Why do Yixing teapots make the best tasting tea?
Yixing teapots make the best tea because of their unique characteristics. Characteristics of Yixing teapots • One of the special attributes of Yixing teapots is the ability to retain heat. Small pores produced in the clay during firing retain both heat and flavor. The low shrinkage rate of Yixing clay allows the skillful potter to make a closely fitting lid that inhibits oxidation thus heightening the tea flavor. • A Yixing teapot can keep the teas heat, primary color, aroma and taste in tact for five days where as a ceramics teapot only three. • The Yixing teapot is free of led, arsenic, cadmium and other toxic materials. Yixing ware is unlike and other unglazed earthenware teapot. The Yixing teapot has a fine and solid texture, a four percent water absorption rate, a low thermal conductivity , and a double air hole design which enhances the pots brewing properties. The principal standards for evaluating a teapot brewing quality a re the color of tea soup produced , the level of tea p
