Tetsubin (Cast Iron Kettle)

A tetsubin is a cast iron kettle for boiling water. Japanese casters have made it by hand for hundreds of years as a tool for the tea ceremony. The inside has no enamel or glaze, and water boiled in it tastes different. In our experience, the aftertaste of the tea becomes stronger. Our tetsubin come from two workshops in Morioka, Iwate, the home of Nanbu cast ironware: Suzuki Morihisa and Kunzan.

A tetsubin is not a teapot. Use it to boil water, not to brew tea.

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