Zisha teapots are breathable and absorbent, and we will find that the water inside and outside the teapot is very easy to dry. But not all of them are like this. The water in some Zisha teapots is particularly difficult to dry. Why is that?
The water in most purple clay teapots dries up very quickly, but the water in red clay teapots, red clay teapots, or Dahongpao purple clay teapots is very difficult to dry. Often, several days have passed before the water is completely dry.
In fact, this is not a problem with the production of purple clay teapots, nor is it evidence of a fake teapot. The water in red clay purple clay teapots is not easy to dry because of the clay material.
Red clay is tender clay, which contains a lot of iron oxide. The clay is very fine, with almost no particles, high density, and high crystallinity after firing. This makes the air permeability and water absorption of red clay purple clay teapots very poor, and the water inside is basically not absorbed, so it dries very slowly.
Although the water dries slowly, it is precisely because of this that red clay purple clay teapots are particularly suitable for brewing lightly fermented Tie Guan Yin and other high-flavor teas, which have a fast and high fragrance.
Zisha teapots made of purple clay, Duan clay and other materials have good air permeability and water absorption, so the water inside will dry faster.
Different clay materials have different characteristics and are used to brew different teas. There is no such thing as the best clay material. When choosing a purple clay teapot, we should choose according to our needs. As for whether the water in the purple clay teapot dries quickly or slowly, it has no direct impact on the performance of the purple clay teapot, nor is it a standard for the quality of the purple clay teapot, so don't worry too much about it.
