How about Bakelite tea tray? Advantages and how to identify them

Drinking tea is a favorite of many people, but not everyone understands the art of tea. Just talking about bakelite tea trays, basically very few people know about them. This kind of thing was introduced to the inland from Taiwan. , due to the temperature required for making tea, some damage may be caused to the teapot, and the bakelite tea tray can avoid a lot of damage to the teapot. Nowadays, some people who love tea have started to use it. People rarely come into contact with it, and it is impossible to understand something that is not local. So here is a bakelite tea tray and its price.

How about a bakelite tea tray?

"Bakelite" is the Taiwanese name for this material. Its scientific name is phenolic cotton board. It is made by soaking cotton cloth with heated and melted phenolic resin, then drying and hot pressing. Phenolic cotton cloth board has good electrical and mechanical properties under normal conditions. It is widely used as insulating structural parts in machinery, motors, and electrical equipment, and can be used in transformer oil. High-grade phenolic cotton sheets are suitable for making rubber gear bearings, guide wheels and other precision machinery parts that need to be used in harsh environments. Phenolic cotton board is used as an industrial insulation material. It is also divided into several levels according to different uses. Their prices also vary greatly.

? Identifying good or bad:

First of all, look at the density of cotton yarn in the board. The fabric used in the highest-grade cotton board is close to silk. The yarn is extremely fine and even, and the fabric is also It's very thin. A 50mm thick board requires thousands of fabrics stacked together. Therefore the price is very expensive. The worst kind has a yarn density that is almost the same as a woven bag or sack. The price is correspondingly much cheaper.

Another situation is that the fibers of the cotton cloth are completely invisible. This kind of tea tray may be more finely processed and smooth to the touch, but it has a heavy "plastic feel". This is the "paper-based" board we often hear about. I have never used a paper tea tray, so I don’t know what the effect will be. But I consulted the masters in Taiwan, and they told me that for industrial purposes, the electrical and mechanical properties of paper substrates are much lower than those of cotton boards of the same level. Therefore, the price of paper-based boards is also much lower than that of cotton boards. Basically, the price of the top-grade paper-based boards is only equivalent to the price of low-grade cotton boards.

Another method is to smell: a good Bakelite tea tray should have no smell.

In order to reduce costs, some domestic panel manufacturers use old phenolic resin, commonly known as "recycled material", in the pressing process of panels. This recycled phenolic resin has undergone a degradation reaction and will continue to release a large amount of ammonia gas at room temperature. Everyone knows that ammonia is an irritating gas and is very smelly. In the domestic insulation material industry, this kind of used and recycled phenolic resin is called "stinky phenol". It can be seen that "stinky" is an important characteristic of it, and it is not difficult to distinguish.

When purchasing bakelite tea trays, we should pay attention to: If a new tea tray has just been unpacked or a tea tray has been used for a period of time, when hot water is poured onto the tea tray, if the tea tray emits a strong odor, It can be concluded that it is a board pressed with "stinky phenol". The "stink" is caused by the degradation of phenolic resin. Generally difficult to remove. It would be a bit naive to imagine that the smell will disappear after a while.

The bakelite tea trays currently available on the market have a stronger “flavor” and are cheaper. Everyone can choose according to their own preferences. After all, Bakelite tea trays are said to last for thousands of years and are ultra-durable products. There will be no problems with normal use for thirty to fifty years. We recommend that you try to choose a tea tray made of better materials according to your own economic conditions. A tea tray made of authentic materials, exquisite workmanship, easy to use and good protection for the pot is what everyone is really looking forward to.

Finally, let’s talk about the advantages of Bakelite tea tray:

First of all, it is simple in shape and durable in appearance. Some people may think it is monotonous, but it is not. The simpler things are, the better they can be saved until the end!

Secondly, there is no worry about cracking, because the material itself has a certain elasticity and will not easily damage the pot. All the people on earth know this.

One thing you may not have noticed is that no matter how frequently the pot on the Bakelite tea tray is used, the bottom of the pot will always be dry. This is due to the excellent drainage design of the Bakelite tea tray. This function ensures that the pot will have an even luster and will not leave a circle of watermarks on the bottom of the pot. Perhaps this is the core reason why Bakelite tea trays are highly praised by professional pot dealers and senior pot lovers.

A good Bakelite tea tray will have the feel of old mahogany when grown.

But this is not the most important thing. Compared with the solid wood tea tray, it is enough that it does not crack and can protect the pot!

The bakelite tea tray is a little more expensive, but most people can still afford it. Acceptable, if you really love tea art, you shouldn’t care too much about its price. Bakelite tea trays are very popular in Taiwan and have just entered the mainland. I believe it will also become popular in the mainland in the near future. Bakelite tea tray has extremely powerful performance. It can heat the kettle without causing any damage to the kettle. It is just like the electric blanket that people use. It is actually very convenient to use, but there is no question about the quality of this product. Judgment is based on public feedback.