japanese bamboo charcoal

japanese bamboo charcoal
Item# japanese-bamboo-charcoal
$5.00

Product Description

It is made from bamboo plants four years old or older. The best charcoal is prepared by highly skilled Japanese craftsmen and then burned in an oxygen-starved kiln at temperatures over 800°.

Bamboo has extraordinary microstructure and it becomes highly absorptive capacity after carbonization. A piece placed in a water pitcher will absorb impurities and purify the water for 2 months. In addition, naturally occurring minerals in the charcoal (iron, potassium and zinc) are released in to the water making it much milder in taste.

Charcoal should be prewashed and boiled for 3 min before using. A 2” piece in a ½ liter of water will purify the water for 2 months.

Bamboo can also be used to purify the air (bathroom refrigerators, cars, litter boxes), to cook rice in water, or to take a bath.

2 Pieces