Ash Kettle | Handcrafted Range | 1300ml

$600.00

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Ash Kettle | Handcrafted Range | 1300ml

$600.00

Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

The kettle is where it begins.

Before the leaf, before the pour, there is water and fire.

The kettle is the foundation. Everything on the table rests on it. Where the water begins decides where the tea arrives.

The kettle is the first sound in the room. This is the one we pour from every morning.

Made by hand in our studio in Taiwan, each one slightly different in glaze and weight. Ash from a wood-fire kiln is packed onto each piece, so the kettles take on the tones of the earth, which we all come from and will return to.

The clay is a porous Taiwanese blend, and its job is to make finer water for tea. It is flameproof, so it can go straight on the flame.

The wide lid means it also works as a teapot. You can put the leaf straight in and boil the tea, for a darker, richer brew.

An Object Study

The anatomy of a kettle

Name: Ash Kettle | Handcrafted Range | 1300ml
Brand: Cloud Hidden
SKU: W-KET-S2-02-ASH-1300
Price: 600.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Every part earns its place. Move through a Cloud Hidden kettle, piece by piece.

The Lid

Every lid is shaped uniquely for its kettle. A bamboo node lets you steady it with one finger, so you can pour to the last drop with a single hand.

The Body + Base

Made from Taiwanese Clay, each shape is crafted by hand for the kettle it belongs to. No two kettles are ever truly the same but all are designed to fit a single brazier.

The Handle

Hold the kettle steady while pouring, with our rope wrapped handle. Made easy to hold and stays cool in the hand.

The Spout

The spout is specially shaped to balance each kettle, so the pour is clean, accurate, and does not drip.

01 · THE CLAY

Softer water, sweeter tea

The clay is the most important part of the kettle, so we did not leave it to chance. Decades of testing went into the blend. It softens the water and takes off the hard edges. Better water, and a sweeter cup.

Serving tea from a clay kettle at the tea table

02 · The heat

Heat resistant, so you can heat the water where you pour it

The clay is heat resistant, so you bring the water to the boil in the kettle itself, then pour straight from it. Heating and pouring from the one vessel is part of what makes the tea better.

Use it almost anywhere. A gas stove. A glass or ceramic cooktop. An induction or infrared burner. Or charcoal, the traditional way.

Rows of handcrafted teapots on wooden shelves

03 · Designer teaware

Crafted by hand in our own studio in Taiwan

Every kettle is made in the Cloud Hidden studio in Taiwan. The shapes are ours, designed in partnership with the studio to meet the demands of brewing tea the way we do.

These are not pulled from a factory line, and they are not generic pieces sold under a dozen names. Each shape is designed and owned by Cloud Hidden, and it has taken years to get them right.

04 · How to choose

Compare the three sizes

1300ml

Handcrafted Range | $600.00

1800ml

Handcrafted Range | $700.00 · most loved

2300ml

Handcrafted Range | $800.00

Pours Per Fill

~16 bowls

~24 bowls

~36 bowls

Best For

Quick, small sits. Light and easy to handle.

Daily practice. Balanced and versatile.

Long, big sits. A workhorse that will not run out.

Heats up

Fastest

Fast

Slow

As a teapot

Yes

Boil tea in it

Yes

Three Ways to Brew

Made for smaller teapots and smaller sessions, whether you are brewing gong fu or sitting with tea alone. The wide lid means it also works as a teapot for larger sessions or all-day steeping. You can put the leaf straight in and boil the tea in it, which is perfect when you want to drink tea all day.

A beautifully balanced kettle. It sits between holding enough water for bigger sits and staying smaller and lighter than the 2300 ml. The most fluid of our kettles to pour from: smooth, precise, accurate, and easy to move from hand to hand. The lid has a lip, so it will not fall as you pour. It also heats faster than the 2300 ml. A kettle made to be a kettle.

Our largest kettle. A wide spout for fast pouring, made for larger teapots and bigger sits. It also means fewer kettles on the table: where you might run three 1800 ml kettles, two of these can serve the same room. The wide lid gives you temperature control, just lift it to bring the heat down. You can even boil tea in it for very large sits.

1300mlHandcrafted Range | $600.00

Pours Per Fill: ~16 bowls
Best For: Quick, small sits. Light and easy to handle.
Heats up: Fastest
As a teapot: Yes
Boil tea in it: Yes
Three Ways to Brew: Made for smaller teapots and smaller sessions, whether you are brewing gong fu or sitting with tea alone. The wide lid means it also works as a teapot for larger sessions or all-day steeping. You can put the leaf straight in and boil the tea in it, which is perfect when you want to drink tea all day.

1800mlHandcrafted Range | $700.00 · most loved

Pours Per Fill: ~24 bowls
Best For: Daily practice. Balanced and versatile.
Heats up: Fast
As a teapot: No
Boil tea in it: No
Three Ways to Brew: A beautifully balanced kettle. It sits between holding enough water for bigger sits and staying smaller and lighter than the 2300 ml. The most fluid of our kettles to pour from: smooth, precise, accurate, and easy to move from hand to hand. The lid has a lip, so it will not fall as you pour. It also heats faster than the 2300 ml. A kettle made to be a kettle.

2300mlHandcrafted Range | $800.00

Pours Per Fill: ~36 bowls
Best For: Long, big sits. A workhorse that will not run out.
Heats up: Slow
As a teapot: No
Boil tea in it: Yes
Three Ways to Brew: Our largest kettle. A wide spout for fast pouring, made for larger teapots and bigger sits. It also means fewer kettles on the table: where you might run three 1800 ml kettles, two of these can serve the same room. The wide lid gives you temperature control, just lift it to bring the heat down. You can even boil tea in it for very large sits.

Kettle among the bowls on the low table

05 · Heirloom Quality

An inheritance for those to come

These are the kettles we use ourselves. Over a million bowls of tea, served across more than twenty years of practice.

A good clay kettle is not disposable. Looked after, it pours for decades, and the best of them last for generations. You are not just buying a kettle. You are buying one you can pass on to loved ones.

MAY YOU FEEL THE EARTH IN YOUR KETTLE.

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Ash Kettle | Handcrafted Range | 1300ml

$600.00

Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

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Compliment Your Kettle with Tea

Teapot and three tea bowls resting on still water

Find the cloud in your bowl.

The water for your tea was in the sky not so long ago. It fell as rain, met the leaf, and was poured into your bowl. A cloud, hidden in your hands.

100% handcrafted teaware means no two pieces are ever the same.

Just as the steam rises, and is gone. The kettle fills, and empties. This is what makes it precious. And beautiful. Every vessel, cup of tea, and moment only comes once in a lifetime.