full tea set meaning with table and tray ? kettle ?

bamboo tray or bamboo loookalike tray ?

i like tieguanyin once in a while. not my daily driver.
tikunyum if u brew until kau kau become super golden, u can feel the super smoothness in your mouth for at least 10 minutes.

tat kind of kick cannot get from any other tea other than that stupid tin chat tea that taste like some ginseng brew.

that price can buy stone carved tray jor. bamboo tray if exceed RM 70 is very liok sui already.

bamboo is cheap stuff. wood is more expensive than bamboo. so the price of wood tray depending on the quality and carving, can range from 40 bucks our money to 20000 bucks our money.

bamboo usually no carvings or not much carvings. and most is printed material . it can last, it's quite lghtweight and durable and definitely a good for value. simple and exquisite. the cheapest among the range as well hence the good for value and money budget thing comes into play.

wood usually basic structure and the type of wood will determine the cost. the normal standard ones are encasted in plaster or dense cement and then layered with wood. these are the cheap types. the actual carved from an entire piece of tree is damn bloody expensive. but one can see the grain and the wear and tear and from the wear and tear can appreciate the fine quality of the wood.
the most expensive ones are carved from 1 unit to form 1 tray. these are done without treatment process and varnish or shelleck. so a person can genuinely know that this is actual wood from dunno what tree and no preservatives or paint was used to cover the beauty.

marble and stones are the most expensive of all. pure jade chinese tea tray is super the expensive. prices of these are determined by the type of stone used, whether it was carved from 1 piece of stone or adjoined together with multiple pieces. the cheaper ones are made using multiple stone casts and compressed and glued and treated to become 1 tray.
they are also expensive because they sorta last a lifetime and therefore the sales wont be ongoing as often as bamboo or wood. hence the price is slightly higher due to the rigidity and toughness and extensive shelve life.


i have all 3. the bamboo tray i put in my garden. cheap. under RM 40 bought from selayang mall. the wood i have is also not the expensive type. under RM 80. this i use inside my home to serve small guests.
then on my tea table i also bought a pure granite slab. this one cost me about rm3800. quite big and damn bloody heavy. roughly about 2 1/2 feet long and 2 feet wide and 2.5 inches high. carved with standard power tools for the drainage and containment section.

the hand carved i saw, same granite almost similar size slightly bigger will cost about 9000 bucks man. then the pure jade i saw last time in guangzhou is a winning piece. that one selling for about RM 5.5 mil.
the carving damn smooth. almost flawless and the stork bird they carve also is like extreme fine works of art. fuiyoh see price also i run liao.

clay tea pot or ceramic pot ? or fine china ? or treated porcelain ?

usually people who drink pu-erh dun wash their pots. reason being it retains the smell and texture and something something. i just think its bloody unhygenic to do so. can die 1.

for clay based, i usually scrub clean clean using unscented detergent. i use a soft brush mainly used for baby bottle and then i use the liquid cleanser unscented for babies mia. sometimes i go pureen, sometimes i use pigeon. both also bout the same but pureen cheaper.




if porcelain and fine china i will use the liquid cleanser without brush. must make sure surface is flawless and smooth. so i use my hands to rub instead.

i know some pro in xiamen area who clean using de-ionised water. de-ionised water boiled up to 98 degrees and then add a bit of salt and then just pour throughout the pot.

anyway tap water is safe. the chlorine ppm is very low in malaysia. boil liao all cleared away. if worry then use carbon filter to remove the rest.

fetch water from waterfall and well is very hardcore liao.

i stay pj area so the nearest waterfdall should be about 3 days drive from my place gua

cheras waterfall dirty, whole malaysia waterfall also dirty , need 3 days go up thailand there get clean water from waterfall lol

buy there cheaper than buy here. alot of better and nicer designs.

taste better is because it is kept warmer for longer periods. tea in porcelain loses heat faster than tea in clay. scientifically proven. i measured before also last time.
hot tea is better to drink than cold tea and therefore the temperature is the main factor here of why it tastes better.

my sifus told me the same thing so i decided to try it out lor.

the porcelain pots and the clay pots gave me those readings. althought i'm not a fan of clay but the temperature reading of the water is higher than my more expensive porcelain pots. maybe i should try out more clay stuffs. i only have 2 clay. the rest is fine bone and porcelain and pyrex glass.

blooming flower tea inside teapot. nice to watch, lousy to drink.

my local supplier selling me at RM 10 per ball. i was like ......... u go dai pls.

then i walk into hojo and saw some and saw the price and walk straight off.

the only flower u can probably taste something and is of nicer aroma is the common kekwa. other than that, is for display purposes.

flowers belong in vase, not in tea pot

flower tea will clog up the pot holes so i put straw in pot and drink direct.