this was a debate on a blog i thought i would bring the topic here..
most people in america use pot but in some countries they use bowls
more often,
here's my take, a purple sandy clay teapot(a kind of yixing teapot) or
stoneware teapot vs. a porcelain cover bowl,
some yixing teapots are the best money can buy and this can be
expensive, so I will use a stoneware comparison and also with the
porcelain cover bowl, we can also use good quality stoneware made of
sandy clay which is made of different size particle and that's what
makes them good, useful and beautiful, some goes for the yixing
vessels, which also have great cover bowls. We need to remember that
the comparison is not only pot vs. bowl but stoneware vs. porcelain.
Stoneware teapot (unglazed)-holds heat well, some say the pot is good
for flavor
Porcelain cover bowl -released heat well, some say the bowl is good
for scent
To me it is like apples and oranges they are different but!!!!! Both
are the same (fruits), of course to get the same results you should
adjust your brewing times and brewing temperatures. One interesting
fact is in some areas of china the seem to have never heard of pots
for they use bowls all the time and of course they are brewing green
tea, bingo! The green tea in not process much so the water temperature
should be much lower than boiling 75C? , and in other areas they seem
never to use a bowl, and bingo! Roasted oolongs, and the temps should
be boiling which is about 95C due to steam, the pots work great
because they retain heat.
icetea...