Comments on: Choosing a Teapot http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/ The Official Blog of Teavana Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lsalo8 http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 lsalo8 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:15:31 +0000 http://www.heavenoftea.com/?p=81#comment-1839 Thanks for this great and informative article, but I think you put the most important piece of information at the bottoma and it should be one of the first things mentioned at the top...DO NOT boil the water in the tea pot! I did not know this! If I didn't read this article (and all the way through) I would have! Shame on me. I now know that tea pots truly are for serving and beauty only. Thanks for this great and informative article, but I think you put the most important piece of information at the bottoma and it should be one of the first things mentioned at the top…DO NOT boil the water in the tea pot! I did not know this! If I didn’t read this article (and all the way through) I would have! Shame on me. I now know that tea pots truly are for serving and beauty only.

]]> By: veritas http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 veritas Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:26:32 +0000 http://www.heavenoftea.com/?p=81#comment-1370 AkikoKhs - I would definitely recommend a trivet, followed by a cast iron warmer for your 40 ounce teapot. The set-up would be quite safe as the trivets are low, and have silicone feet to keep your tabletop surfaces safe. The warmer will do just that, keep the tea warm, not hot, for an extended period. Ideally you've "pre-heated" your cast iron pot by filling it with hot water, then discarding the water after a couple of minutes before you proceed to make tea in it. The pre-heating, and the warmer/trivet combo should make your tea experience more enjoyable. AkikoKhs – I would definitely recommend a trivet, followed by a cast iron warmer for your 40 ounce teapot. The set-up would be quite safe as the trivets are low, and have silicone feet to keep your tabletop surfaces safe. The warmer will do just that, keep the tea warm, not hot, for an extended period. Ideally you’ve “pre-heated” your cast iron pot by filling it with hot water, then discarding the water after a couple of minutes before you proceed to make tea in it. The pre-heating, and the warmer/trivet combo should make your tea experience more enjoyable.

]]> By: AkikoKhs http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 AkikoKhs Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:08:38 +0000 http://www.heavenoftea.com/?p=81#comment-1366 I hope this is still monitored as I very much want to know the answer to my question. I have a 40 oz. cast iron pot and was interested in getting a teapot warmer, but didn't know if the teapot warmer is safe for countertops. Would I need to place the teapot warmer on a trivet? This concept seems that it would be overly stacked and potentially precarious. Please let me know what you think, thanks! I hope this is still monitored as I very much want to know the answer to my question. I have a 40 oz. cast iron pot and was interested in getting a teapot warmer, but didn’t know if the teapot warmer is safe for countertops. Would I need to place the teapot warmer on a trivet? This concept seems that it would be overly stacked and potentially precarious. Please let me know what you think, thanks!

]]> By: veritas http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/comment-page-1/#comment-336 veritas Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:20:05 +0000 http://www.heavenoftea.com/?p=81#comment-336 Well we suggest if your drinking from a cast iron pot to fully enjoy the experience you should drink from the cast iron cups as well, but whatever strikes your fancy definitely, or whatever your budget can handle. ;) Well we suggest if your drinking from a cast iron pot to fully enjoy the experience you should drink from the cast iron cups as well, but whatever strikes your fancy definitely, or whatever your budget can handle. ;)

]]> By: Nathan Pralle http://www.heavenoftea.com/making-great-tea/choosing-a-teapot/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Nathan Pralle Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:12:54 +0000 http://www.heavenoftea.com/?p=81#comment-322 First off, if I never get another cup of tea, I've decided that I'm glad my last one was a Teavana oolong. Nothing humans drink should be this darned good. Secondly, thanks for the article on teapots. I've been thinking about this one a very long time and trying to decide the best route to take. I think my first purchase will probably be a glass pot so I can see what's going on and to better judge how much tea I'm using and how much room it has to expand (important, from what I understand). In the future, however, I'd like to invest in a very good cast iron pot and cups setup, as I think it'd double as a good centerpiece and useful piece of hardware. I've always found tea drinking to be somewhat romantic and I think I'd terribly enjoy having friends over for a pot and conversation. Maybe I'm just being idealist! Do you suppose you could do an article soon on the various cups available? Are they as varied as the pots, or is it really whatever strikes your fancy? First off, if I never get another cup of tea, I’ve decided that I’m glad my last one was a Teavana oolong. Nothing humans drink should be this darned good.

Secondly, thanks for the article on teapots. I’ve been thinking about this one a very long time and trying to decide the best route to take. I think my first purchase will probably be a glass pot so I can see what’s going on and to better judge how much tea I’m using and how much room it has to expand (important, from what I understand). In the future, however, I’d like to invest in a very good cast iron pot and cups setup, as I think it’d double as a good centerpiece and useful piece of hardware. I’ve always found tea drinking to be somewhat romantic and I think I’d terribly enjoy having friends over for a pot and conversation. Maybe I’m just being idealist!

Do you suppose you could do an article soon on the various cups available? Are they as varied as the pots, or is it really whatever strikes your fancy?

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