Would this Teapot work well with "blooming" teas?
1747615
Yes, the first pot I brewed was a herbal pomegranate green tea. It did a great job.
1747616
I would say so. My concern would be that the opening is a little narrow my present a problem in extracting the bloom when finished
1652369
could be a little too harsh for tea pot. I would not recommend. Two of three brushes are made of metal. One is made up of nylon that seems a bit too rigid.
740958
works well with average teas, not sure about spices. guess it depends on how finely they're ground. openings look to be 1-2mm wide. be careful with the pot, as it is extremely fragile. we've gone through 2 of them, and finally decided to go with an iron teapot,
1597052
Well I don't see why it wouldn't the pot is temper proof so as long as the pot is not empty it should be alright but what I do is remove the tea bags and turn my pot back on
564706
I would believe so. However, I honestly have not tried. I collect the teapots for decor. Sorry I couldn't be much help.
1277321
this teapot works well for black teas - I pour boiling water from my kettle directly into the teapot. Of course, be sure to warm it first so that the water does not cool too quickly (just rinse with hot water from the tap). And, warm your cup with hot water while the tea is brewing. I really like this teapot!
717441
Typically when brewing tea in a teapot, you use a strainer when pouring the tea, not inside the pot. So this would work for that, but is not a typical use, as I understand. I used this for brewing one cup at a time, in the cup.
1438757
I haven't used mine yet. However, I did buy two other tea pots from here and they were perfectly fine after pouring the boiling water over the teabags. I'm sure it would be fine. To make sure, I would start out with allowing the water to cool for a little while (at least one minute) before pouring, and or just pour a little at a time to see what happens.
368625
Yes, you can heat water and add to pot with the flowering tea, then you can watch the bloom open, I put the pot w/the tea ball in the microwave for two minutes. Perfect, remember you can use the flowering tea ball 10 times.Sincerely, Alice
1039013
Not really. It would discolor the pot. It is made to heat up a lot of water quickly and can then fill a tea pot.
1419436
yes you could use any teapot type. The warming plate is getting really hot!
1426059
Although I haven't tried it with a tealight, I imagine as long as there is liquid in the teapot that the heat would not be too intense for the pot.
654751
I don't think it would handle loose leaf tea well. The slots are a medium size slot.
349729
I wouldn't. I've noticed that the bottom seems to leave a black dinghy color on my countertop, so I doubt it would do well with heat. Plus, the little tag on the teapot said that it can never be placed on a heated surface. You must use an alternate teapot to heat water before pouring it into this one...which makes this teapot basically useless if you are not using it for tea ceremony or something similar.
2067738
A definite NO. This infuser was designed for use with a standard size, single-serving tea cup, coffee cup, or mug. It was not intended to brew a tea pot full of tea in one go.
1434735
Yes, but it isn't a fine mesh screen. Small particles may get through. That said, it's a really cute tiny teapot!
1209880
I would imagine you could use a tea light candle in a porcelain or metal teapot warmer and set the teapot on it, as I have a fine porcelain teaset that I do this to and have kept it lit until the candle burns itself out. The one I have is sold by teawithgrace.com. This set is much more sturdy, so believe there should be no problem, unless the teapot warmer is something you made yourself and is too close to the flame.