$50 vs $1000 TEAPOT?! |

This is our pre-test for the Between the Cracks Podcast, in this video I chat with Griffin from Exploration G and he has to guess which is the $50 mold made pot and which is the $1,000 masters pot.
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[@BeingIntegrated]

At first I thought it was one of those camera tricks where one guy is playing two people.

[@skegbyguy]

As a potter, can I correct you on one point, ceramics fired to stoneware temperature is not porous. At stoneware temperature it becomes stone, it can not absorb liquids. It is vitrified. The wood fired pot is a high fired stoneware, the temperature ,wood ash and ash glaze has sealed the pot, it is not porous.

[@jeanielee9363]

That’s not actually correct. It’s typically very low .5%-2% when fired to cone 10 but still semi porous.

[@MinimotorsUnitedKingdom]

​@@jeanielee9363 did you mean stoneware is functionally non-porous but retains slight absorption 0.5%-2%, even when vitrified ?

[@HibiscusFlowerFC]

I love the way you talk to a novice. You seemed to be a great teacher. Thanks for this video learned I a lot.

[@katanankes]

I am rolling... why is he using a 17 liter barrel of water to pour!!!!???

[@ojiinjapan8530]

Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this! I'm pretty deep in the tea game, but I have plenty of "Griffins" in my life, so it was nice to see your approach to the whole thing!

[@DartAlonge]

Thank you! It was fun to hang with Griffin and talk through some of the many factors. 🤓

[@sgg17003]

How deep in the tea game? I guess you could say "steep".

[@exploration.g]

This came out great! Thank you so much for having me on the channel and testing out what will become the Between the cracks podcast! I cant wait to see whats next and hope to do something again! Maybe atop a mountain next!!

[@jasminmeinert4015]

nice video! very interesting idea. This little glas bowl is too cute, could you tell where to get it?

[@DartAlonge]

@@jasminmeinert4015 that one I actually got a thrift store. It’s pretty common around me to be able to find them for less than a dollar at thrift stores 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@______IV]

I couldn’t tell the cheapest one, but I knew the most expensive one bc you handled it like it was worth $1000.

[@pathfinderadventures3469]

Looking at Tea Pots, looking from $19.99 to $50.00, I really thought $50 would be the cost of a high-end Tea Pot, I had NO idea a Tea Pot would be $1000. So much to learn about Tea Pots. Thanks for the Tea Pot lessons.

[@Worldindecline690]

I am fairly new, but I reallllly love rock oolong tea. I bought a gaiwan, and am looking for a semi generic teapot, then once i have that, for all my types of tea, i will definitely want a specific pot for that.

[@toetman8353]

This was so fun to watch as a new traditional tea enjoyer!

[@tyshandmadesoap384]

I started dedicating pots within a week or less of first drinking loose leaf tea but im nuerodivergent 😅

[@bryan0184]

Can you please drop the name of the American potter who made the mid tier

[@DartAlonge]

Cooper Jeppeson @hearth.tea.and.table on Instagram.

[@bryan0184]

Awesome, the work is incredible

[@lukerichards22]

Is there a kind of pot you’d recommend for green tea? Another question: if I’m trying to get into sheng but struggling a little, is there a kind of pot or gaiwan that would bring out the best in sheng puerh?

[@DartAlonge]

I would stick to a gaiwan for green teas. If they’re finer Japanese greens than a shiboradashi or a Japanese teapot with a finer filter pattern would be better. If you’re struggling with the astringency, Yixing pots have the best softening typically but can be pretty expensive.

[@lukerichards22]

@@DartAlongethanks for the reply! YT didn’t notify me of the reply so i had to check back to see it, otherwise I’d have thanked you sooner.

[@Liquidput]

quick note in regards to the the pour cup its called a fairness cup and is meant to make sure that in a tea session everyone gets an equal quality cup of tea removing the possibility of giving someone a understeeped cup of tea

[@LiamEserda]

Thanks for this informative video. The "pour cup" is not meant only for stopping the steep but it's also a "fair cup", right?

[@DartAlonge]

Yeah the literal translation is fairness cup which can refer to an even steep or everyone being served the same tea regardless of class or social status.

[@nigelinasia2088]

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[@SzászBalázs-j5r]

Love it how much money a person would pay for a teapot...just to pour water....more...evenly.

