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The Most Impressive Method to Enjoy Your Tea is Poured from Cast Iron Tea Pots

Tea Is Best Brewed and Served from Cast Iron Tea Pots

Cast iron tea pots have always enjoyed considerable popularity in Asia, particularly in China and Japan, where they developed from being the best vessels for preparing and enjoying tea to symbols of social rank. Very often, the elaborateness, beauty – and expensiveness – of their cast iron teapots signified the status of Japanese noble families who would often have their family emblems embossed on the tea pots. That predilection, we find out today, had very a very firm basis.

Cast iron tea pots heighten the savor of the tea

Every time we brew tea, a certain amount of its flavorful oils is retained in the inner surface of the brewing pot as precipitated residue. Ancient peoples preferred this residue to remain in the pot and would merely rinse the pot with water before drying it thoroughly rather than take any measures to remove the precipitated oils. These oils then served to add to the flavor of all subsequent brews that were prepared in those same cast iron tea pots.

With cast iron tea pots, heat is distributed evenly

The peculiar way in which iron particles are arranged distributes heat uniformly across the area of the metal surface with the result that the liquid and the ingredients in the tea are all cooked consistently. This improves the flavor of the tea itself by making sure that the additives are all processed to the same degree.

Cast iron tea pots add nutrition to the tea

The first cast iron tea pots were probably meant precisely for making medicinal brews. The nature of cast iron allows it to retain more heat than other materials use for tea pots. It is therefore possible to cook additives in higher temperatures in these vessels. The bark and the roots of vegetation which take considerably longer to boil and which often constitute the major ingredients of medicinal tea are best processed in cast iron tea vessels. Besides, the cast iron itself emits iron molecules into the tea, thus enhancing the nutritive content even further.

The residue in cast iron tea pots is also anti-microbial

The residue that is found inside these pots is mostly composed of tannin. Tannin, which is a substance that is found in certain plants like grapes and tea leaves, has been shown to have antibiotic properties. In addition to the medicinal properties of tannin, when medicinal herbs are brewed in cast iron tea pots, the dregs they leave behind retain their medicinal characteristics and imbue all the succeeding beverages that are brewed in those cast iron tea containers.

Look for modern cast iron tea pots that are coated with porcelain

When purchasing cast iron tea pots, look for those which have porcelain finishes. These are typically beautifully decorated and you can find them in various colors. Porcelain finish is typically applied on tea pots that have intricate embossed designs which may be images or geometrical patterns. Besides the aesthetic value of the porcelain coat, heat retention is also enhanced.

Obviously cast iron tea pots have the best of all the requirements for brewing and drinking the best tea.

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