1. There are three ways to pry Pu'er tea: (1) Find the connecting point between each layer of the tea cake, push the tea knife vertically, and then move it laterally to pry the tea. (2) Insert the tea needle or tea cone forcefully along the edge of the inner vortex of the Tuocha tea, then slowly peel it off and pry the Tuocha tea. (3) Use the curved spherical surface of the cake to open the tea with both hands.

2. You can use a tea knife to pry the tea. Find the connection point between each layer of the tea cake, push the tea knife vertically into the tea cake, slowly move the tea knife laterally in the direction of insertion, then slowly turn the tea cake, and finally use the lever principle to press with one hand Hold the tea cake, lift the tea knife with the other hand, and pry open the tea cake.

3. You can also use tea needles or tea cones to pry tea, which is suitable for pressing looser brick tea and Tuo tea. Insert forcefully along the edge of the inner vortex of the Tuocha tea, and slowly peel and pry it, or slowly peel and pry it along the outer edge of the Tuocha tea, so that the Tuocha tea can be easily broken up.

4. If you don’t have tools, you can also open the Pu’er tea cake with your bare hands. Place the tea cake on a flat table. Using the curved spherical surface of the cake, grasp the left and right ends of the back of the tea cake with both hands and press down slightly. Apply force on both sides to easily open the tea cake.