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Emilie said 2012-12-24 19:56:30 -0500

Please help me identify this thing for brewing tea

Pictures: http://imgur.com/a/Dkenq
I was given this today. It’s obviously for brewing tea, but I’m not sure exactly what it is and I don’t want to mess it up. Are there any special ways to use it, or should I only use certain teas? Is it basically a teapot? Thanks!

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Kasumi no Chajin said 2012-12-24 20:01:33 -0500

It seems to be a tea mug with extra cups. I have used similar mugs like tea pots with no problems. I would just put the tea in the steeper, place it in the mug, then pour the water over to fill.

Emilie said 2012-12-24 20:02:48 -0500

Great! That’s what I assumed, but I haven’t had one like this so I wanted to make sure before I did anything crazy. Thanks

52teas said 2012-12-24 20:07:25 -0500

Looks like a gaiwan with a handle and some extra cups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiwan

Emilie said 2012-12-24 20:34:24 -0500

Aren’t gaiwans supposed to be small though? It looks about twice the size of all the ones I’ve seen.

ashmanra said 2012-12-24 20:10:25 -0500

It is lovely!

yappychappy said 2012-12-24 22:00:18 -0500

Very large gaiwan for two. Certainly is nice looking.

mrmopar said 2012-12-24 22:09:03 -0500

looks like a steeping cup with the filter and 2 smaller cups to serve it in.

Kittenna said 2012-12-24 22:31:49 -0500

Agreed. I think I’ve seen people use just the large cup before…

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