[@ilcapitano548]

This is an older video now but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get the cheap teapot?

[@DartAlonge]

We’ll actually have a few more cheaper teapots going up on the website by the end of the week. 😊

[@eileengoldenberg270]

This is so funny from people that don’t know ANYTHING about ceramics or making teapots.. cracking me up…

[@ethan5228]

A little late to the video but have to agree on the not dedicating a teapot when you first get into tea. I started with a porcelain gaiwan and teapot then branched out to using clay as i got more pots. Find what tea you enjoy then get pots to improve that tea.

[@nigelinasia2088]

You need to hold the steeping pot MUCH higher when pouring into fairness cup. Hold low when pouring from fairness cup into tea cup.

[@erinm5206]

I love seeing the intensity and passion for a niche subject! So much information.

[@sk8rhippie]

@11:50 for the guess + rating

[@inthespread001]

Another reason why the expensive teapot is most expensive, other than the zisha mineral, is because of the traditional way of making it. There is art to it, the same way they were making it hundreds of years ago. It's kinda funny I could tell which one is the most expensive one from his subtle reaction when Griffin dropped the lid, @0:56. Dart's heart dropped too that he forgot to take a sip.

[@cirax88]

Who makes that 4th pot you introduce at 18 minutes?

[@DartAlonge]

Mark Mohler @sanguineteapots 🤓

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

I think teapots up to a certain price range, it becomes collectors being anal... It does nothing more for the tea

[@myaccount0000]

using a $5 pot rn :D

[@adamarzo559]

19:28 - How much is this pot? I assume $200 based on another comment? I really don't want to dump on hand crafted tea pots but wow that thing really does poor pretty atrociously. I have a $20 mass produced pot that pours better than that. Rarely do I cause a stink when I buy something, but I'm sorry I would absolutely be seeking a refund if I bought that for $200. I was under the impression that clay teapots are purchased because they season over time and enhance the flavor of a specific tea. I mostly drink oolong, red and sometimes shou but I always change up what I drink when I drink. Really want an expensive hand made tea pot but for me it'd be an art piece for my tea hut so I've been putting it off for ages.

[@JohnKay79]

I LOVE white tea

[@stepbruv8780]

I LOVE Black tea

[@burntsky64]

$1000 tea pot? Here I am just some a**hole microwaving his coffee cup to heat up the water.

[@topjaze7681]

M'gkay "slurps tea"

[@tedhayes1330]

did anyone else for the first couple of seconds of this video think they were twins or at least related?

[@UphillGardener-ly5sh]

Builder's tea, one sugar please

[@deandugas1591]

WOAH! That $200 pot really pours poorly. If it was in the thrift store for more than $5 I would not buy it. If I saw it's pour I would not accept it if it was free.

[@fdpcompdm]

Guy on the left seriously needs to tone down a bit the slurping!

[@sharsik]

Hard to watch with this 0 skills in the tea making....

[@DartAlonge]

Sorry to hear friend 🙏🏻 Hope your like our other videos better.

[@sharsik]

@@DartAlonge i'm sure your opinion on the pots was interesting but please study how to make tea properly

[@StuninRub]

Sounds like you have no idea how to brew tea. He was pretty consistent for a casual setting.

[@sharsik]

@@StuninRub If you say so sifu 😆

[@StuninRub]

@sharsik Wow, that's cringe. At least use the correct pin-yin.

[@curiousnomadic]

All of them are overpriced because as a tea drinker I need way more volume.

[@smallorphan1192]

You really don’t if you brew actually good loose leaf…

[@curiousnomadic]

@@smallorphan1192 I do. I just wrote a whole thing but erased it realizing I should keep my secrets to myself. I get my tea, bulk, at a Chinese medicine store selling ginseng, roots and fungi and everything else.

[@curiousnomadic]

@@smallorphan1192 Yeah you really do, otherwise you're just faffing about.

[@mahpgnaohhnim]

brew a lot of tea at the same time is not recommended, because the brewed tea will sit there and start oxidating if you dont drink fast enough and that affect the taste.

[@curiousnomadic]

@@mahpgnaohhnim It takes about 24 hours to oxidize and 30 minutes to an hour isn't a long enough time. To experience the benefits you need a pint or two, and without you're not a true tea drinker. You're just a posing floof.