Comments on: Tetsubin: Making of Japanese Cast Iron Teapots

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:29:03 +0000

Ben –
Teapots are for steeping tea, not heating water. Use a tea kettle to heat the water, then pour it into a teapot. You should not use a teapot on the stove (any type of teapot), since they are not designed to be heated.

Hope this helps!

By: ben

ben — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:48:30 +0000

i own a cast iron tea pot and it has an enamel on the inside. can i use this on the stove top? if not what kind can i use on the stove top. thanks

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:42:44 +0000

I have bought the dragonfly teapot in blue and I TOTALLY love it!! I use it every single day to brew my green tea!!
My only concern is that I have inadvertently scratched a bit of the outer enamel surface with my long nails when rinsing it and, although not noticeable to other people, I would like to know if there is a way for me to re-paint the pot in the future with some special paint, should I continue scratching it in some way in the future. Do you know?? Thank you and I look forward to buying more teapots from you!!!

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:26:24 +0000

Hi Shopper –

While some of the symbolism on our pots is taken from Chinese mythology/folklore all of Teavana’s cast iron teapots are handmade in Japan.

By: shopper

shopper — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:47:07 +0000

Hi,

I am considering a cast iron teapot for Teavana. I’d like to get an authentic Japanese teapot. Can you confirm that all your cast iron teapots are made in Japan? The first picture of your post appears to be a shop of a Chinese factory. And some of the patterns, such as the year of monkey, also seem very chinese.

Thanks.

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:24:29 +0000

Crispy Tetsubin – The hand painted & enameled Tetsubin pots Teavana sells are purely brewing vessels not for use as a kettle on the stove top. I’m afraid my friend that you’ve burned the paint off, but if the enamel isn’t damaged on the inside you can still use it to brew your tea with hot water, not via the stove top.

http://www.teavana.com/tea-info/cast-iron-teapot-buying-guide
http://www.teavana.com/tea-info/japanese-tetsubin-teapots

By: Crispy Tetsubin

Crispy Tetsubin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:55:55 +0000

Type your comment here.
I’ve left my tetsubin on the stoves electric burner for too long and it has burn all of the color off of the outside! The enamel on the inside still seems to be ok. Have I burned the paint off entirely? Is there a way to restore the color? Is there any reason to believe it is unusable? Thank you.

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:11:24 +0000

Sharon – Make sure you’re preheating your cast iron pot with HOT water and then discarding that after a few minutes, and then adding water again to steep your tea. With the addition of a warmer your tea should stay warm for several hours, not HOT.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:45:07 +0000

Great article….I do have a question though I just got a cast iron and I know it says that with the warmer (which I have) the tea will stay hot for hours….after 1 hour it’s like lukewarm – not pipping hot like it was…is this correct?

By: Cast Iron Lover

Cast Iron Lover — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:17:04 +0000

To New Tetsubin owner:

It sounds like your cast iron is a goner. Essentially, you will get absolutely the BEST tasting tea out of a cast iron pot, but you have 3 elements potentially barring the way: Rust (not super tasty, and depending on how much rust you have, not so good to ingest); sounds like your pot doesn’t have an enamel coating inside and; detergent residue. If your pot DOES have enamel coating inside of it, and if you can wash and rub the majority of the rust off (so it is not visable) you might be alright. But you’d be happier, I think, with a shiny new one that you could ensure from the outset won’t rust. Good luck!