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Jenaer Glass Teapot Problem

I recently purchased a Jenaer .6lit/21oz Small Classic Pot off

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However, upon using it I realize that the glass infuser is too deep for the pot and consequently the small openings in the infuser rest on the bottom and the tea doesnt infuse at all. The only solution I have found is to hold the glass infuser an inch above in my hands, which both makes me look dumb and leads to nasty steam burns. Is this a flaw with this type of pot in general or is it likely that I was sent the wrong size infuser? This is a real pain in the ass as it is an otherwise great teapot except for the fact that the tea will not infuse at all. If it is simply a poor design, should I try to get a refund or is there some other type of infuser I could buy online that would fit nicely in the pot? I am pretty ticked, but since I really like the pot I suppose that I would rather just spend the 10 bucks to get some sort of bamboo or classy looking infuser than to just scrap the project entirely. Recommendations?

Thanks, Alex

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Alex Krupp
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Several years ago I purchased the Jenaer 36oz glass teapot. I quickly found that the included glass infusor DID NOT WORK! The small slits in the glass did not allow the water to circulate through the tea.

I replaced the infusor with the Teeli pot-sized infusor. This infusor is made of stainless steel wire mesh. For the smaller 21oz teapot, you might be able to get by with the mug-sized infusor. Take a look at

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under accessories for the mug and pot sized infusors from Teeli. I would never go back to the Jenaer infusors!

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Lawman

I have a Jenaer 'Museum Teapot' and have similar issues with the infuser basket being less than ideal. It makes rather weak tea (don't even try to make something like sencha with it's needle shaped leaves, they go through the glass slits). I finally just measured the opening and the depth and bought a metal basket infuser that fits it. It destroys the beauty of watching the leaves in the glass infuser but it does make a decent cup. IMO, Jenaer glass teapots, while aesthetically pleasing are functionally useless, as designed. I regard them as an object d'art which probably explains why I found one on display in an art museum.

J
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John

It sounds like you were sent the wrong infuser for your teapot. I have a personal-size Jenaer tea-cup with a glass infuser which works great. At my local tea store which stock the Jenaer pots, all their infusers sit 'flush' on the lip of the pot.

As to other's comments about problems with infusions, I have none with mine and neither does a friend of mine who has 2 of their pots.

Best of luck.

George

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George Chow

I have a 3 cup jenaer and the infuser's bottom is about 1/4th centimeter higher than pot's bottom. The slits are half on the bottom, half on sides, so it should infuse.. But of course the water in the infuser would infuse much stronger than the rest of it, but it gets mixed when you lift the infuser. I generally have no complaints with this thing except that tannins from tea build up very quickly and it's a bitch to clean, especially in the spout. Also, the slits are also very hard to clean. Once you use it for a few days, it's no longer as dazzling, but still quite good. The shape of the pot is very nice. I even like it more for the shape than for glass transparency.

All in all, a $15 ceramic japanese pot I have is much more practical, and keeps the temperature much better. If I didn't need it at work, I think jenaer would be gathering dust on top shelf for this last year.

OTOH if you invite guests and want to show off, it's a sight.

- Andrei

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AK

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