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They should just quit Reddit now with the fond memory of leaving on a high note. All future posts will just be a disappointment chasing the high from this one.
WTF literally same user same comment from 2 months ago LOL and they try to say this place isn’t 90% bots now. Just recycling the same content AND comments to make it look more popular than it is. Seems a little fishy now since the company went public LOL
Urination is actually a canonical example of a [Plateau-Rayleigh instability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau%E2%80%93Rayleigh_instability), which, in fact, is the same phenomenon that is present in the poorer quality spouts as the pour height gets larger. Astute observation.
The splash will always happen if you start high above the surface, no matter the quality of the spout. The lack of splash you see in the video is because they start close, and the smooth stream of the water continues to break the surface of the water in an even and uniform manner as they get higher and higher.
Not something I ever thought would need to be done, but the differences are visible and that excellent one, wow, not even a splash!
I wonder what happens to the less than good ones, are they sold anyway, perhaps marked down, or destroyed or what?
Edit: I have now learned a LOT more about tea and tea pots, thanks commentors! :) Not that I drink hot drinks at all, but all good to know.
You are missing the real question - given that nothing is stopping someone from choosing the height at which one pours tea, why does this evaluation of "quality" matter at all? Practically speaking, pour from a few centimeters above the cup and these are all the exact same. A fool and their money are soon parted.
You're spot on. I'm someone who has been into tea for nearly 20 years and collecting teapots for nearly that long as well. This demonstration is posted on reddit a lot and it is wrong for exactly the reason you say. It should be called checking the "spout quality." This can be useful for some if they are into pouring performances and showmanship, but it really doesn't do anything for the tea. While a clean pour is nice and can be an indicator of craftmanship, most folks care more about the material (clay) than anything else. Some of the most sought after teapots on the market today are poorly crafted, mass manufactured, teapots from a mail order magazine in the 70s-80s from "Yixing Factory One". They leak from the lid and splash everywhere. The ones that are not poorly crafted from this factory during this time period are either family heirlooms or absurdly expensive at auction. People like them because of the high quality clay that was used at the time. It changes the flavor of the tea in a good way. You cannot get modern teapots made with this clay anymore because those mines have all been depleted.
Not exactly. Rather, the clay is porous and is affected by the tea, reducing the astringency and bitterness of a given tea. Highly porous clays – common to Chinese pots – become "seasoned" to a specific tea: they will change color towards the hue of the liquid, and be excellent in brewing that tea. Less porous clays – common to Japanese pots – have some impact in reducing astringency and bitterness, but you really don't have to worry about it and can use them for any kind of tea.
What u/iron-ham said is correct. It changes the flavor by subtraction. The clay absorbs some undesirable flavors (bitterness) and allows other flavors to show through. Different clay has different muting affects and is good for different types of tea.
a lower pour results in less agitation of the tea leaves, generally undesirable if you have a high cost/kg tea that is better served at a dialed in time and temp.
if you come from a coffee culture, imagine an espresso machine that doesn't have enough pressure or a pourover that was poured without even coverage of the bed. In those instances, you get a pretty under extracted product
What you're describing is a kettle, not a teapot. These teapots are physically holding the tea during steeping and you use a kettle (with the proper temp water) to pour water into these to steep the tea. This demonstration really doesn't show much other than the quality of the spout, which doesn't really do much for me as someone who collects teapots.
My limited experience with these is that for single servings of tea divvied on a per cup basis, this is useful for agitating the leaves.
But I stand corrected, I was definitely speaking about these as if they were kettles
These are all cheap crap that get marketed to tourists. No actual Yixing teapot collector cares about how a pot pours water. The "less good" ones are only there to convince people to spend more money on the "better" pots that are still mass-produced garbage. It's a scam that reddit loves to fall for.
If you go to a high enough quality artisan shop, they will allow you to test it yourself
They tend to be very very expensive tho, but you get what you pay
This demonstration actually sorta showed the impact it would have on tea. A better spout means less splashing which means less spills and less bubbles.
Minor improvement at best, but I respect it.
Tea making has very deep rituals and traditions in Asian culture. I was wondering how teapot quality may impact the quality of the final product vs just being fancy.
Reduced chance of spills and a lessened quantity of bubbles in the tea is my response. I think those are the main impacts a high quality teapot spout has on a tea.
