Tilting tea pots solve the big problem of over steeping the tea, specially in restaurants and cafes. Through a clever mechanism one can brew that perfect cup(s) of tea.There is a shelf inside the pot into which tea leaves are put and steeped in hot water. Once the brew is ready tilt the pot to let the brewed tea drain to the bottom and finally stand the pot upright so that the brewed tea is not in contact with the tea leaves. Then pour and drink that perfect brew. This picture was taken in Restaurant Fischereihaven in Hamburg, Germany.
Not only effective and smart chan, but also honto ni kawaii yo.
ReplyDeletePot cap ga hat mitai!
Yes Nihon Neko, the tea pot cap does looks like an old style hat. I thought the concept was cool and really effective. I had not encountered this type of tea pot before so I was surprised and did not know how to use it at first. Honto ni bikkuri shita!
ReplyDeleteI had this teapot.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I gave this teapot to the person because there was a person who was looking for this teapot.
It is funy pot!!
ReplyDeleteI want to try it!
yu-ka
Liyn-an,
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if this type of tea pot is useful only for black/red tea or for others as well. I always have problems in restaurants and cafe with tea. Often the tea in the tea pot is more than what can be poured into cups. In the meantime tea in the pot continues to steep turning it bitter. This tea pot is quite bulky but it does solve this problem.
Yu-ka,
The tea pot is not so elegant but it makes nice tea!
Really?
ReplyDeleteI want to try it!
Therefore, we are using the brewing teapot and the service teapot in our tearoom.
ReplyDeleteLiyn-an maybe we could take this tea pot's pragmatic construct and turn it into a more elegant solution. This requires a fusion of Japanese engineering brains and a refined sense of beauty much like making a katana - 刀.
ReplyDeletewow! sounds a really great tea pot. I would like to see how it is inside...
ReplyDeleteHey Hanny,
ReplyDeleteSorry did not take pictures of the inside. Next time!
wow!! hadnt seen this kind of tea pot...really a creative person must have designed it ...may be i could go to the ceramic ppl in thimi and descibe it to them cuz the SHOW is good ... what say you??
ReplyDeleteThe trick is the inside. I didn't think to take a picture inside the tea pot. I will try to get one sample and then we can go to Thimi and and replicate this design.
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