Introduction of Cast Iron Teapots:

This product is hand-made and uses the material of pig iron, based on ancient technology and customs. Especially since an emperor called Li Zhizhi, this kind of teapots has become a specialty. In order to protect this technique, cast iron teapots has been seen as a handicraft since then; this product boasts its traditional iron-making technique and its unique Japanese-style of creation judging from its surface and appearance, thus valued by people in Japan.

Cast Iron Teapots is high rated of all the iron products; based on traditional methods, this teapots adopted new techniques to change with the times. It is not only an useful stuff but also an art for decorations: such fine workmanship enables you to have it and use it long enough.

Nearly all the tea lovers know the fact that mountain spring or well water is sweeter, so they always try to use these two kinds of water to brew tea. Someone has analyzed that mountain spring or well water contains more iron elements, and these iron elements exists as Fe2+ when excluded from the air. Water boiled in the pot will tastes like mountain spring because of Fe2+. Generally, this product can enhance the taste of water can is suitable to brewing all kinds of tea.

Benefits for Human's Body:

Scientists have found that iron is helpful for generating more blood, and grown-up man needs 0.8-0.5 milligram. Lacking in iron element will hinder the development of one's intelligence. Experiments have proven that using iron pot to boil water can be helpful to the absorption of iron (Fe2+). Since iron can generate blood, drinking more water with iron can prevent anemia. Japanese love using iron utensils to cook food or boil water. In recent years, facts have proven that pot made by pure iron will replenish more heme pigment to children. Also, in the Longevity Village in Japan, most people still use iron pot. According to similar statistics, most of those using cast iron teapots are not lack in iron element or never suffer anemia. Iron is composed of hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes and other types of important elements and basically exist s in the form of Fe2+, equal to Cofacter. Human cannot directly absorb iron element. Iron element in the food is Fe3+ and gastric acid can turn Fe3+ to Fe2+ by chemical reaction. Fe2+ can be absorb by the duodenum jejunum of human's body.

Usage:

1. When first using this cast iron teapots, you need to put 5-10 grams tea on the screen strainer , pour some water in the pot and boil the water for about 10 minutes. Tannin contained in the tea and the iron element dissolved will form a layer of iron tannate on the inner wall of the pot, which makes it harder to get rusty and get rid of the odd smell at the same time. When water is boiled, you can throw away the water and repeat this procedure for about 2-3 times till the water is clear. Better use a new pot everyday so as to let the stain form as early as possible.

2. Cast iron teapots is better used on firewood, also, the commonly used electro-thermal furnace, electromagnetic oven or gas stove are all Ok.

3. When using this cast iron teapots, fill in it with 80% water in case of overflow in boiling. After five days'use, the inner wall may have some scarlet dots, and ten days after, white stain comes into being. These phenomenon are very common and the water is drinkable unless it is muddy.

4. When you have used the cast iron teapot, do remember to fully evaporate the water on the shimmer and wipe it clean with soft cloth. Because when the pot is dry, there will be no rust at all and the pot can keep a long service life.

Maintenance:

1. There must be little temperature difference. The temperature difference means the teapot's body and the water. If you pour hot water in the pot when the pot's body is cold or pour cool water in the pot when the pot's body is warm, the pot may face the danger of fissure. It is better if you have two cast iron teapots ready for use. But if you only have one pot, you can add hot water to replenish the pot.

2. Keep the cast iron teapot dry. After use, if there is water left, the pot is prone to rust. So do remember to fully evaporate the water by the afterheat to maintain dry.

3. Avoid heating when there is no water in the pot. Continued heating when the pot is dry will lessen the service life of it and may cause fissure of the pot.