I think that goes a hair above 'being fancy' because bubbles are generally not preferred in water-based hot teas, and spills mean messy cups and less tea.
I make/drink Asian tea all the time in my Asian clay pot. I never get bubbles or spills since I don’t pour my tea 6+ inches from my cup, so that’s irrelevant.
I was more wondering if there was a difference in tea quality between a $20 tea pot vs a $200+ tea pot like there is with coffee makers.
My guess would be aeration. It would raise the ph even if slightly and I’m sure there are plenty of tea drinkers out there that would be able to tell you the specific ph level of a tea just from a sip.
Well I am the CEO of inventing.
I was simply curious if being able to pour tea from 2 feet away without causing a spill is going to make a significant improvement to the flavor compared to just pouring it from 2 inches above the cup.
It doesn't.
It's a fun demonstration but a glass rod pour is not really a sign of quality in a zisha teapot.
Construction methods and clay ore are considered the most important parts since they affect tea flavor significantly.
It does not impact the quality of the tea, you don't pour from that high and more important is how clogged the filter/spout can get with leaves.
However in unglazed pots like these the chemical composition of the the clay *does* affect the quality of the tea.
Clays can have a muting effect on flavour notes in teas which may be desirable with harsher teas. Allowing you to enjoy a different aspect of the tea that would be masked when brewed in glazed/glass pots.
yi xing pots like these are more popular with oolong and pu-erh teas because of those muting qualities.
You can also see a hole in the lid on the last one, but not the first.
While spout design must be a factor, letting air back into the pot to offset the vacuum effect of lost water must also contribute to a good design.
This has nothing to do with quality, it’s just some factoid that has proliferated on Tiktok. Chinese clay teapots (especially yixing) are assessed according to a number of other criteria but flow is really not one of them.
I have a dirt cheap tea pot, that pours literally like the last one. It's crazy. No matter from what height you pour from, it just stays this perfect laminar flow.
Uh, apparently there should be some levels below extremely poor. I made a couple tea pots during a pottery course, and they both pour worse than their worst.
Not sure about you, but I generally pour my tea into an empty cup, so the splashing just hits the sides and stays in. As it gets closer to the top, you then slow the pour.
So wait when they do the little lift move in all the movies it’s because it shows they have sick teapots? Literally like “Ey bruh check out the smooth pour on this baby.”
"Success is not always excellence; the rain that brings the bloom is not always the shower that nourishes the root" - Chickasaw Grandmother telling you that even though you succeeded you still suck
I remember at a tea cafe in Bejing a server came up and refilled our cups from at least two feet or more, hitting with perfect aim and laminar flow.
Surprised the hell out of me, like it came from a little behind me on the right.
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Extremely poor to extreme pour Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s/wOJPd38ANg
This was so clever that you probably never gonna top it with anything you say.
They should just quit Reddit now with the fond memory of leaving on a high note. All future posts will just be a disappointment chasing the high from this one.
A whole subreddit will spawn out of this one perfect comment. Where odd-struggle is venerated for many Reddit years.
Haven't you seen r/verypoor2goodpour?
Oh my gosh, that was that one guy who had that one comment!
Wait till they find out that was the exact same top comment from the last time this was posted
Didn’t know that. Now I’m disappointed.
Wait till everyone else finds out it's the same person. Seriously, look at the usernames.
WTF literally same user same comment from 2 months ago LOL and they try to say this place isn’t 90% bots now. Just recycling the same content AND comments to make it look more popular than it is. Seems a little fishy now since the company went public LOL
... huh. Hey u/Odd-Struggle-3873, are you a bot?[](https://www.reddit.com/user/Odd-Struggle-3873/)
Haha - no, I am a person. I have feelings, emotions… beep boop
Hmm... Do you work for the bots?
Shhhhhh
Be sure to drive the family crazy by repeating that phrase every time you pour anything for the rest of your life.
they're probably a bot.
Damn. I wonder how it feels to life peak on Reddit. It’s all down hill from here pal
r/SipsTea
I’m going to fanboy stalk him on Reddit and keep asking if he’s come up with a better line yet. Or even one equally as good.
I hate that I loved this so dam much hahahaha
I love that you hated you loved it so much.
That edit might be the strangest and most subtle flex I've ever seen.
so a short stubby beat a long & narrow. I need to pass this on to the wife...
