The chasen is an essential tool in the preparation of dishes and drinks containing Matcha. With an important role in creating foam when dissolving Matcha, chasen brush also helps create a great an amazing flavour for your matcha.
To ensure the longest lifespan of your Chasen tree, follow these tips:
- Soak in warm water before use.
Soak in water before use to make the prongs are less brittle (for about 30 seconds). This will help the chasen to become softer and improve elasticity.
- Clean with water after use
Gently shake the chasen in clean water until the prong tip is completely clean of all traces of tea.
To ensure durability for chasen, you should not use it in a dishwasher and do not use soap or detergent when cleaning the chasen.
- Let it air-dried.
Since the chasen is made entirely of natural bamboo, please dry the broom by letting it stand upright as shown before storing.
- Store with chasen stand
Once the chasen is dry, place it on the chasen stand so that the chasen can maintain its puffy curl.
Suikaen Shin Chasen - 25th generation chasen maker Tanimura Yasuburo.
Tanimura Yasuburo is the owner of the Suikaen workshop (翠華園), which makes chasen brooms and tea utensils in Takayama village, Nara prefecture. This workshop has long traditional roots, going back all five centuries ago, during the golden age of Chanoyu when Tea Master Sen no Rikyu brewed matcha for Oda Nobunaga, Japan's most powerful warlord in the 16th century.
With techniques and knowledge inherited from previous generations, Tanimura-sensei and his family create chasen from bamboo stalks that are naturally dried for two to three years, and then processed. form chasen and chashaku.
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