{"product_id":"matcha-ceremony-set-with-speckled-ceramic-bowl-bamboo-whisk-and-sifter","title":"Matcha Ceremony Set with Speckled Ceramic Bowl, Bamboo Whisk and Sifter","description":"\u003cp\u003eA five-piece matcha set built around a speckled ceramic bowl with a pouring spout. Alongside it come a bamboo whisk and the stand it dries on, a bamboo scoop, and a steel sifter that rests across the rim, which is everything that sits between the tin of powder and the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo lumps at the bottom of the mug. No whisk crushed flat in a drawer. Sift, whisk, pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost bad matcha goes wrong before the water goes in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou already know the method: sift the powder, add hot water, and whisk until the top turns to foam. Most people skip the first step because there is nothing to sift it through, and the result is a green drink with dark lumps that no amount of whisking will break up. Matcha is ground so fine that it packs together in the tin, and it goes into water far more smoothly once it has been pushed through mesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the sifter's whole job. A small round cup of fine steel mesh sits at the end of a long wire handle, and a little wire hook on the far side of its rim lets it sit across the bowl on its own. Tip a scoop of powder in, tap the handle, and it falls through into the bowl as a fine green dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe pieces cheap kits leave out are the ones that matter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cheapest matcha kits are a whisk, a scoop and a plain bowl, and two things are usually missing. There is no sifter, so you are back to lumps. There is no stand either, so the whisk goes back in a box or a drawer while it is still damp, and its fine tines slowly bend out of shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis set includes both. The stand is glazed ceramic in the same color as the bowl, and the whisk rests on it head-down between uses so the tines dry the way they were made. On the counter the two read as a pair rather than a bowl with an accessory beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spout means you whisk and pour from the same bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is round and a little over five inches across, with a short pinched spout on one side of the rim and a low foot underneath. Whisk the matcha in it, then tip it and pour straight into a cup, or over a glass of milk and ice, without ladling it out or running it down the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe outside is carved with rows of shallow oval facets, and the glaze gathers in them and breaks to brown along their edges. It is glossy and speckled all over. The speckle falls differently on every bowl, so the one you receive will not match the photographs spot for spot. That is what a glaze like this does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive glazes, and the right one depends on where it lives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYellow is a deep mustard with dark flecks, and it looks warmest on a wooden table. Green is an olive moss, the closest of the five to the color of the matcha itself. Red is a glossy brick red, Blue is a pale gray-blue with a hint of green in it, and White is a speckled off-white that breaks to brown along the carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the bowl and its matching stand change color. The whisk, the scoop and the sifter are the same in all five. Whichever one you choose, the whole set lives on the counter, and the lumps stay in the sifter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eType: Matcha set, five pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowl and whisk stand material: Glazed ceramic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhisk and scoop material: Bamboo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSifter material: Stainless steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowl: Round, with a pouring spout and a foot ring, the outside carved with shallow oval facets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlaze: Glossy and speckled, with a pattern that varies from bowl to bowl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors: Yellow, Green, Red, Blue, White\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor applies to: The bowl and the whisk stand. The whisk, scoop and sifter are the same in every color\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowl dimensions: 5.5 x 2.7 in (14 x 6.8 cm), width x height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhisk stand dimensions: 2.5 x 2.8 in (6.3 x 7.2 cm), width x height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhisk dimensions: 4.3 in (11 cm) tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSifter dimensions: 7.7 in (19.5 cm) long, including the handle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScoop dimensions: 7.2 in (18.2 cm) long\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1x Ceramic Matcha Bowl with Spout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x Bamboo Matcha Whisk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x Ceramic Whisk Stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x Stainless Steel Matcha Sifter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x Bamboo Matcha Scoop\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Ridgewell Living","offers":[{"title":"Yellow","offer_id":52855825563944,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":52855825596712,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":52855825629480,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":52855825662248,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":52855825695016,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9430\/5064\/files\/01-matcha-set-yellow-on-wooden-tray.jpg?v=1790207800","url":"https:\/\/ridgewellliving.com\/en-au\/products\/matcha-ceremony-set-with-speckled-ceramic-bowl-bamboo-whisk-and-sifter","provider":"Ridgewell Living","version":"1.0","type":"link"}