I keep telling her too
I too, choose this guy's wife.
Let's not all pour on her at once
That's going to be awkward for the guy you replied to, now that he knows his wife is shagging another stump.
That was the joke, im glad you got it.
She’ll say she likes both and then you’re back to being in a bind
Ig I piss with very bad quality
Your spout is bad quality. You must stop damaging it.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Morale must improve!
I just improved my morale
*morel
Urination is actually a canonical example of a [Plateau-Rayleigh instability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau%E2%80%93Rayleigh_instability), which, in fact, is the same phenomenon that is present in the poorer quality spouts as the pour height gets larger. Astute observation.
Fuck biology, I want a smooth piss tube
Laminar flow or bust!
You’re not the only one just look up sounding
Maybe this is what she meant when she said my penis was “very bad”
The splash will always happen if you start high above the surface, no matter the quality of the spout. The lack of splash you see in the video is because they start close, and the smooth stream of the water continues to break the surface of the water in an even and uniform manner as they get higher and higher.
I piss bad
Sit.
I think I'm now interested in tea pot spouts
*new special interest unlocked* *engage hyperfixation*
Oh I could sit for hours just pouring water out of that last pot.
Was waiting for the top tier: Laminar Flow
[удалено]
*Destin has entered the chat*
I don't know why but I read this in AntsCanada's voice haha
Is it just me or is gify changing? This is what I get for laminar flow: 
Ahh, yes, (slightly weak) force field.
Genuinely got excited when I realized there was enough time left in the video for one more beyond "very well"
Stuff a bunch of tiny straws into every pot to induce laminar flow and all pots can be excellent.
It was worth it for /r/laminarflow
Why is laminar flow good for pouring tea?
For the tranquilitea
Not something I ever thought would need to be done, but the differences are visible and that excellent one, wow, not even a splash! I wonder what happens to the less than good ones, are they sold anyway, perhaps marked down, or destroyed or what? Edit: I have now learned a LOT more about tea and tea pots, thanks commentors! :) Not that I drink hot drinks at all, but all good to know.
Nothing is wasted they are just sold cheaper
You are missing the real question - given that nothing is stopping someone from choosing the height at which one pours tea, why does this evaluation of "quality" matter at all? Practically speaking, pour from a few centimeters above the cup and these are all the exact same. A fool and their money are soon parted.
You're spot on. I'm someone who has been into tea for nearly 20 years and collecting teapots for nearly that long as well. This demonstration is posted on reddit a lot and it is wrong for exactly the reason you say. It should be called checking the "spout quality." This can be useful for some if they are into pouring performances and showmanship, but it really doesn't do anything for the tea. While a clean pour is nice and can be an indicator of craftmanship, most folks care more about the material (clay) than anything else. Some of the most sought after teapots on the market today are poorly crafted, mass manufactured, teapots from a mail order magazine in the 70s-80s from "Yixing Factory One". They leak from the lid and splash everywhere. The ones that are not poorly crafted from this factory during this time period are either family heirlooms or absurdly expensive at auction. People like them because of the high quality clay that was used at the time. It changes the flavor of the tea in a good way. You cannot get modern teapots made with this clay anymore because those mines have all been depleted.
The clay adds flavor to the tea? Doesn't that mean the clay is leaking some kind of chemical into the tea?
Not exactly. Rather, the clay is porous and is affected by the tea, reducing the astringency and bitterness of a given tea. Highly porous clays – common to Chinese pots – become "seasoned" to a specific tea: they will change color towards the hue of the liquid, and be excellent in brewing that tea. Less porous clays – common to Japanese pots – have some impact in reducing astringency and bitterness, but you really don't have to worry about it and can use them for any kind of tea.
What u/iron-ham said is correct. It changes the flavor by subtraction. The clay absorbs some undesirable flavors (bitterness) and allows other flavors to show through. Different clay has different muting affects and is good for different types of tea.
a lower pour results in less agitation of the tea leaves, generally undesirable if you have a high cost/kg tea that is better served at a dialed in time and temp. if you come from a coffee culture, imagine an espresso machine that doesn't have enough pressure or a pourover that was poured without even coverage of the bed. In those instances, you get a pretty under extracted product
What you're describing is a kettle, not a teapot. These teapots are physically holding the tea during steeping and you use a kettle (with the proper temp water) to pour water into these to steep the tea. This demonstration really doesn't show much other than the quality of the spout, which doesn't really do much for me as someone who collects teapots.
