Iron kettle Using Methods and Tips

Kiryudo is a brand shop, for selling the Japanese iron kettles which are handmade by Takaoka artists, who have a lot of experiences in metal artwork.

For our customer to have right using methods and daily care, we provide the instructions for each item.
(Instructions have three versions, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese.)

First Use for a New Japanese Iron Kettle

For a new iron kettle, you ought to take a pre-use time in order to clean the inner side.
So at first, put some water into the iron kettle and boil it up for several minutes, then pour it out till empty.
After repeat these procedures for two or three times. You can use it.

When boiling, please remove lid from the iron kettle or leave a little space between the lid and body, because the hot water may overflow.

And when you pour out the hot water, please do not directly touch the lid or handle with naked hands,

please use a piece of cloth or towel to protect your hands, and make sure to press the lid tight to body because it is easy to fall down when you tilt it.

Do not touch the iron kettle with naked hand while using or heat is stilling remaining.

When water boil up, please remove the hot water into thermos or thermos flask, then dry iron kettle up. Do not remain water in the iron kettle.

If not so, it is easy to become rust.

The drying methods are if you use stove to boil water, after using, please switch off the power and just leave the iron kettle on the stove,

you can use stove heat which is remained. By the way, if the drying is not enough, you`d better use a hair dryer to desiccate it.

The point is every time you use it and carefully dry it, is an important care to keep your iron kettle lovely look. Such parts you need to be more careful like inlet edge, spout, and inside of lid.

Please do not use high power electric device or induction cooker to heat iron kettle, or do not heat it without water. It would cause the damage or rust.

In order to get a Long Usage Span

Please do not use naked hand to touch the inner side. Hands fat would rust the inside.
And do not scrub the inside, because the inside has done with rust-resistant, if you scrub it, the rust-resistant layer may abrade.
In addition, even if the limestone substance occurs, please do not scrub it, this layer has a function to protect your iron kettle from rust.　

Limestone layer may occur, which is a whitish substance that originally exists in water and the ingredients contain calcium.
The limestone layer is Yuaka in Japanese. When it appears, the inner side is protected.

How to resolve rust

If the rust is serious which has affected the water` quality, please use a brush to abrade the rust at first, then put green tea into iron kettle and start boiling.

Before water boils up, switch off the heater and leave it as it is for one night.
The next day, boil the water up until half scale.
Then the water becomes a little black, the black water has formed a protect layer, and it has a function to prevent your iron kettle from rust.

Repeat this procedure for several times till the water becomes clear and no taste of rust.

All the things done, the next step is to use it frequently.
The more frequent you use, the more elegance iron kettle becomes, the more delicious tea comes up. Of course it is harder to get rust.

Please do not use the high power heater or induction cooker to heat iron kettle.
And do not heat iron kettle without water. It would cause the damage or rust.

Home Solution for Rust Problem

The following picture is a one of our staff`s possession she used in her home.
You can see there are some place got rusted.

Japanese always say if daily care is not enough, there is no way to prevent iron kettle from rust.
But because of the rust, the water became reddish and has a little taste of rust.
If you want get a strong iron kettle, it is said it takes one year to use at least, especially the inner side and several parts you need to give attentive care.

For a first iron kettle, you may worry about which rust level is no problem for use, or how I keep it.

Practice for Resolve Rust Problem

In this case, we use a stove.
Firstly, put some water and a tea bag into iron kettle and boil it.

Remove the lid from iron kettle or leave a little space between the lid and inlet when boiling.

Switched off the power before boil up and left it as it was.
The next day, evaporated the water until it remained a half level. By the way, this time we used a green tea bag,
Repeated this procedure for several times until the water become clean, In this case, we repeated it for two times.

Before and After Comparison ↓

You can see the red rust had became inconspicuous.

Even if you still could see the rust, the rust no longer affected the water`s quality, There was no problem for safe use. This was a practice for our staff home solution.

Since the problem have resolved, the next stage is to practice frequent use.
The more frequent times you use, the more elegant looking iron kettle becomes, the more delicious tea comes up.

Certainly, it is also harder to become rust.
Please do not use the high power heater or induction cooker to heat iron kettle. And do not heat iron kettle without water. It would cause the damage or rust.

Daily Care

After a long use, you may begin to care about stains or the color.

Here are simple methods you just need to do after daily use. Firstly, take a cloth or a towel absorbs a little tea,

then dabs the whole body for just one time when iron kettle is still hot. That`s it.

If you do so, the iron kettle will become glossy and elegant amazing color that belongs to you.

Spout comparison ↓

The after picture was cleaned with by cloth with tea. The reddish places had showed lessen a lot.

Iron kettle body comparison ↓

The after picture was dabbed by cloth with tea.
You can see the stain had disappeared.
And it turned elegant deep red.

Please do not use the high power heater or induction cooker to heat iron kettle.
And do not heat iron kettle without water.
It would cause the damage or rust.

Places you`d better avoid.

Some places are easy to cause the rust, if you preserve iron kettle in there or nearby there.
For example, gas cooker, gas stove or underneath sink.
So avoid put your lovely iron kettle in these places.

 If your iron kettle had already rusted and do not know what to do with it.
Please feel free call us or email us. We will suggest the best way to resolve your problem.

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