Comments on: How to Properly Care for Your Matcha Whisk (Chasen)

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:54:26 +0000

I’ve seen all these different ideas about how long to use a chasen. My question is why do they say 10 days – or more particularly, what changes that makes it no longer considered good? The two things that I can guess are (1) the tines lose the initial shape, which may be believed to be best to get the best smooth mixture, or (2) I’ve noticed that some seem to give a bamboo flavor to the tea, and I wonder if that gets worse with time. Any thoughts on what the actual reason is?

FWIW, I actually find the Zyliss frother to be the best. The curled wire frothers are not good. But the Zyliss spins a little basket which beats any method I’ve tried yet. Sure, I like the whole effect of doing the full ceremony. But I have to be honest that the Zyliss does best (and it’s very in expensive!)

By: Lu Ann Pannunzio

Lu Ann Pannunzio — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:23:52 +0000

In reply to Justine. Hi Justine, sorry to hear about that happening and sorry for the delayed response. My guess would be that the chasen is not drying properly which could cause the prongs to stick together. I like to give the chasen a quick shake over the sink to remove excess water before setting it to dry. I hope that helps!

By: Justine

Justine — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:46:23 +0000

I have been following all the steps here to take care of my first chasen. It is a 100 prong chasen. After several uses, the tines have started to stick together so that I have several wide gaps around the chasen. Any idea why this is happening?

By: Lu Ann Pannunzio

Lu Ann Pannunzio — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:36:03 +0000

In reply to Luna. Hi Luna, Yes, that's correct. Place it on the chasen holder to dry but don't take it out after. Storing it on the holder will also help it keep the shape. The inside of the holder is pretty wide. I have not had mould growing in the centre of my chasen. I think it also helps to shake water off the chasen really well before putting it on the holder to dry/store. I hope that helps. Best of luck with your matcha journey and happy whisking! :)

By: Luna

Luna — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:15:32 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. I’m thinking of getting into drinking matcha for health purposes, and I wanted the right equipment from the get-go, except I didn’t know how to clean the chasen properly. Your post was very helpful, so thank you a lot!! 😀 I do have a question regarding the drying and storage of the chasen on the chasen tate. When the chasen is wet (has been cleaned with warm water), I place it in the chasen tate to dry, right? But then once it has dried and I want to put it away, I just keep it in the chasen tate? I don’t take it out? Also, wouldn’t there be a chance of mould growing in the center of the chasen, because it’s inside the chasen tate while it’s drying? I look forward to your response, as I don’t want to destroy my chasen lol.

By: r

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 21:42:39 +0000

Thanks for the article, maybe a typo to say chasen is stored “upside down” on the holder? in fact it is “whisk side down”

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