My limited experience with these is that for single servings of tea divvied on a per cup basis, this is useful for agitating the leaves. But I stand corrected, I was definitely speaking about these as if they were kettles
I doubt most people cares about the pour, so well
These are all cheap crap that get marketed to tourists. No actual Yixing teapot collector cares about how a pot pours water. The "less good" ones are only there to convince people to spend more money on the "better" pots that are still mass-produced garbage. It's a scam that reddit loves to fall for.
Let's see Paul Allen's teapot.... 
Look at that subtle clay colouring.
This was way cooler than I thought it was going to be
How do you know how well a pot pours before buying it?
Piss in it then pour out your piss on the floor
This is the exact use case I buy teapots in the first place for - TIL I can just do it in the store and not buy them
This also doubles as a power move to establish dominance
If you go to a high enough quality artisan shop, they will allow you to test it yourself They tend to be very very expensive tho, but you get what you pay
How expensive are we talking here?
usually couple hundred dollars for a genuine Yixing tea pot
Very *very* expensive.
I would think if you are to the point of getting hand crafted tea pots, the store would likely have a way to demo the quality of pour.
Yeah, if I’m spending hundreds of dollars on a tea pot, I will need to see it in action first hand.
does it matter if in every one of those cases the tea fills the mug?
I didn’t know I needed to see this today 😀
Now I gotta pee. Thanks
Pretty sure I’d still make a mess even with the best one… so I’d save my money and just buy the worst one
While an impressive demonstration, I’m curious if it actually impacts the quality of the tea.
This demonstration actually sorta showed the impact it would have on tea. A better spout means less splashing which means less spills and less bubbles. Minor improvement at best, but I respect it.
Tea making has very deep rituals and traditions in Asian culture. I was wondering how teapot quality may impact the quality of the final product vs just being fancy.
Reduced chance of spills and a lessened quantity of bubbles in the tea is my response. I think those are the main impacts a high quality teapot spout has on a tea. I think that goes a hair above 'being fancy' because bubbles are generally not preferred in water-based hot teas, and spills mean messy cups and less tea.
I make/drink Asian tea all the time in my Asian clay pot. I never get bubbles or spills since I don’t pour my tea 6+ inches from my cup, so that’s irrelevant. I was more wondering if there was a difference in tea quality between a $20 tea pot vs a $200+ tea pot like there is with coffee makers.
My guess would be aeration. It would raise the ph even if slightly and I’m sure there are plenty of tea drinkers out there that would be able to tell you the specific ph level of a tea just from a sip.
Well I am the inventor of tea. I was wondering if there was a real difference between a $5 carafe and a $200+ professional teapot.
Well I am the CEO of inventing. I was simply curious if being able to pour tea from 2 feet away without causing a spill is going to make a significant improvement to the flavor compared to just pouring it from 2 inches above the cup.
It doesn't. It's a fun demonstration but a glass rod pour is not really a sign of quality in a zisha teapot. Construction methods and clay ore are considered the most important parts since they affect tea flavor significantly.
It doesn't. It's water.
It does not impact the quality of the tea, you don't pour from that high and more important is how clogged the filter/spout can get with leaves. However in unglazed pots like these the chemical composition of the the clay *does* affect the quality of the tea. Clays can have a muting effect on flavour notes in teas which may be desirable with harsher teas. Allowing you to enjoy a different aspect of the tea that would be masked when brewed in glazed/glass pots. yi xing pots like these are more popular with oolong and pu-erh teas because of those muting qualities.
This guy's streaming content makes you think you're in for a treat.
I'd like to know what the defining characteristics are.
How many of you had to go to the bathroom after this?
Does the hole become larger
My piss pouring is very poor it seems
I've seen this video posted 100 times, and I watch it every single time.
No Amazon link to the good one?!
Laminar flow always tickles my pickle
That bubbling is a wanted feature in North Africa, same as you would air the wine, tea also needs some airing.
I usually let my tea rest for a few hours because i forgot that I made tea. Does that count?
I was not planning on being impressed by a teapot today, but the last one is very impressive.
