How to maintain a purple clay (zisha) teapot? | 教你紫砂壶保养的方法?

How to maintain a purple clay (zisha) teapot

1. Keep it clean

To well maintain a purple clay teapot, we have to keep the teapot clean after used. Before we start nuturing a purple clay teapot, be sure to clean up stains on the teapot body and never let the purple clay teapot touching oily stuff, clean and remove the oily stains immediately if stained, otherwise the oily stains will be uneasy to remove if left for long time.

2. Way of tea brewing

When we brew tea with a purple clay teapot, the tea brewing process have to be carried out seriously, so that the purple clay teapot can better absorb the tea juice. The purple clay teapot will become more and more shiny after the number of times of tea brewing increased. When the body of the teapot is drenched with tea juice, you need to use a soft teapot brush to clean the tea stains, rinse with boiling water, and dry the teapot.

3. Teapot rest

After making tea for a period of time in the teapot, you should let the teapot rest for 3 to 5 days, and place it in a airy place to dry it. Let teapot body being dried completely, which will make the teapot more shiny like waxed over time.

 

教你紫砂壶保养的方法

1、保持清洁

紫砂壶保养最重要的就是将茶壶保持清洁，在养壶之前，一定要将壶身的一些污渍或者茶垢清理干净。并且绝对不能让紫砂壶染到油渍，碰到后要快速清洁，不然会留下油迹。

2、泡茶方式

使用紫砂壶泡茶时，要认真的进行泡茶过程，这样能够使紫砂壶更好的吸收到茶汁，紫砂壶会随着泡茶的次数增多，变得越来越有光泽。当壶身淋到了茶汁，需要用软毛的牙刷来清洁茶垢，用开水冲干净后，将茶壶晾干即可。

3、茶壶休息

紫砂壶泡一段茶过后，应该适当的休息三到五天，要放到通风处晾干，让壶身完全的干燥，这样会使壶越来越亮。