{"title":"Koperen drinkgerei voor thee","description":"\u003cp\u003eThee en koper gaan goed samen, als je weet welke thee je kiest. In deze collectie staan de mok om uit te drinken, de kan voor je water en de tensorring die sommige theedrinkers erbij gebruiken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eZetten in de pot, drinken uit koper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZet je thee in een theepot of met een theezakje in een aparte kan, en schenk hem daarna in de \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-premium-koperen-mok\"\u003ekoperen mok\u003c\/a\u003e. Zo trekt de thee niet urenlang in het metaal. Zet de koperen kan niet op het vuur of in de magnetron; hij is bedoeld voor water op kamertemperatuur of uit de koelkast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWelke thee past bij koper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZwarte thee, groene thee, rooibos en de meeste kruidenthee kun je prima uit koper drinken. Laat citroen weg, en wees voorzichtig met vruchtenthee zoals hibiscus of rozenbottel: die zijn uitgesproken zuur. Zuur maakt koper sneller los, zeker in een warme drank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDe kan voor water, de mok voor thee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVeel theedrinkers gebruiken de \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-premium-koperen-kan\"\u003ekan\u003c\/a\u003e voor het water dat ze door de dag drinken, naast hun thee. De kan staat op het aanrecht, de mok op het bureau. Het theemoment zelf staat centraal in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/theemoment-met-koper\"\u003etheemoment met koper\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDe tensorring bij je thee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-koperen-tensorring\"\u003ekoperen tensorring\u003c\/a\u003e is een massieve koperen ring die sommige klanten naast hun mok leggen. Volgens hen proeft de thee dan ronder. Of jij dat ook merkt, is iets om zelf te ontdekken; wij beloven er niets over. Waarom koper weer terug is in huis, lees je in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/kennisbank\/waarom-kiezen-steeds-meer-mensen-wereldwijd-weer-voor-koper\"\u003edit kennisbankartikel\u003c\/a\u003e. Voor kruidenthee is er \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/koperen-drinkgerei-kruidenthee\"\u003ekoperen drinkgerei voor kruidenthee\u003c\/a\u003e, voor water op tafel \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/koperen-waterkannen-en-karaffen\"\u003ekoperen waterkannen en karaffen\u003c\/a\u003e. Alle vormen staan bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drinkgerei\"\u003edrinkgerei\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"kopero-koperen-tensorring","title":"Kopero Copper Tensor Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tensor ring is a closed ring of solid copper, 4 centimetres across. You slide it just above the spout of your kitchen tap, where it stays put without anything to fasten. The water moves through the open centre; the ring does not touch it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not have to go on the tap. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-a-tensor-ring\"\u003eUsing it loose\u003c\/a\u003e works just as well: beside a water bottle or a glass, next to a small personal object, on your desk or simply in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose 4 centimetres are the visible diameter of the closed ring. The measure this tradition is built on is a different one: the length of copper wire the maker measures out before bending it into a loop, the sacred cubit. Kopero uses a compact fraction of it, so the ratio holds and the ring still fits a tap. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/sacred-cubit-lost-cubit-and-new-cubit-explained\"\u003eSacred Cubit, Lost Cubit and New Cubit\u003c\/a\u003e explains those measures, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/tensor-rings-who-was-slim-spurling-and-what-did-he-claim\"\u003ewho was Slim Spurling\u003c\/a\u003e tells you where the modern ring comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy copper and not some other metal? Copper is the yardstick the world measures electrical conductivity against: the international unit, IACS, is literally defined on a piece of annealed copper wire, and of all metals only silver conducts better. That this tradition bends copper wire in particular follows from that. How the conduction works physically is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-copper-conducts\"\u003ewhy copper conducts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat same conductivity is why an MRI room is lined with copper sheet and why the lightning protection standard specifies copper. Where the engineering turns into tradition is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/copper-shielding-and-earthing\"\u003ecopper as a shield\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to get the most out of your copper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tensor ring works with shape, not with filtration. It removes nothing from the water and does not take the place of a filter, but it sits happily alongside one: purifying and structuring are two different things. Where the idea comes from that a closed copper form does something is set out in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/shape-power-how-form-focuses-energy\"\u003eShape Power\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your spout is thicker than 4 centimetres, use the ring loose rather than prising it open. Copper is pliable, and opening it up changes the very measure the ring was made to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove the sink it gets water and steam every day, so you will see the discolouration there sooner than on a ring that sits on a desk. Polish it now and then with lemon and salt (not too hard: salt is mildly abrasive and dissolves well in the lemon juice) and dry it straight away. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-is-my-copper-turning-green-or-black-and-is-that-a-problem\"\u003eWhy is my copper turning green or black\u003c\/a\u003e explains what that colour means.