The Art of the Everyday: Why the Azmaya Copper Yakan Kettle is a Kitchen Essential (opens in new tab)

When you think of Japanese tea culture, your mind might wander to the formal elegance of a tea ceremony or the heavy weight of a cast-iron tetsubin. But in the heart of a real Japanese home, the true hero is the yakan. This classic domestic kettle is the workhorse of the kitchen, used daily to brew everything from a warming pot of ryokucha (green tea) in the chilly winter to a refreshing batch of mugicha (barley tea) during the humid summer months. The Azmaya Copper Yakan Kettle is a stunning...