tea, without needing to be overly cautious.
Nourishing a purple clay teapot involves both internal and external care, summarized in the six-character method: “frequent brewing, frequent cleaning, frequent drying.” Frequent cleaning and drying are especially important. Frequent cleaning prevents the formation of tea scale from tea water on the surface, and frequent drying maintains the permeability of the teapot's pores. In the repeated use of a purple clay teapot, the effectiveness of its double-pore structure plays a decisive role in the quality of teapot nourishment. Drying the teapot after each use is a basic condition for teapot care.
While brewing tea, pay attention to keeping the body of the teapot clean, as tea infusion dripping onto the body can dry and easily form tea stains. If not wiped off with a tea cloth in a timely manner, they will be much harder to clean later. Keep a tea cloth nearby your tea station, and wipe the body of the teapot whenever you see tea infusion on it.
After brewing tea, promptly clean out the contents, discard the tea residue, Rinse the teapot, wipe it clean, place it on the tea station, and wait for the next tea session.
Be patient, and over time, a patina will form; there is no need to be overly cautious.
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