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kopero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54696164196693,"sku":"8720726791410","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/7259\/4005\/files\/kopero-tensorring-1.jpg?v=1791102152"},{"product_id":"kopero-premium-koperen-mok","title":"Kopero Copper Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mug is the only piece of Kopero drinkware with a handle, and that changes what you use it for. Copper conducts heat quickly, so a hot tea or coffee warms the wall within seconds. With the handle you still pick it up as normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat same conductivity works the other way round just as well: cold water in a copper mug feels cold in your hand almost at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour hundred millilitres is a generous cup of coffee or tea, or a portion of water that can rest overnight in the tamra jal tradition. More on that in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/tamra-jal-the-ayurvedic-tradition-of-drinking-water-from-copper\"\u003ethe article on tamra jal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is felt on the base. That saves scratches on a wooden table and it saves noise when you set the mug down. Beyond that you choose between \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/smooth-or-hammered-copper\"\u003esmooth and hammered\u003c\/a\u003e: an even surface, or a hand-worked pattern that breaks the light. The mug itself is formed from a single piece of copper, with no seam. The handle is brazed on separately, on the outside. Nothing of that joint reaches the inside, so your drink only touches the copper mug itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is another reason copper became the tradition. In EPA tests, cleaned copper killed more than 99.9% of bacteria such as MRSA and E. coli within two hours, and since 2008 it has been registered in the United States as an antimicrobial material. It is also a trace element your own body uses, from energy metabolism to the transport of iron in your blood. Stainless steel and plastic are inert and do neither. The evidence is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/can-copper-really-kill-bacteria-the-evidence-from-epa-to-southampton\"\u003ecan copper really kill bacteria\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to get the most out of your copper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/coffee-and-tea-from-a-copper-mug\"\u003eCoffee and tea are for drinking fresh\u003c\/a\u003e: pour, drink and rinse the mug afterwards. Lemon tea, sharply acidic fruit tea and soft drinks are at their best in glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash the mug by hand and keep the felt base as dry as you can; the dishwasher is bad news for both. The rest of the care routine is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/maintaining-a-copper-bottle-cleaning-polishing-and-storage\"\u003ethe care article\u003c\/a\u003e, and the natural darkening is covered in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-is-my-copper-turning-green-or-black-and-is-that-a-problem\"\u003ewhy is my copper turning green or black\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kopero","offers":[{"title":"Smooth","offer_id":54697656451413,"sku":"8720726791458","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hammered","offer_id":54697656484181,"sku":"8720726791588","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/7259\/4005\/files\/kopero-mok-glad-1.jpg?v=1791102152"},{"product_id":"kopero-premium-koperen-kan","title":"Kopero Copper Jug","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe jug is the household size: 1.4 litres, enough to pour four to five glasses. You fill it in the evening, let it stand, and pour for everyone at once the next morning. Where that practice comes from is set out in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/tamra-jal-the-ayurvedic-tradition-of-drinking-water-from-copper\"\u003ethe article on tamra jal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a matching copper lid, and that is not decoration: water left on the counter overnight is water left open overnight. The lid keeps dust and insects out. The spout is narrow enough to pour without spilling, and the handle stays cool enough to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jug comes \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/smooth-or-hammered-copper\"\u003esmooth and hammered\u003c\/a\u003e. At this size the difference is easy to see: the smooth surface gives one continuous reflection, while the hammered piece spreads the light across dozens of small facets. The jug, spout included, is formed from a single piece of copper, with no seam. The handle is brazed on separately, on the outside. Nothing of that joint reaches the inside, so your water only touches the copper jug itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is another reason copper became the tradition. In EPA tests, cleaned copper killed more than 99.9% of bacteria such as MRSA and E. coli within two hours, and since 2008 it has been registered in the United States as an antimicrobial material. It is also a trace element your own body uses, from energy metabolism to the transport of iron in your blood. Stainless steel and plastic are inert and do neither. The evidence is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/can-copper-really-kill-bacteria-the-evidence-from-epa-to-southampton\"\u003ecan copper really kill bacteria\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to get the most out of your copper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill drinking water goes in the jug. Fruit juice, squash and carbonated water are too acidic for copper. Refresh the water daily rather than leaving it standing for days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash jug and lid by hand and dry them straight away; standing moisture is where the first marks start. Because a jug has far more surface than a cup, you also see copper's natural darkening sooner here. That is not a fault: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-is-my-copper-turning-green-or-black-and-is-that-a-problem\"\u003ewhy is my copper turning green or black\u003c\/a\u003e explains how it works, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/maintaining-a-copper-bottle-cleaning-polishing-and-storage\"\u003ethe care article\u003c\/a\u003e explains how to polish it back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kopero","offers":[{"title":"Smooth","offer_id":54697656582485,"sku":"8720726791519","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hammered","offer_id":54697656615253,"sku":"8720726791526","price":74.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/7259\/4005\/files\/kopero-kan-glad-1.jpg?v=1791102153"}],"url":"https:\/\/kopero.eu\/collections\/koperen-drinkgerei-voor-thee.oembed","provider":"Kopero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}