A Zisha teapot becomes smooth and lustrous through the brewing of Tea and your careful maintenance. The joy and sense of accomplishment can only be understood by those who play with Teapots.

No matter what value the teapot has, you need to open it before using it.

Opening a Zisha teapot can ventilate its pores, remove the clay and kiln smells within it, and make it present a more perfect patina after being maintained.

If you search online now, you'll find a myriad of methods for opening teapots, some of which are even laughable. Especially for new teapot enthusiasts, they don't know which is the correct method to open a teapot, and end up wasting effort and damaging the teapot.

In the following, we will list some peculiar methods of opening teapots and demonstrate how to correctly open a teapot with text and images.

Odd Methods of Opening Teapots

1 Food Method for Opening Teapots

For example, put tofu and the Zisha teapot in clear water, boil it, and then simmer for another half hour. There are similar versions, which essentially replace the tofu with sugarcane, apple, water chestnut, etc.

This method believes that tofu can eliminate the fireiness of the Zisha teapot, decompose any residual substances in the teapot, and leave a fragrant scent of tofu.

Sweet fruits allow the teapot to receive natural sugar nourishment, making it easier to achieve a perfect patina when brewed later.

But in reality, this is quite laughable. After being fired at thousands of degrees, could there be any residual components left?

Sugar in food can cause the pores of the Zisha teapot to become blocked. If you want the nourishment of sugar, why not just add white sugar directly?

2 Equator to North Pole Method for Opening Teapots

Clean the new teapot, soak it in clear water for a few days, then wrap it in cling film or a clean plastic bag and freeze it for 48 hours.

Then take out the teapot, wrap it in a clean towel, and place it in clear water to boil for one hour.

Extreme temperature differences, going from the equator to the North Pole, aren't you afraid the Zisha teapot might crack?

3 Essence of Heaven and Earth Method for Opening Teapots

Place the teapot in a well and soak it for a few days, preferably an ancient well. Or bury it under a tree, the older the better!

This method believes that the coolness of the well water and the dampness of the soil under the tree can both eliminate the fireiness of the Zisha teapot and absorb the essence of heaven and earth.

Since that's the case, wouldn't it be best to choose full moon nights to assist in absorbing the essence?

And leaving a teapot outdoors for a few days is likely to get it stolen, what if it gets lost in the well?

Correct Method for Opening Teapots

A closer examination reveals that many of the methods for opening teapots found online do not hold up. In fact, there's no need to make opening a teapot so complicated. After reading the following text and images, you'll learn how to do it right away!

1. Zi Ye Shi Piao ready for opening

2. Prepare clear water and clean the teapot 3. Rinse inside with clear water 4. Wipe off dust on the surface of the teapot 5. Wake up the teapot, pour boiling water over the body to let the capillaries of the Zisha teapot expand due to heat 6. Drain the water after cleaning. 6. Drain the water after cleaning.

6. Drain the water after cleaning.

7. Use Yixing black tea to open the teapot. (Adhere to the principle of one teapot for one type of tea; choose the type of tea you will use, and stick to it)

8. After the water cools down, take it out and clean it again. We hope this article can help teapot enthusiasts who have questions about opening teapots. If you have any suggestions or ideas about Zisha teapots, please leave them in the comments section.

Source: Purple Clay Teapot

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