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Description Extended Information   Matcha Mill To say that freshness is an important component of matcha quality is an understatement. Of all the teas in the world, matcha is surpassed only by fresh leaf tea (the just-harvested leaves of the tea, brewed without any drying or processing) in terms of a direct relationship between quality and freshness. This is because matcha is finely ground and its large surface area is exposed to far more air, light and moisture than other teas.   At some point, all serious matcha drinkers consider the question of how to enjoy fresh matcha year round. After all, quality tencha (the dry leaf material used to make matcha) is usually grown once a year and the freshness of matcha begins to deteriorate the moment it is ground.   At Samovar, we have contemplated the issue of matcha freshness, too, and we offer you the Matcha Mill as a solution. It brings the tradition of fresh-ground matcha (which dates back to ancient China and was brought to Japan by early Japanese Buddhist monks) into your home, allowing you to savor the incredible flavor and the ritualistic beauty of truly fresh matcha all year.   Our matcha mills are small and simple enough to use at home. Each one has a solid-granite grinding column that is 20 cm wide by 13 cm tall. The base is also solid granite. It has radiating grooves that grind the matcha and then channel it into a moat-like tray in the base that holds the powder until you are done grinding.   The mill is hand-cranked with a wooden handle. Hand-cranking matcha means slowly grinding matcha. This allows for the complex flavor of matcha undamaged by the heat of friction that is all-too-common with machine-ground matcha.   To make matcha with this mill, simply place tencha tealeaves (which we carry specifically for making matcha) in between the column and the base, grind with the wooden handle and allow the ground matcha to fall into the moat-like tray in the base. Collect your powder and enjoy the rare treat of truly fresh-ground matcha... made by your own hands.   Once your matcha is ground, use a chashaku (matcha scoop) to measure it and a chasen (matcha whisk) and chawan  (tea bowl) to prepare and serve it. Savor the vibrant color and flavor of your own, homemade matcha. To learn more about the tradition of preparing Matcha, check out the video of Jesse's visit to the Urasenke Foundation school of Chado.

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