Glass Teapots

Sigh. Searching google groups for the posts about glass tea *kettles*...

Looks like the Adagio package may get here tomorrow. YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAA! I mean, how nice....

It's even cuter in person. :)

It may be worth the view!

I have a vintage Quink quart bottle, in the box. The teapot is perched on top of it. Any cuter, it would be nauseating! :)

Weel, I just googled and found a page that was copyrighted last year that said to contact Roden for Jenaer products in the USA, so it must have been before this year or maybe Roden's owned the zackusa.com domain all along.

Back when I was thinking about getting a different kettle, ("Kettles" thread, 2/10/05), I found the following comment at Adagio that made me stop because the handle of my current S/S kettle doesn't get hot and I don't need to be careful with the lid:

"I'm 50/50 about this. I like: easy to clean, can see the water about to boil, comfortable to fill and hold. Dislikes: handle can get hot, lid gets very hot (take it off before pouring--it has fallen off onto my hand--ouch!), doesn't have a whistle. I continue to use it because it's as good as most of the rest, but will still look for the perfect kettle. -- Ellen 12/12/04"

Kewl!

Have you ever used the teapot? How does it pour, drippy or nearly dripless?

It's occurred to me that if you get a glass kettle, you could heat the water, turn off/remove from the heat, dump/stir in your tea leaves, steep, and then strain into your glass teapot. That way, you'll have visual entertainment all the way through and eliminate a step in the process. Also, in re: Jenaer kettle, the steep time *might* be sufficient to let the lid and handle cool enough to handle w/o a pot holder.

I haven't used the teapot, so filled it with water. Dripless - it's a great spout. However, and it's a BIG however in terms of actually using it for tea, you have to take the lid off to pour, or it falls off. And it's not possible to hold it on with your thumb, since it's too "thick" to do while holding the handle.

Thank you - that's really helpful!

Thanks - the Mikado is "out for delivery" as I type (YAYAYAYAYAY!) so I'll see how that works, first. I wish a smaller glass kettle existed -

Serendip...you do realize that (as far as I can tell) the Mikado is NOT for stovetop use right? It's not a kettle it's a teapot?

Melinda

Thanks, Melinda. Yes, I know the Mikado is a teapot. My comment related to determining whether there are enough "oohs and ahhs" from watching the tea in the Mikado, or if I'd want to add it to the already heated water in a glass kettle, and then decant into a teapot.

Thanks for watching out for me - I appreciate it!! :)

Resa

Oh I get it...OK, lol...you're welcome. :)

Melinda

Super that it's dripless. Can you use your other hand to hold the lid? 'Cause being able to use it would make it even greater.

Well, yes, if you want to be technical you can do the two-handed pour. Keep in mind it's a one-cupper, so it's open for debate whether it's more trouble than it's worth, or not too difficult.

Yes, I remembered about it being only a 1 cup and since you started using the much larger Mikado and have the other small glass pot, you don't have much reason to use it, but it's nice to know that you could.