UNBOXING our MOST VERSATILE TEAWARE EVER

[@vans4menu]

Something about that rounded tea tray is very clean and appealing. I'd really just want that but in the same size as the larger trays

[@jamescooper2325]

The morse code on the vessel says 'Empty is the origin of all' if anyone was wondering

[@dmarianus1458]

Love seeing the evolution in the Mei Leaf style. Looks great, Don

[@sueanne1028]

Love this new bowl & tray! The size, design, the earthy look--really such a lovely complement to the whole experience of Gong Fu brewing. Thank you, Don!

[@yungmayne2969]

right when everyone gets their checks and right when your fans are looking for proper tea brewing

[@agskater1914]

Damn straight dude

[@allybruener5974]

I'd love to see a tea towel with an additional hidden message! I really enjoy the morse code aesthetic and would appreciate an item at a more accessible price point to help me still feel connected to the overall vibe of the Gong Fu Code.

[@JKhoo]

Think this would be great for outdoors! I hate lugging my tea tray inside and outside, but I love that this one is clay and I could prob just leave it outside and start brewing immediately. And the clay would look seamless with backyard furniture!

[@missourimongoose8858]

Why would you need a tray outside lol just dump the excess on the ground

[@naomiroyle9637]

Good idea. Even though I have the ground to pour onto, I like having a base for the setup. I'm mostly brewing outside with a camp stove and thermos while doing blackberry cane removal all winter wearing ski bibs, so this feels nice to have a little elegance amidst the chaos of cutting.

[@orangeblack1285]

My vessel arrived today and I had to re-watch this video for the first session I am using it with. I hope it will make a perfect setup for when I work at the office and don't have as much space as when working from home :)

[@polyneikes1779]

I'm already digging the packaging of the gong fu vessel. I think what's inside is going to be even better!!

[@beams098]

what the... man I'm still using my original one that I bought in 2017...i would move my tea pet in the cardinal directions to keep track of the infusions...but those tea pets with the pegs..GENIUS

[@aidanm.5461]

The hidden meaning behind tea sessions? Can I get a custom gongfu code for my longer sessions that reads "Procrastinating cleaning my house"? 😂

[@sueanne1028]

Actually, the idea of custom messenging on the trays sounds like a really good one! Don??

[@Izuuun]

I always do dry brewing as I love a clean minimal session ☺

[@MarinaC2112]

Just what I need for work. I keep spilling water on my desk and papers. And it’s going to keep me from leaving my desk to pour out my rinse water, it’s perfect!!!

[@bobtbright6053]

These look wonderful. My grandfather was a Marconi wireless telegraphist (he actually got but didn’t take up a post on the Titanic) so morse code is a wonderful attraction for me for my first tray. I’m torn between the satellite - or the Gong Fu bowl (which I suspect I would use more frequently). A nice decision to have to make!

[@AnnefeatHertz]

oh no i really like this..

[@Ghostweaver]

Instantly ordered this along with a new smaller gaiwan (I have the 150ml blue set) and new gong dao bei. I love my satellite, but now it can stay on the kitchen table for when I have guests, and this can stay on my desk! I also love that this is just clay and steel, I always worry about getting the bamboo of the satellite too wet and it getting stained, so now it gets to stay clean and looking pretty in the kitchen.

[@kreigindexzensur]

Scince my Tea table is in the kitchen (because of wife :D) i drink a lot less tea then i used to drink so this is perfect for me to place at my PC desk and drink a looot of tea again. ordered!

[@Stjerneklang528]

This is my first ever comment regarding this video and I wanted to say that the dimension is just right and it looks good.

[@dersimsalatim]

Exactly what ive been waiting for. can't wait to use it next to my workstation while coding. order placed. Thank you! :-)

[@Rosethorn1412]

Would love to see a video about gong fu tea trays and pot stands. Especially if it goes over what to look for when buying. Does material make a difference? Of course Mei Leaf trays are beautiful but they don’t always fit people’s aesthetic. (For example people who like the traditional look instead of modern)

[@danslitadventure]

Welp... just ordered mine!! Can’t wait to try it out!

[@mst2203]

Looks great!

[@chr1staki]

I’m loving the new teapets! Didn’t realise they had a base peg when I saw them in the website

[@kattkatt744]

Instantly thought chaozhou when I saw it come out of the box! Nice take on the aesthetic I think.

[@jcheero84]

I love it!! Definitely wanna get my hands on one. Perfect size for the desk 👌👏

[@tinoflad4569]

I love your videos. Thank you.

[@KK-vx8lz]

I'm sold!! I have to get it!

[@ninadiamant8937]

This looks so goooood!

[@saracaudill]

I love this! I often use the fish tea bowl for solo sessions, which works well, but the drawback is having to empty it frequently.

[@bojcio]

Elite teaware, I've seen it all now.

[@Zendruid77]

Ain't no party like a gong fu party, 'cause a gong fu party get hot!

[@debdunham1493]

I love it. I have the Guru #2 set with the storage unit. I added this for our solo and just husband and myself. Excited for it to arrive. Thank you so much.also...are cabinets are stocked well with your tea.

[@orinking8064]

thank you mr tea man

[@Zendruid77]

I was trying to decipher the various codes on the catcher and box, and the design is such that I can't tell where the breaks are between letters/words. Can you post the morse codes written out standard, so we can more easily read where the breaks are? (Please don't post the translations).

[@EstebanJavornik]

Looks beautiful!!!!!

[@JohnnyLightningYoutube]

Very nice! Love it!

[@enzogorlomi5300]

Because of the bubble shape the usable top space and footprint is not optimized which I think is a shame when you footprint is so important. Other than that looks great and love to have one someday!

