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Choose the right teapot with consideration of your life style and family

Kyuse are ordinary Japanese tea pots for sencha. They have a handle on the side, and are small to medium in size.
Dobin have a handle on the top and are usually medium to large in size. Therefore, they are good for hojicha, bancha, and genmaicha, which are brewed with plenty of boiling water.
The premium Japanese teas like gyokuro are enjoyed in small amounts with small tea cups, and they are usually brewed with low temperature hot water. Hohins and shiboridashis, which are small and have no handle are good for premium teas.
If you are a beginner, and don’t know what kind of Japanese tea you will like, Everyone’s tea will recommend either kyuse or dobin. The size should depend on how much tea you will drink.

TypeCommon sizeGood forTea strainer
Kyusu
(Side handle teapot)		Small to mediumSencha
Gyokuro		Removable or fixed
Dobin
(Upper handle teapot)		Medium to largeHojicha
Bancha
Genmaicha		Removable or fixed
Hohin or
Shiboridashi
(Handleless teapot)		SmallGyokuroFixed or None


Types of tea strainers on teapots

Removable tea strainer:

These make it easy to clean the pot. When brewed tea still remains in a pot, you can take out the tea leaves and can prevent continued brewing of the tea. There is no chance of pouring problems because of clogged strainers like with fixed tea strainers. However, the brewing space is not as large as fixed strainer teapots. Therefore, it does not brew quite as well as fixed strainer teapots.

Fixed tea strainer:

These give a larger space for tea leaves to move around and brew better. There are a couple types of fixed tea strainers.

Metal mesh: You can not clean behind the fixed strainer.

Ceramic mesh: The mesh is coarser than metal mesh. Therefore, small pieces of leaves can slip through. The dimensions of the strainer are smaller than other types. Therefore, there is a chance of clogged mesh with tea leaves when pouring.

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