10 Myths About Yixing Teapots

Tackling 10 of the most common myths about Yixing zisha teapots.

Yixing, zisha, gongfu tea, Chinese Tea, teapot, gongfu cha.

[wildebeestwright]

Thanks for the great video! And I’d love to see that video you were planning to make on pairing Yixing pots with tea types 🤩

[stephensiemens]

As someone finally entering into an appreciation of the PREPARATION of fine teas (after 10 years of drinking pretty good tea without preparing it with Yixing or otherwise), I've found this post extremely helpful. It's very exciting to share in your collection, and you've got an amazing energy. Stellar video sir.

[cutechajin]

Excellent post! A great grounding in Yixing teapots! Congratulations!

[michellemichelle]

I have ten pots that are awesome and I spent a lot of time trying different teas in a gaiwan before christining the pots. I loved your ten myths and agree wholeheartedly. I am excited that I used my covid isolation time to learn as much as I could and found an awesome dealer of authentic Yixing teapots who helped me as well. I sampled many puehrs and have over 75 cakes of raw and ripe that are at different stages of either ready now or can mature over the years. I also have purchased thirty or so different teas and have a better understanding of my likes, loves and dislikes. This has been an amazing fun hobby and I am excited to learn even more here. The one thing I learned that I was not expecting is that for tea brewing on my own, I really do like the smaller pots. Seven of my pots are 400 to 450 millimeters. Three are 140 up to 250. I love the smaller pots more than I ever dreamed I would and thought there was no way the little pots would work for me. Lol. Always more to learn. Thank you for you video.

[EricBryan]

Excellent video! Your thoughts are spot on and I’m looking at my tea pots in a whole new light. Glad I found your channel! 😃

[derekhively]

I'm being gifted a golden duanni clay pot this Christmas & I'm so excited. Never used this type of clay. Your collection is beautiful

[kiawan]

dude that collection is nuts! thats a fortune right there!

[JakerKnapp]

Collecting Yixing teapots is a passion of mine as well, and I've basically come to the same conclusions. Nice work!

[schwabnickolas]

Please keep making videos. This video is so entertaining and informative.

[vivian_nefertari]

really hope you'll come back to youtube! loved this video.

[bikesforme]

thanks for the tutorial. i use a gaiwan, but am learning about teapots for gong fu cha. it seems pairing of teas with a pot is the most challenging aspect.

[handyandy_]

Great video that I think does a good job of explaining why a lot of those myths aren't based in reality. One slight correction, though - I think towards the end you mentioned Chuzhou (滁州) when I think you meant Chaozhou (潮州) as the birthplace of gongfu cha and home of the particular red clay pot.

[marfrigoris]

Thank you for an amazing video! You have a real talent for explaining, I enjoyed every second of the video. Hope you are doing well. Have a great day!

[toonlianong]

Very good.. I am a Chinese from Singapore and you got the facts right... I collect teapots too

[jurgenvandenhouwe]

I just discovered the tea world recently. This was useful. Thank you.

[percontatio]

Agree with everything except leaving leaves in the pot overnight. Never had an issue with that, just do a quick flush and restart the session on the next day. In fact with some teas I get more enjoyable, richer taste with sessions restarted on the next day.

[wilhelm-]

Like your video very much. Good information presented in a simpatico way but the very best is the end:
"You need passion and a lot of practice and a lot of love for it."
Totaly agree. Love it. Thank you.

[Penguin_Tree]

will def be on the look out for these. thanks for the info

[WatermelonPeppermint]

this is so wholesome. and informative. I love your shirt!

[cindytuisku]

Very informative and enjoyable video! Thank you for sharing.