Product Name: Sha Diao
Material:
Fair-resistant natural clay without chemicals.
Capacity: around 700ml
Master: Mr. Cheng Yanshuan
Usage:
1) Before using kettle, please put that into cold water for 24 hours which is better for preparation of kettle after fired in kiln before using for heating water and it is helpful for cleaning the inner of kettle.
2) Available for heating by direct fire or electricity. Alcohol lamp or Electrical stove is recommended.
3) Quick heating and cooling will very badly affect the life of kettle. So please don't pour cold water directly into hot and empty kettle or hot water to cold tea kettle when adding water. The kettle may explode or crack.
4) There maybe water slightly exudes from kettle during long time using, that is because of natural character of sand mud, please don't worry.
Note — why this kettle may “sweat”: This kettle is made of unglazed Chaozhou clay with a fine, natural pore structure. When it is heated — especially while it is new — tiny beads of moisture may appear on the outside, most noticeably at the bottom, much like sweat. This is not a leak: the kettle does not leak when cold, and there is no crack or hole. The micro-pores are there for a reason: while the water boils, they gently absorb impurities and off-flavors from the water — such as the chlorine taste of tap water — while the minerals in the clay soften and round out the water in return. That is why water boiled in a clay kettle like this tastes soft, smooth and slightly sweet, and why Chaozhou gongfu tea drinkers have boiled their water this way for centuries. The sweating is strongest at first and gradually lessens with regular use, as the pores take up minerals from the water and settle. It does not affect the kettle’s function.
