Tea lovers, don’t forget to clean your tea sets after daily tea drinking. Today, Lao Zhang will share with you how to maintain tea sets.
I. Three Golden Rules for Tea Set Maintenance 1. Clean in a timely manner: Tea scale is not a medal Tea sets must be cleaned within 15 minutes after use. Otherwise, heavy metals and nitrites in the tea scale will penetrate the glaze. Experimental data shows that the adhesion of tea scale increases by 300% when the tea set is left for more than 2 hours. It is recommended to use a nano sponge + 45-degree warm water for basic cleaning. Stubborn tea stains can be treated by applying an edible baking soda paste. 2. Exclusive care for different materials 3. Three principles for storage Separate dry and wet: Equip a bamboo tea set rack and control the humidity at 40%-60% Avoid light and dust: Cover with a cotton and linen tea towel to prevent the glaze from fading due to direct strong light Independent space: Keep a distance of more than 3 meters from the kitchen and bathroom to prevent odors from penetrating II. Maintenance Secrets for Different Tea Sets Purple clay teapots: The mystery of developing a patina Pot-opening ceremony: New pots need to be continuously boiled and steeped with high-mountain tea + mountain spring water 3 times, each time for 1 hour Nourishment with tea soup: It is recommended to fixedly brew the same type of tea, and Pu-erh tea is the best Breathing cycle: After continuous use for 3 days, it needs to be left standing for 24 hours, keeping ventilated and dry Glass tea sets: Preserve the beauty of transparency Temperature difference control: The temperature difference during use should not exceed 50 degrees. Preheat with hot water first Fingerprint remover: After cleaning, wipe with a microfiber cloth + edible alcohol (75%) Treatment of rainbow patterns: Soak in a citric acid solution (5%) to remove water scale crystals Iron tea sets: Rust prevention and oxidation resistance Quarterly maintenance: Apply tea seed oil and bake over a low fire to form a protective film Daily maintenance: After use, dry immediately with the remaining heat of charcoal fire. Cold water rinsing is prohibited Emergency treatment for rust spots: Grind with a paste made of soft charcoal powder + olive oil Expert reminder: Collectible tea sets need to undergo professional X-ray detection every year to check for tiny cracks that are invisible to the naked eye. Cultivating a teapot is like cultivating one’s heart. When the tea set gradually emits a warm glow over the years, it is a testament to the cultivation of tea lovers. Click [Collect] to save this guide and forward it to the tea-loving him/her, so that every tea ceremony becomes a beautiful spiritual practice.
