Choose the tools for making tea.
Pot is the father of tea. What kind of tea to make and what kind of tea set to use are also very particular. People who used to love tea liked to drink green tea in a glass, scented tea in a bowl, and oolong tea in a small teapot and cup. More exquisite in recent years: this teapot specializes in oolong tea, that teapot specializes in green tea, and the best teapot specializes in Pu 'er tea. Choosing a tea set is really homemade. Having said that, one thing reminds consumers: it is best not to use black pottery tea sets to make tea and drink tea, because black pottery contains a lot of lead.
1. What kind of tea set is the best for making tea?
A: At present, the common teas are porcelain, pottery (mainly purple sand ware), glass and plastic. When brewing Dexin black tea and Dexin oolong tea, I will choose pottery, because from the perspective of tea tasting, porcelain and pottery are the best, with good heat preservation, good color and fragrance, beautiful shape and artistic appreciation value. But when brewing Dexin green tea, especially Dexin Biluochun and Dexin Silver Needle, I usually use a glass tea set, which can present the beauty of light fog, green and blossoming tea buds in the cup. As for enamel and plastic tea sets, although they have the advantages of portability and durability, they are generally used for temporary thirst quenching.
We often drink oolong tea, scented tea and green tea. If there are three kinds of tea sets in front of you, namely glass, purple sand and porcelain, do you know what tea these three kinds of tea sets are used for?
It is best to drink oolong tea with purple sand tea set. After buying the purple sand tea set, put it in the pot, add a handful of rough tea leaves and cook for half an hour, so as to remove the wax and impurities on the surface of the purple sand pot and feel more comfortable. Remember to drink oolong tea with purple sand tea set made in Yixing.
When soaking oolong tea, the water temperature must be high, above 95℃, preferably just boiled water. Why is this? Because if you soak oolong tea in hot water, it will make the tea fragrance float out quickly and make the color of tea soup rich.
Drinking tea in a teahouse is a feeling, not a mood. So the price is more expensive, and sometimes drinking tea once is more expensive than eating a meal. If we drink tea at home, we don't have to buy a whole set of expensive tea sets, so we can still taste the fragrant tea and appreciate the charm of tea art.
Making green tea is also very particular. First of all, we should pay attention to two points: the first is to soak in a glass without a lid, and the second is to pay attention to the water temperature. The water temperature for soaking green tea should not be too high, just about 80℃. This is because green tea is mostly the tender leaves of tea trees picked before Grain Rain or Tomb-Sweeping Day. Since it is a young leaf, of course it is afraid of high temperature. If the water temperature is too high, the tea leaves will be soaked thoroughly. In addition, if you choose a tea set with a cover, it is not easy to dissipate heat. After a long time, the tea leaves will be soaked, and the tea soup will become very turbid and very unsightly. Then, the correct way should be, after the water is boiled, don't pour it into the cup to make green tea immediately, but let it pour out and wait for a while. How long will it take? It will take about a minute or two. The water temperature at that time was about 80℃. Another good method is to pour hot water into the cup first, and then put green tea in it. People around Taihu Lake in China use this method when making Biluochun tea.
Many northerners like to drink scented tea. Then when drinking scented tea, it is best to use a bowl to soak, and the effect is better. Why? Mainly to preserve the fragrance of tea. The water temperature of scented tea can be slightly higher than that of green tea, about 90℃ ~ 95℃. After soaking in water, you can cover it with tea, and then let it sit for two or three minutes before drinking.