 for hardened and shameless tea drinkers |
| Review Date: November 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: K. Collins, Jonesborough, TN United States |
| My husband has proven adept at breaking tea pots, so the stainless steel construction of this pot (and its 5 year guarantee) was appealing. But it gets better: the pot is insulated and keeps tea steaming hot without the need for a cozy. It is easy to clean, can be run through the dishwasher, and it really doesn't show any fingerprints. If it were half again as big, I would have no complaint. Otherwise, it is an excellent product. |
Hot drinks all day!
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| Review Date: December 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Catherine Chambers, |
| I work from my car. I used to have to carry a few travel mugs with warm drinks, and invariably, the last would be cold, always disappointing at the end of the day. This "teapot" keeps hot liquids hot. Mostly, I just fill up with boiling water in the morning and use the water to prepare hot drinks throughout the day - tea, instant cocoa, ramen... The water is hot enough all day. I have occasionally forgotten to empty the pot when I come home - and the water is usually still warm in the morning. The handle is easy to use, and it's easy to pour with one hand without spilling. I agree that the infuser basket isn't quite right if you're putting the tea in the basket - when I make a whole pot of tea, I use the basket as a strainer, to keep the tea in the pot and not in the cup, since I'm drinking tea that doesn't become bitter with over-steeping. |
Good insulation, sturdy too.
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| Review Date: March 11, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Dr. Doodle, Washington State |
| Just the right size for tea for two. Very well insulated. Includes a plastic infuser insert you can use or remove as you please. |
Great little tea infuser
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| Review Date: April 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Gerald Boyd, Middlesex, NJ |
| I've used this everyday now for months for making tea with loose leaves. Crisp, utilitarian design. Tea stays hot enough long enough for me (at least an hour or two). Thumb value works great. Easy enough to clean. The infuser can be a little tricky to fill (too narrow for a tablespoon) and empty (because the infused leaves expand from use) but once you get the hang of it, that trickiness is not a big deal in the overall scheme of things. When it's full and I'm walking back to my desk from the kitchen at work, I proudly feel as if I'm carrying a container of plutonium. Not sure why that is, but this teapot, with its sleek design, weight/balance, and comfortable grip will make you feel just that important. Highly recommended. Could it be larger? Perhaps, but 1.0L of tea is a pretty good dose and it's easy enough to make another if you need more. The only thing that could possible make this better would be a selection of groovy anodized colors. |
Highly recommended - but one design flaw
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| Review Date: January 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Doctor.Generosity, Western Massachusetts |
This is a Stanley commercial product intended for fancy restaurants or hotel room service to deliver a carafe made with fresh loose tea. Holds about 28 usable oz, enough for one person to have 3-4 cups. The unit is very well constructed and keeps liquids hot a long time. The handle is perfectly balanced and the thumb valve is very nice. So far, the design is brilliant.
But making tea in it directly, as intended, does not work well, at least with the included components. The supplied tea infuser which fits inside has no perforations on its bottom half, so hot water does not penetrate where the tea leaves sit! Also, everyone who makes tea knows that leaves cannot be allowed to sit in the water indefinitely. But there is no means to pluck the infuser out of very hot water; must use a fork or the like. I suspect the designer never actually made tea in it, or this would have been noticed.
But I do use it to brew tea every day. Instead of the supplied infuser, I found a very long skinny plastic tea basket which fits inside but can also be easily plucked out. This works fine.
I am subtracting one star for this - but still highly recommended. |
Nice pot!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Balquydziv, Ann Arbor, MI United States |
| This teapot is very nicely insulated. I was impressed that I could brew my tea in the evening and still enjoys a hot cup in the morning upon waking up. The only negative is that the opening in at the top has a short diameter, only about 1-1/4 inches so you're obligated to use the built it infuser which is a bit small. I've started brewing my tea in a separate pot which a more efficient nylon infuser and then transfering to this pot after steeping. Overall a great buy! |
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| Review Date: January 30, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Poet, Los Angeles, CA USA |
| I purchased this teapot as a replacement for a thermos teapot with a missing lid. The Stanley is very stylish, but it is small and does NOT keep tea hot for more than a couple hours. |
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