Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is the quality gap between Japanese products and their Chinese-made twins a myth? The same brand should mean equal standards, right? Or is it worth paying more for the genuine article? Some people believe that Japanese-made #coffee gear is always better; others say that Chinese manufacturing has come a long way in recent years and the differences are negligible. I take a close look at the #Hario_Buono gooseneck kettle -- one example made in Japan, the other in China -- and put this question to rest.
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Music courtesy of:
Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
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Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Is the quality gap between Japanese products and their Chinese-made twins a myth? The same brand should mean equal standards, right? Or is it worth paying more for the genuine article? Some people believe that Japanese-made #coffee gear is always better; others say that Chinese manufacturing has come a long way in recent years and the differences are negligible. I take a close look at the #Hario_Buono gooseneck kettle -- one example made in Japan, the other in China -- and put this question to rest.
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Donate to the UNICEF Palestine Emergency Appeal: unicef.org/appeals/state-of-palestine
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Audio capture: Zoom H-5
Audio edited with WaveLab Elements 10.0.70
Video Capture: Panasonic HC-X920
Video edited with DaVinci Resolve 17.1.2
Still images edited with Gimp 2.10.24
Additional footage courtesy of:
Kelly Lacy: pexels.com/@kelly-lacy
Cottonbro: pexels.com/@cottonbro
Pressmaster: pexels.com/@pressmaster
Kevin Yau: pexels.com/@kevin-yau-1488002
Tima Miroshnichenko: pexels.com/@tima-miroshnichenko
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Music courtesy of:
Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
