Comments on: The Best Little Teapot

By: jessica

jessica — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:38:17 +0000

Bill, I grind my own coffee only when I’m about to brew it. I would like to get a burr grinder but until then I’m using a spice grinder it doesn’t have many options on grinds.

By: Bill G.

Bill G. — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:42:12 +0000

Cleaning with tea is actually easier than with coffee. If you have a garbage disposal, equally easy. Also, if you get the right grind for french press then there will be no grinds in your coffee (just get an extra course grind). It totally keeps the leaves out.

By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:53:35 +0000

Bill, I don’t like cleaning the French press, more annoying. I haven’t tried it for tea, but with coffee, it doesn’t keep all the grinds out. Does it keep all the tea leaves out?

By: Bill G

Bill G — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:41:56 +0000

I just use a simple french press, simple, easy and glass

By: jessica

jessica — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:53:02 +0000

Bill, I would prefer another material but if you drink a lot of green tea, you want to bring the water temp back down to about 150/160 F before steeping it.

Jackie, it is plastic. We haven’t had a problem with staining yet but maybe over a longer period of time it will? Not sure.

By: Jackie (Phamfatale.com)

Jackie (Phamfatale.com) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:44:31 +0000

This looks like a cool gadget. We’re heavy green tea drinkers at home, so I’m sure it’d be put to good use. Quick question before purchasing it: Is the container made out of plastic or glass? If it’s plastic, doesn’t it get stained easily?

By: Bill G.

Bill G. — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:16:02 +0000

not a fan of boiling water and plastics. concept is good tho.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:00:01 +0000

This is where my husband and I buy all of my loose tea. We found this shop in Chicago while vacationing.

They also have a miracle tea maker too. The best thing ever invented for tea drinkers. A french press works okay, but the tea maker is extra special.

Our favorite tea is the bossa nova! It is black tea with a hint of hazelnut smell and flavor.

http://www.teagschwendner.com/US/en/Homepage.TG

By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:52:21 +0000

Asianmommy, we collect tea from everywhere. My mom goes to Asia about twice a year and brings back lots of different teas every time. One of my favorites is Gow San, means high mountain, tea. I also love the new Pu-er she just brought back and I love the pearl ones that unravel. I don’t always know the names of all of them because they are in Chinese. I also brought back some English Breakfast and Roibos from my London trip. I always have Jasmine Green Tea, Assam Black, and Earl Grey in stock as my basics. I have a bunch of Japanese teas, a roasted green tea from Kajitsu, genmaicha, sencha, and matcha (which I use more for baking). Lon likes mint and fruit flavored teas which I don’t care for but we have at least 10 different flavors of that.

By: Lon

Lon — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:26:04 +0000

Thanks Ellen, we fixed the link. Also, a few more details from my experience with this product. It does a wonderful job steeping the tea, because unlike loose tea in hot water that simply floats; the closed lid collects steam which begins to cook the floating leaves faster. It also keeps your water hotter during the steeping process.

The release mechanism is a removable fine-mesh that during cleaning, generally holds 85% of the tea leaves. That’s one reason it’s so easy to clean.

I also want to point out the one downside to this product. When you set it atop a mug to release the tea into the mug; you can not see the inside of the mug. Because of this, several times I have overfilled a mug. It’s a worthwhile risk though for perfectly filtered tea.