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Not an omission. It is how a chawan shows you it was turned by a person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChawan (matcha bowl) — made in Japan, Mino ware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChasen (bamboo whisk) — made in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChashaku (bamboo scoop) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no sieve in this set. You do not need one — see below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.1 in (10.5 cm) wide, 2.6 in (6.7 cm) tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 fl oz \/ 350 ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.6 lb (290 g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to make it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe water. A bowl of matcha is almost all water, so the water decides most of the taste. Use soft water. Bottled water in Japan is nearly always soft; bottled water elsewhere varies a great deal, so read the label and choose a low hardness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoil it, whatever it is. With tap water, take the lid off the kettle and hold it at a rolling boil for five minutes. That drives off the chlorine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen let it cool before it meets the tea. 70–80°C (160–175°F) in summer, 75–85°C (165–185°F) in winter. Never straight from the boil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl. Warm it with hot water and stand the whisk in it until the tines soften. Pour the water away and dry the bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo sieve, no problem. Sifting makes matcha easier to whisk, but it is not required. Put 1.5 g in the bowl — two scoops of the chashaku, or a light teaspoon — add a little of the hot water first, and work it into a smooth paste against the bottom. The lumps go before the rest of the water arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whisking. Add the rest of the water, about 2.4 fl oz (70 ml) in all. Stir slowly at first, to lift the matcha off the bottom. Then raise the whisk just clear of the base and shake it briskly back and forth from the wrist — not in circles. You are not stirring the water round. When the foam rises, bring the tip of the whisk up to the surface and move it slowly, to break the bubbles finer. Finish by lifting the whisk quietly from the centre, so the foam peaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn hot weather, whisk it stronger with less water, drop in ice, and stir lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand wash only. Dry thoroughly. 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The white glaze came out of Mino in the sixteenth century, the first white glaze in Japanese pottery, and it has been made there ever since. It pools thick and thin, opens into pinholes, and burns orange where the iron in the clay comes through. The colour in your hands will not be the colour in this photograph. It is not meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePorcelain, fired above 1300°C. Thin for its size, and it rings when you tap the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade in\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGifu, Japan. Mino ware — the kilns there make roughly six of every ten pieces of tableware used in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.7 in (120 mm) across, 3.0 in (75 mm) tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15.2 fl oz (449 ml)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 oz (430 g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDishwasher and microwave safe. Hand washing is gentler and will keep the glaze longer. 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People are often caught out by the second half, so light one before you decide what you think of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade on Awaji, the island that produces most of Japan's incense. The blend is composed and overseen by a koshi, a certified incense blender, and the sticks are made by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo bamboo core. A coreless stick burns down to nothing, so there is no core smell underneath the scent and very little smoke. It is a small difference until you go back to the other kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will need something to stand it in. The ash falls straight down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 sticks, coreless. Each stick burns for 25 to 30 minutes.The holder in these photographs is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight the tip, let the flame catch, then blow it out. 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