Blue crackle glaze ceramic Gaiwan with lid for Gong Fu Cha brewing, handcrafted teaware from Lake Missoula Tea Company.
Blue Gaiwan teaware with strainer and lid from Lake Missoula Tea Company, used for Gong Fu Cha brewing.
Blue Gaiwan teaware bowl for Gong Fu Cha brewing, with a smooth ceramic finish and traditional design by Lake Missoula Tea Company.

Blue Ceramic Gaiwan - Gong Fu Cha

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A blue ceramic lidded bowl for gong fu brewing: short, fast steeps that let you taste a whole-leaf tea change cup to cup.
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About

A gaiwan is a traditional Chinese lidded bowl used for brewing whole leaf tea in the gong fu cha style — short, fast steeps with a high ratio of tea to water that allow you to taste each infusion as the flavor evolves. This blue ceramic gaiwan is a straightforward, well-designed entry point into that style of brewing.

Works especially well with puerh, oolong, and other premium whole leaf teas. Add your leaves, pour in hot water, use the lid to hold back the leaves as you pour, and repeat the process multiple times until the flavor fades. Each steep reveals something slightly different — it's a patient, rewarding way to get to know a tea.

A note on the strainer: The built-in strainer has a coarser mesh, so it works best with larger whole leaf teas. For finer cuts, pairing it with a separate fine-mesh strainer gives you a cleaner pour.

Cups not included — we recommend our double-walled glass cups as a natural pairing.

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    Heyward
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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    3 Stars

    Beautiful to look at, design keeps finger tips from burning & brews a nice "gong fu cha"; however, the strainer insert is too coarse & allows a lot of tea through plus distorted & had to be replaced (at the cost of this gaiwan!). That being said I will purchase again and use with my upgraded strainer.

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