[@pthom1508]

I decoded my teaware. It said "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine." Weird.

[@achukmvlid.johnson9588]

I literally just opened mine 🎉🎉🎉

[@TitleDS]

Oh this will suit well with Chaozhou style which I am into.

[@HorrorshowEU]

Very nice, I like it!

[@konradvonmarburg7733]

Can someone tell me what is the small steel cup on the back right corner of the tray for?

[@giorgiagibellini7422]

Hi teaheads....the vessel is wonderful....but I wonder when I will be able to place another order. I’m from Italy and I’m still waiting for my last pack with a huge amount of tea, that is now still hold in custom....I’m having big big problems post-Brexit and last time I have paid over 80 euros only for custom taxes!! And this time they say that they are not allow to import such amount of tea (“only” two pouches and tree cakes!) so they are going to resend the pack in London! I’m very sad about that...other of you people out there had problems like this? Thank you...

[@tudor-gabrielisbasoiu179]

I made an order and its stuck at the clearence agency and its delayed. :(

[@ninadiamant8937]

Hope it gets cleared fast and you can enjoy your sessions.

[@Saskguy20]

"You can put the leaves right in the bowl" Take my money!!

[@svari_3886]

Hi Don! The Vessel looks really handy and stylish! I was wondering for a while about Darjeeling teas. Maybe you could help me understand. I don’t think I ever saw Darjeeling at MeiLeaf website and I think you made no videos on that topic. I wonder why that is. I tried a Darjeeling once, at the very beginning of my tea journey, and I wasn’t wowed but I suppose it could be because at the time I mostly drank green teas. Some of my friends sometimes talk about Darjeelings, but I really have no opinion, as I never had a chance to taste any again. Don’t MeiLeaf stock Darjeelings because they’re not a top quality teas or maybe you just don’t know farmers from there or...? I hope this question is not too impolite. All the teas I had from MeiLeaf were outstanding, compared to other sources, and so I wondered if maybe Darjeelings are not considered high quality enough?

[@pistolatime2515]

I am searching everywhere for stoneware crocks to keep my tea at the same humidity (cardboard box just suck in all the humidity in the winter).

[@WalkVideos4K]

You could get a medium size humidor

[@pistolatime2515]

@@WalkVideos4K I thought about it, but I would like one for each of my type of tea, and it gets expansive. Crocks seems to be the best choice but tough to find in canada or a lot more expensive than US.

[@WalkVideos4K]

@@pistolatime2515 would you regulate RH with a humidity pack in the crock?

[@pistolatime2515]

@@WalkVideos4K I would try yes, havent had the chance to get one yet. You would get a crock with a spacer in the bottom and add the packs there.

[@YommiOfficial]

Love it

[@thatonechickomg99]

OMG YAAASSSS

[@ts371]

Darnit Don! Welp I guess I'll be getting this.

[@flyhigh1286]

Nice - place my order right now :-)

[@dea6312]

look nice

[@madstevens8961]

hahaha. In Chinatown Bangkok you get this for 250 Baht. With clay lid though, not metal lid. But stil. Ridiculous pricing for the uninitiated.

[@connormclaughlin6955]

I think I missed the crane. And everything is sold out lol 🥺

[@MeiLeaf]

Crane is in stock as far as I can see.

[@MrMerkelmatz]

nice :)

[@AhimSaah]

My thoughts are: how the hell are we Europeans going to order anything again from Mei Leaf now after January 1 2021? I need to pay 22% customs plus tax, so if I order 100 EUR I have to pay 35 EUR extra! Thank you BREXITERS! Now you can have all the goodies to yourselves. Don, are you ready to move your company to Europe finally?

[@MeiLeaf]

Hi. Yes but please don't forget that we are no longer charging EU clients any sales tax so you are paying less for Teaware than you would have before Brexit. To be very clear, any sales tax that you pay in your country would be similar to the sales tax that you would be paying before Brexit (maybe 2% higher because UK VAT is 20%). So there is very little difference in price. There should be no further customs duties on tea due to Free Trade Agreement. The problem is that some countries and carriers are charging extra handling fees. We are doing everything that we can to reduce these handling fees and we are working on other options.

[@AhimSaah]

@@MeiLeaf Thank you for your answer. I didn't quite get it though, I ordered some tea and teaware in January and received it a few days ago and had to pay 22% customs + 13 EUR tax. I was totally shocked. Before 2021 I never had to pay a cent. So there was in fact a tremendous difference in my understanding. Am I missing something?

[@MeiLeaf]

@@AhimSaah there should not be any customs duties to pay. The only thing that you should be charged is sales tax (which you are no longer paying on our website so the total should be similar to what you paid before Brexit +/- a few percent) and handling charges. If you are being charged customs duties then this is against the legal agreement. Unfortunately it seems that a few countries are not following the rules properly and we are chasing these up to ask why. Which country are you from please? In future, we will try to allow you to pay everything on our website and we will be paying the local country fees ourselves, this way, we take the risk for incorrect customs fees. We are testing this system currently and need to make sure it works before launching.

[@AhimSaah]

@@MeiLeaf Thank you once again for your answer, I'm from Slovenia. At the post office they were not able to explain to me why I had to pay. Then I called the customs service and again the same story, nobody new why. I just had to pay and since it took 26 days for it to arrive (all my previews parcels from Mei Leaf arrived in 3-4 days) I just payed for it. I payed 35,41 EUR for a 111, EUR purchase. I shall make further enquiries now that you told me this!

[@BREWtaliTEA_]

still kind of hate the code gimmick. something more versatile in form would be nice.

[@yunchang4650]

First Comment !!!!