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Tea Caddy, Bamboo - Large

Tea Caddy

This bamboo tea caddy is a two part tray with slats in the top surface and a water basin underneath. Excess water or tea poured off from a yixing pot or gaiwan falls down through the tray and gathers in the basin below.

Large: 9.5" W X 14" L X 2.6" H

Price $49.00

Product Code: XB110

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Gaiwan & Yixing Brewing Guide

	White Tea	Green Tea	Less-Oxidized Oolong Tea	Oxidized Oolong Tea	Black Tea	Pu-erh Tea
Leaf Quantity	One half of a gaiwan	One quarter of a gaiwan	One third of a gaiwan or a Yixing teapot	One half of a gaiwan or a Yixing teapot	One quarter of a gaiwan	One third of a gaiwan or a Yixing teapot
Water Temperature	180 degrees F	170 to 185 degrees F	180 to 210 degrees F	190 to 210 degrees F	210 degrees F, near boiling	212 degrees F, full, rolling boil
Infusion Time	30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions	30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions	30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions	30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions	30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions	After rinsing once infuse 30 seconds; add 5 seconds to subsequent infusions
Examples	Yinzhen Silver Needle, White Peony	Dragon Well, Sencha	Wen Shan Bao Chong, Tieguanyin	Oriental Beauty, Twelve Trees Oolong	Keemun, Darjeeling, Ceylon Orange Pekoe	Tuocha, Beencha