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Bamboo Whisk vs Electric Frother (Mixer), which is better?

Matcha is premium green tea powder from Japan, used for drinking as tea. Drinking matcha has a lot of benefits to our body as antioxidants: boosting metabolism, burning calories, calming the mind and body, lowering cholesterol and blood sugar, enhancing the mood, preventing diseases and more. 

Matcha beginners might wonder if the traditional matcha maker, the chasen (bamboo whisk) or the technology-constructed, electric  frother is the best tools to make matcha. 

Chasen, well-known as bamboo whisk is a hand-carved piece of bamboo, a traditional matcha maker. These are expertly split into thinnest units and constructed to perfect shape for preparing Matcha. While milk frother, basically does the similar thing: it aerates the milk by rapidly stirring it to give as much air as possible.  By doing this method, it creates bubbles that makes the light texture of the milk, increasing its volume and resulting to a foamy mixture. 

In the video, the instructor comes up with a conclusion that the tea made with chasen (bamboo whisk) taste better compared to electric frother.

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