Cuia E Bomba Para Chimarrão - Gourd

Arrived very nicely packaged with instructions on how to cure it. Cuia is very high quality. It is hand engraved, with some beautiful burned in accents. The base is securely glued on. The rim fits tight (my other cuia from Brazil has a loose rim.) The bombilla is quite nice too. It is jewel encrusted. ; ) The strainer at the bottom has many holes that make it suitable for finer Yerba from Uruguay and Brazil. (It won’t get stuck as easily.) My only complaint is that it is quite large. I was hoping for a smaller gourd, but I guess it is up to chance. Overall a very nice package for a great price! Thank you!

Firstly, it is with great sadness that I must give this product a one star review. The gourd itself looks beautiful. It can fit a lot of erva mate inside and it is sturdy. The bombilla is large and has a nice weight to it. I washed both the gourd and bombilla with water and set them out to dry on a drying rack. Fast forward a couple days and I am ready to use this thing. I fill the gourd 2/3 with mate and grab the bombilla. To my dismay, the mouthpiece of the bombilla is rusted. I cannot put my mouth on rust and drink it. The gourd is fine, but now is totally unusable for chimarrao because I do not have a bombilla. I have to give this product one star because it should not rust so easily and so fast. It was not sitting in water. I rinsed it and set it to dry. I did not even get to use this product once. It is a shame because I was very excited and looking forward to using this product. I cannot understand why the manufacturer would not use stainless steel. I wanted a nice traditional and natural gourd/bombilla for an authentic experience. I guess I will have to find one made with stainless steel now.

It’s awesome! I still use and love it, but it’s a gourd. It will grow mold. Trust me! Sucks to clean if you let it go too far

The cuia is fine and this one didn't leak. But, the bomba is not inox (stainless steel) so it is rusting. Needless to say, I will have to wait until I find a proper bomba before I can enjoy my chimarrão. I lived in the south of Brazil and I really miss this daily custom. I bought this cuia and bomba because I accidentally left mine while I was traveling. I'm searching for a really good quality bomba, preferably from the south, maybe decorated with ametistas or other jewels/stones. So, if anyone knows a good place that ships internationally, please let me know.

Maybe I don’t know how to use the stare yet. But the straw lets a lot of leaves come though it. Other than that the chia is beautiful and authentic. Love it. Might invest in better straw!

Perfect for mate tea! It is a beautiful cuia, well made, can't beat the price. Took about a week to receive it.

Very small and couldn’t return it

I was so impressed when the item arrived! It looks even better than the picture, so beautiful in person. And I appreciate the instructions on how to cure it!

Super

Great product

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Fighissimo!!! La migliore cuia che ho trovato online per fare chimarrão 👌🏽

Todo bien con el pedido. Me gusta mucho mi cuia, muy bonita. Ademas compre dos kilos de erva mate Barao. El envio tardaria unos 5 dias pero sin problema para mi. Lo recomiendo