Installing an Irori Fireplace in a 120-Year-Old Farmhouse & First Steps to Making Oolong Tea

[@thomas5585]

You're living my dream life. Congratulations.

[@blazebi47]

This is the second time in as many weeks I've watched this video, I have a hole in my floor that I plan on turning into an irori, first time watching I thought the stone mortar was actually named Stone Mother or Mother Stone 😅 been calling it that this whole time, I think I'm going to continue to use that term though as it seems appropriate. I love the build of your very much

[@Ab_linc]

I like how you tried to add education too it... well kinda but still I learned more then I already knew about picking tea leaves that year

[@ishka3405]

Beautiful vid, lovely to learn little old ancient tips. Like this one with the rice bran. Its really logical when you think about it!

[@jpnunes9392]

Hello from Portugal. Good work.

[@jonathanrafallo2177]

Beautifully edited. In this modern world of the touchscreen and instant gratification, so much is lost or forgotten. Thank you for sharing, I loved it.

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words!

[@roxanaemanuela6668]

I love the irori, can’t wait to see it in action, I hope you’ll make a video! But I am even more curious about the new shoji paper. Fingers crossed for good weather. 😊

[@Ryunohara]

You asked for it you get it! Check out the latest video, but it'll be a while before I grill fish with it. Shoji paper video coming out next week!

[@adityonugroho6282]

whoa... you know Othniel.. He is my friend tho.. the world is too small! :D

[@Ryunohara]

Yeah! Othniel is supposed to come to make tea here. :D

[@juchetony1910]

interesting conversation about the weather: I live in Turkey, and the summer season was much cooler than normal, and quite short. A lot fewer insects, especially mosquitoes and wasps. Indeed, we usually get a wasp invasion for a month in October, but it was little more than a week this time. And a lot fewer small birds, which could be because of the lack of insects. The same with the frogs: hardly any nowadays, but the evenings used to be noisy because of them.

[@Ryunohara]

Same here! Summer was short and wet. The frogs were out for a little while but it got cold fast.

[@joshuab3384]

Found this when looking for irori and really enjoyed the whole process. Thank you sharing it. As a chajin I was excited when the break in construction turned into a tea processing exercise. An oolong none the less, well done! How did the oolong turn out?

[@Ryunohara]

Glad you found my channel! The irori was meant for the baking of oolong 😅 the first batch I made turned out to have too much of a burnt smell because some leaves fell through the bamboo basket. I’ve since added a layer of cloth when I bake the tea to prevent tea from falling onto the charcoal and generating smoke. Will make an updated post about it soon!

[@너구리굴-d1n]

I wondered where the smoke goes to during you cook?

[@Ryunohara]

It goes to the thatched roof and out through the gaps in the roof

[@przyplyw]

3:10 what is the point in removing nails if you can just burn the wood and remove the freed nails with the ash or eventually pick them up from ash with a magnet if you need them for something?

[@Ryunohara]

There was too much wood to burn so some had to be give away as firewood to elderly people who can get hurt. Another part had to be disposed off because they were too rotten and the disposal workers could get hurt.

[@priestesslucy]

How do these affect the indoor air quality? How does the smoke leave the house lol

[@Ryunohara]

The smoke rises to the thatched roof, which is about 1.5 storeys high, and stays in the roof. If the fire is kept going for a few hours then the rest of the house becomes smoky too. Not the best thing for health but it’s good for the thatch.

[@rlee024]

Can't wait to see the fireplace in action! Is the wood in the room fire resistant?

[@Ryunohara]

😬 what do you think?

[@rlee024]

@@Ryunohara 😱

[@Ryunohara]

@@rlee024 The room will have tatami mats too, so it will be quite flammable... I'm going to use charcoal, not firewood, so there will be fewer sparks and flying ambers. Also we have Kishu Binchotan, the top end charcoal that doesn't produce smoke. I'll have a fire extinguisher in the room too.

[@rlee024]

@@Ryunohara I was going to mention the fire extinguisher - how about a carbon monoxide alarm too?

[@Ryunohara]

@@rlee024 already installed!

[@kistephans4951]

Can you make a video on how to care for it please?

[@Ryunohara]

I’ll make a video about how to use it in the winter :) It’s too hot to have a fire in the house right now!

[@noturaveragehermit6958]

I have a small wood shed that I am going to convert its appearance to look more like a traditional Japanese dwelling.I said look like it because I am surely no craftsman lol.But Being its size I was trying to figure out how to heat it and cook in it when I want.I figured a traditional sized Irori may be to much being the metal roof on it will remain.But then I found a chirori but it cannot ship to the usa so I have decided to make one. My question is being my roof will be metal but I will also vent the shed and use Shoji windows and door will that be enough for smoke?.

[@Ryunohara]

Hmm if your shed has a high roof then I don’t see why not, but it will be really smoky and zinc roofs can burn through due to the heat. In your case charcoal might be a better choice but we use white charcoal (binchotan) which releases a lot less carbon monoxide when burnt. Black charcoal releases a lot of carbon monoxide, which can be fatal in an enclosed environment. You could open your door of course but then it would be cold.

[@noturaveragehermit6958]

@@Ryunohara Thanks:) I will have to def think about all of this.

[@joanleenakayama7939]

Amazing... amazing!! U r confusing me with yr outfits... T-shirts!! Summer now?!! 🤪😭😭😭

[@Ryunohara]

Yes it was quite warm the other day. Temperatures topped 20°C! 😬

[@nemonemo6285]

Well it's not new technology!!! It's been successfully tested and proven to work for many hundreds of years; You can cook on it and it will keep you warm, so I think you're good, plus there's nothing much that can break on it!! It will work.