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Japanese Cooking Tools: What You Actually Need (and What You Don’t)

English-language lists say you need 15 Japanese cooking tools. Living in Japan, here's a more honest ◎/△/× breakdown of what's actually worth buying.

The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Kyusu Teapots

A kyusu is the small Japanese teapot made for brewing loose-leaf green tea. Here's what makes it work, which shape and filter to choose, and how to brew sencha with one.