Pu’er Breaking Tray – Oolong Owl Tea Ware Review

Awhile back on Steepster, someone recommended a pu’er breaking tray. I’ve seen them all over Ebay and some online tea shops, but I was unsure if it was worth the $15 to $25 for one. I mean, its just a coaster looking thing.

After some messy pu’er pickings, ripped up pu’er wrappers and Teal “pu’er pick” Owl stabbing me a few times by accident, I decided to keep my eye out for one at a decent price. I considered trying to find something with a similar shape and having my husband saw off the edge.

With my last Mandala Tea order, I snagged their bamboo pu’er breaking tray. I have also seen trays for sale that have a thin drawer underneath to store a cake – a handy set up if you drink the same cake everyday.

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The Pu’er Breaking Tray has a nice, bamboo feel to it.

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I love the inscription in the middle that is lightly engraved in the middle.

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The surface is really smooth, enough to be a skating rink for the Tea Owls. Here is the tray with a 100 gram cake.

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And here is the tray with a 250 gram cake.

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Very spiffy! Teal “Pu’er Pick” Owl used the edge of the tray to hold the cake in place – no accidental stabbings here! Of course, my first prying off some pu’er was a projectile, so the tray didn’t help for that. Mmmmm, projectile pu’er. I’d drink that.

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What made this tray really handy was getting the tea out. The corner of the tray made pouring the dry leaf into a vessel super handy. I didn’t waste a single leaf! I could see this tray being great for inspecting your loose leaf tea or repackaging it.

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I don’t think a Pu’er Breaking Tray an immediate purchase, but a handy tool to have if you drink from a lot of pu’er cakes. The tray makes for great presentation if you are serving tea to others.

Bonus: Teal “Pu’er Pick” Owl summons his inner Canuck!

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