tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post2362611757149538238..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Ending a SessionHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-88120067471705413992012-03-10T14:28:24.683+00:002012-03-10T14:28:24.683+00:00"Cleanliness is next to Godliness", is i..."Cleanliness is next to Godliness", is it not? I sympathise with the desire to have everything clean. Excessively clean. I think that there may be a par tof me that's rather like Jack Nicholson's character in the film "As Good As It Gets". I can see myself with stacks of soap-bars, in future...<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-85287132803003691732012-03-09T21:27:17.427+00:002012-03-09T21:27:17.427+00:00"calorifically-resplendent matriarch" - ..."calorifically-resplendent matriarch" - *laughs*<br /><br />Upon reading your accounts, I wonder if maybe I'm a little too obsessive with cleaning my teaware. I'll normally use almost-boiling water, and give everything a good rinse multiple times - especially the cups and gaiwan. The leaves are taken care of immediately, and everything is wiped down and put back in fairly Centranthushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294636792638405481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-29353035487855090372009-10-19T11:50:30.797+01:002009-10-19T11:50:30.797+01:00Dear Terje,
A good table need not be expensive - ...Dear Terje,<br /><br />A good table need not be expensive - ours was £30 or so, from a shop in Chengdu. You can get very similar tables, for not much more money, at places like Dragon Teahouse. Ours is "HENGFU" brand, and has lasted many years.<br /><br />No special steps are required, apart from wiping it down properly after each session. Don't let the water sit on it overnight,Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76561661041141513742009-10-18T18:56:43.797+01:002009-10-18T18:56:43.797+01:00I've admired your tea table since I first saw ...I've admired your tea table since I first saw it and was wondering what kind of wood it's made of? I have a bamboo table but was thinking of upgrading to something nicer - any tips on this or on maintaining a table? Is there any point in buying an expensive table?<br /><br />Best wishes!<br />TerjeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-68225888629341318582009-09-30T17:40:05.707+01:002009-09-30T17:40:05.707+01:00Superb, thanks! I like your friends!Superb, thanks! I like your friends!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-65204047532546702602009-09-30T17:16:48.367+01:002009-09-30T17:16:48.367+01:00Great!Thanks for the help!
I don't care much ...Great!Thanks for the help!<br /><br />I don't care much about "the correct way" to brew tea - I jsut drink!!! But I have this thing about cleanliness, and can't get my mind of what might be living in my teapots. At least I'm not doing anything wrong.<br /><br />A friend surprised me with a chunk of 1994 Menghai 7542 sheng'pu - there's a 10 gr bag on my shelf with Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-23518606222827294872009-09-30T16:16:32.149+01:002009-09-30T16:16:32.149+01:00Dear Terje,
I rather like revisiting old posts,...Dear Terje,<br /><br /> I rather like revisiting old posts, so please don't worry!<br /><br /> I must admit that, despite being obsessed with cleanliness, I only rinse out my pots with cold water - just to get the leaves out. <br /><br /> It's probably best not to wipe the inside of the pot, because you want to build up a good patina there, and also don't want to leave any fibres Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-48861650276689345742009-09-30T15:37:34.173+01:002009-09-30T15:37:34.173+01:00To Hobbes
I usually remove the leaves, rinse the ...To Hobbes<br /><br />I usually remove the leaves, rinse the pot in water, then rinse it with boilong water and gently wipe off the pot with a cloth. I suspect that I shouldn't wipe the inside of the pot, and I'm not really sure how more experienced pu'er drinkers are in fact using the brush they all seem to mention. I'm quite worried that my pots will become unclean...<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072323608412183354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-21892256688579454772009-03-10T12:27:00.000+00:002009-03-10T12:27:00.000+00:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-68290856416635812252009-03-10T07:39:00.000+00:002009-03-10T07:39:00.000+00:00I am not clean and tidy, not by a longshot. But I ...I am not clean and tidy, not by a longshot. But I have to say that I have a stronger compulsion to clean my teaware than I do, say, other dishes or even to keep my lodgings tidy.<BR/><BR/>I guess, for me, cleaning the teaware is as much of the ritual of tea as its preparation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2542218261931093252009-03-08T18:38:00.000+00:002009-03-08T18:38:00.000+00:00Dear Will,Actually, you're right - we do use our o...Dear Will,<BR/><BR/>Actually, you're right - we do use our own chopsticks to get food, but I typically aim to get most of it at the start. It's frowned on (for obvious reasons!) to dip your chopsticks covered in bodily grossness into a communal pot. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure practices vary!<BR/><BR/>Ah, the joys of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. I don't know if being extremely clean and orderly is Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-73045561288967998392009-03-08T18:31:00.000+00:002009-03-08T18:31:00.000+00:00Have you gotten yelled at for not using serving ch...Have you gotten yelled at for not using serving chopsticks in communal dishes with family or close friends? When eating with my girlfriend's family (including large groups of extended family in China) or Chinese friends, both at home and at restaurants, serving chopsticks are almost never used (and people don't usually flip their chopsticks around to serve themselves either). If they are used, Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246418566389009505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-19374181048742893302009-03-08T15:52:00.000+00:002009-03-08T15:52:00.000+00:00This may only be true for charming old Chinese pro...This may only be true for charming old Chinese profs!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-88274372696842611982009-03-08T15:45:00.000+00:002009-03-08T15:45:00.000+00:00See? I knew it all along.I'm not a slob. I'm end...See? I knew it all along.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a slob. I'm endearingly chaotic.Tony Shlonginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818633701585344725noreply@blogger.com