Online Vendor - Yixing Teapot

I want to purchase a Yixing Teapot from an online vendor for brewing oolong tea. I am interested in your opinions re: trusted online vendors who sell them; ones that you personally have dealt with. I want one that will brew no more than 10oz and I don't want to spend more than $50.

Help!

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parislexi
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Hey Parislexi,

This topic has been covered many times before on this forum. Search this group for "Yixing" or "Yixing Teapot" and you should find what you are looking for.

All the best,

Chris.

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kid_kei

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Check it out, and they have tons of others to choose from, I got a 1 liter pot for about $40, very nice.

Karl

parislexi wrote:

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Karl Sprenger

Chris: Tried that. Most of messages about Yixing involved cleaning, seasoning, etc. Just wanted names of trusted online vendors from which others had made purchases. Sorry for asking an inappropriate, ,over-asked question. Thought this group was formed to help all levels of tea lovers, not just the well-informed ones!

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parislexi

Karl: Thanks, so much, for the recommendation. I will check out this online vendor.

Reply to
parislexi

I really wasn't trying to be mean at all. I just searched this group with the phrase "Yixing Teapot" and this was the first link to appear:

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So i didn't think you had tried searching.

Hope you find a good one!

Chris.

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kid_kei

Chris: Sorry I over-reacted. I saw that link, but thought it was information over-load! I just wanted a few brief recommendations - talks about museums, etc. - too much. Was looking only for names of online vendors that others had tried recently and trusted. Anyway - I've already ordered one from an online vendor that was highly recommended by several folks.

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parislexi

if you are looking for a simple yixing, you can go to purchase one in china town, but you are looking for a beautiful and made by a artist.. then you have to take time to shop around. by the way.. I have a online teastore recommand to you .

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I bought one from them.. their price is very reasonable. specially all their teapots are made by an artist.

corine

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cup of tea

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joannepr

Thanks, corine. At this time, they have only a few available, but I will continue to visit the site in the future. There is no chine town 'area' where I live.

Reply to
parislexi

Thanks, so much, JoAnn for these sites. I overlooked these when I spent most of the evening Friday searching the web. I found one Yixing and one Japanese Kyuusu that I liked(within my budget!), and I purchased them. However, I plan to purchase 2 more Yixing pots: one for China my white teas and one for my China unflavored green teas in the near future. And I must say, the allteapots.com site has several unique ones that I will definitely consider!

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parislexi

Most people would suggest using a porcelain (or glass) gaiwan or porcelain teapot for white or green teas (especially white). The conventional wisdom is that the Yixing pots are not ideal for brewing such teas most of the time, because they retain heat so well.

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Will Yardley

Will: This is GREAT information for me to know! And it will save money for me, since I already have a porcelain gaiwan AND a porcelain teapot.

Barbara

Reply to
parislexi

I would add that a gaiwan renders a truer flavor of the tea, and you should compare your teas brewed in a gaiwan to the teas brewed in the yixing pot to make sure you have the right pot for the right tea. They can vary a lot. I have teas that brew much more interesting, complex flavors in a gaiwan, and teas that are improved in pots. Mostly oolongs, although I do have one zhuni type pot that seems to do a good job with lower quality longjing (it improves the flavor and longevity of simpler teas, although the best teas still taste better brewed in porcelain).

Good luck!

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Danica

Parislexi: I also echo Will Yardley's opinion. A Yixing pot is not the ideal vessel for delicate white/yellow/green teas. A gaiwan is.

joann: thanks for the links...I like looking at the pictures at allteapots.com...especially the African and the hand-thrown teapots! There are some nice Yixing too.

Phyll

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Phyll

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