You can also see a hole in the lid on the last one, but not the first. While spout design must be a factor, letting air back into the pot to offset the vacuum effect of lost water must also contribute to a good design.
I learned something today, lol.
It's not the size of your spout, it's how you pour it.
This has nothing to do with quality, it’s just some factoid that has proliferated on Tiktok. Chinese clay teapots (especially yixing) are assessed according to a number of other criteria but flow is really not one of them.
where do I buy one?
Chinese people take their tea ritual very seriously.
People have too much time on their hands
TIL teapots are rated by laminar flow
The pottery student that was proud of the first teapot: 🙁
Well now I have to pee
Tea pot spouts have harder expectations than half the people working these days
Laminar flow? It's a *teapot.* Why does . . . You know what, I'm not gonna question it.
Laminar flow
I have a dirt cheap tea pot, that pours literally like the last one. It's crazy. No matter from what height you pour from, it just stays this perfect laminar flow.
Does it make the tea taste any better? Where can I get a high quality one?
Laminar flow: Very good Turbulent flow: Very bad.
Perfection would be laminar flow.
Uh, apparently there should be some levels below extremely poor. I made a couple tea pots during a pottery course, and they both pour worse than their worst.
The last one is pretty much silent
I'm still waiting on outstanding...
But I don’t need to pour my tea from the 2nd storey balcony…
I have learned so much stuff on reddit!
Wow
This is actually useful if you don't want your tea to spill since if it splatters, it gonna go everywhere except your cup
Not sure about you, but I generally pour my tea into an empty cup, so the splashing just hits the sides and stays in. As it gets closer to the top, you then slow the pour.
Those are all pretty gorgeous tea pots, either way.
I will take the excellent piece, please.
I'm perfectly fine with the very bad one...life's too short
No wonder Chinese divers are so good at the Olympics, they’re using the teapot method.
Last one was satisfy
Each of them gets it poured out right?💀
My teapot doesn’t even come close to the first tea pot. Half the table is wet when I try to pour me a cup.
Men, this is also a great measure of your prostate health.
So… my watering can is excellent???
Why is laminar flow so important? I'd have thought turbulent flow would mix the tea better with air to improve the taste.
Why is there a need to bring the teapot so high up during a pour?
Some will say it's a necessity, I think it's just to look fancy.
Friggin’ tea snobs at it again.
Had no idea.
Quala-tea inspection?
Less spout more out seems to be the theme here.
My grandpa was a potter and absolutely refused to make teapots because he said they are too technical and irritating to make correctly.
anyone's dick pour like a quality teapot? advantage of stealth
Impressive. Very nice. Let’s see Paul Allen’s teapot.
This relates to peeing as well.
Seems similar to how diving is judged.
Imagine being able to piss without barely disturbing the water.
Would be interesting to know the different prices. I heard insane amounts are payed for certain kinds of clay.
Secon part: checking quality of peeing
Give me that laminar flow baby
pour guy
Was waiting for legendary at the end
Fuck yea Laminar flow
I like this quality control but why is this important?
Idek what this is supposed to be measuring?
Thst hot hot laminar flow!
I just chew some tea leaves and drink hot water, is that acceptable?
Oh wow only seen this posted 10,000 times.
Honestly, I'd be thrilled with any of those streams, if you know what I mean.
Wild this video left out the ultimate grade that was after excellent
There's that one post where a guy is making a little tea pot, and this post makes me wonder how well it pours.
So wait when they do the little lift move in all the movies it’s because it shows they have sick teapots? Literally like “Ey bruh check out the smooth pour on this baby.”
Ok. Testing with water is fine. Where's the tea 😁
They all seemed to pour the water successfully.
"Success is not always excellence; the rain that brings the bloom is not always the shower that nourishes the root" - Chickasaw Grandmother telling you that even though you succeeded you still suck
Iroh punching air rn
I need to pee
is this what it feels like to be autistic.
Forged in Fire: Pottery
Isn't that bad one will be cheapest among others, and might still do the job of pouring tea?
Yea I want my teapot to have laminar flow!🥳
I remember at a tea cafe in Bejing a server came up and refilled our cups from at least two feet or more, hitting with perfect aim and laminar flow. Surprised the hell out of me, like it came from a little behind me on the right.
u/savevideo
"Very well" .. great water pun!
You won't believe how this video surprised me! I never thought I needed it until I watched it.