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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Choosing a samovar

Often when buying a samovar is a problem of choice - a samovar to choose? "First you have to determine the type of Samovar: coal, electric or combined.
If you need a samovar for an urban apartment, this will of course an electric samovar. This is not only the best device for boiling water, but also elegant piece of furniture electric samovar is easy to use, reliable and safe. The water is boiling for ten minutes and remains hot for a long time, thanks to the material from which it is cast - brass.
For country houses, cottages and use of outdoor recommend coal samovar. Do not forget about fuel for the samovar - coal, bumps, splinters.
The most versatile and practical, is a combined samovar, which can run on fossil fuels and from the mains.
Next, you need to determine the volume of a samovar. Volume samovar depends on what company you will conduct a tea party.
Electric samovars produced a volume of 1.5 liters, the most popular volume is 3 liters. Coal-fired samovar, as a rule have a volume of 5,7 and 10litrov. The most popular of 5 and 7 liters, intended for use by companies of 5-10 people
Color samovar may be different - yellow brass, silver plated, or with artistic painting. All samovars yellow with time is inherent in the property covered by red spots, it occurs as a result of oxidation of copper. If you do not plan to permanently take care of the samovar, choose chrome-plated samovar samovar, or with artistic painting.
Samovars There are various forms: a cylinder (the Bank), cone, acorn, ball.
Housing wall samovar are smooth or corrugated.
When buying a samovar, be sure to check it works. Pour water in the samovar. It is important to pay attention to the lack of water leaks.
If the samovar from the spout dripping water droplets, then such a leak can be easily eliminated by brushing and priterev special lapping paste mixture, or Gentiles.
The cost depends on the type of the samovar and the volume of the samovar, as well as new contemporary production is a samovar, or simply to restore the old samovar, or a vintage antique samovar. Prices for coal samovar modern production plant "stamp" start at 12,000 rubles, power from 5000 rubles. The most prized antique samovar Tula factories known 19 th century - Teile, Batashev, Vorontsov, and others.
For making leaves, most people boil water in a kettle (not using a samovar and neglecting old traditions. They're trying to save time and effort, forgetting about the culture of the establishment of tea with his characteristic properties. Experts recommend the use of samovars for water and cooking delicious drink from the elements Ceylon plants.

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