by Rick Goldman
There are two ways that people make their tea.
The first way is where water is boiled in a pot and then poured into a glass. The tea bag or tea leaves are then placed inside.
This is the most common way to make tea and while doing this is perfectly acceptable, it is not the best way to make tea, as doing this does not necessarily optimize the flavor or health properties of any given tea.
Another way is to use a teapot. When you use a teapot, you place the tea bag or leaves inside along with whatever amount of water is necessary.
Doing this will make tea much more flavorful and also causes tea leaves to expand at faster and more consistent rates, since they are being placed inside of water that is getting to and reaching a boil, rather than water that has already been boiled.
Using a teapot will allow you to get the most out of your tea, and it is highly recommended that you have one on hand if you make tea regularly.
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Even for something that appears as simple as a cast iron teapot, there are a few things that you should consider before getting one.
Keeping these considerations in mind, here are just a few of the best cast iron teapots. These teapots have a lot to offer in their aesthetics as well as their function.
Cleaning the interior of any kind of pot can be a troublesome task that can take a lot of time, and this is especially true for teapots. Primula's teapot has an enameled interior, which proves itself useful when cleaning.
All you really need to do to clean it is fill it with water and use some sort of dish cloth to clean the inside of it. Remember that like with most other teapots, try your best to not leave any liquid in it for any longer than an hour and remember not to use any detergent. Water is all you need.
Primula's teapot is very impressive looking. The hammered design gives it a very bold look and it will complement almost anything on your kitchen table. It goes beyond its function as a brewing device and also makes it improve the overall appearance of almost anything around it.
Primula's teapot is also solid when it comes to function. It has a capacity of 36 ounces, so if you are planning on serving tea to a large group of guests, you'll get a lot out of Primula's teapot. Because the interior and exterior are black, Primula's teapot will absorb the heat of the tea that is inside it, keeping it hotter for longer.
While most other teapots can be kept on a stove set on low heat, this is not possible with Primula's teapot. If you put it on a stovetop, you will run the risk of the interior burning. This is because of the black pigment of the teapot.
Teapots can get very hot, and they can even get very hot at the handle. Don't forget that when tea is put into a teapot, the heat will spread out throughout the interior and the exterior of the kettle.
One of the best features of Jueqi's kettle is very subtle, and that is the fact that the handle is wrapped in a string like rope. This prevents it from being too hot when you pick it up. This is very useful if you do not have an oven mitt or something that you can use to safely pick the kettle up.
Another good thing about Jueqi's kettle is the way it looks. Teapot kettles that contain a solid color design can be a little boring. Jueqi's teapot has a gold engraved rose design, which looks a little more impressive than the usual solid design that most teapots have.
Unlike a few other iron teapots, Jueqi's teapot can be used on a stove. If you do this, make sure it has plenty of water in it. You will run the risk of it cracking even if it is put on a stove with a little water in it. This will make things convenient, as you won't need to transfer tea made from an infuser if you do not want.
Jueqi's iron teapot can only hold so much water, however. Only having a capacity of 30 ounces, it is not ideal for serving tea to large crowds. This is especially true if you are using it to directly make tea by having it under a stove instead of using the infuser, since water being boiled at such a high rate will evaporate quickly.
People who want to make tea with a cast iron teapot face two challenges. First, if they are using leaves, it can be troublesome to pour tea after it is made if the leaves are floating around inside of the kettle. And second, they may not have the proper drinkware at hand.
Happy Sales' teapot decisively solves both of these issues. It comes with a trivet which slides right inside of the pot. This will keep leaves from floating around inside of the pot if you are making your tea with leaves directly.
It also comes with two cups that you can pour your tea inside. While it is true that you can use glass to drink tea that is made in a kettle, the cups that come with Happy Sales' teapot is made of the same cast iron material, which makes tea much more flavorful. You will notice a difference.
There are two things that prevent Happy Sales' iron teapot from being perfect. The first thing has to do with its capacity. Only being able to hold 16 ounces, Happy Sales' teapot is only really designed for a small amount of guests.
Also, Happy Sales' iron teapot can get extremely hot because of how small it is. Because of this, it can be very hot to the touch, hotter than most of its larger counterparts. You will need to wear something that is heat resistant to handle it after making tea with it.
People tend to not use teapots for two reasons. First, most of the teapots they encounter are not able to operate on a stovetop. This is inconvenient for them. Second, they do not like how hot the kettle gets and can be intimidated by the thought of handling something so hot.
Isino's iron teapot comes with three accessories that solve these problems. First, it has a seat cushion that not only allows you to use it on a stove top. This eliminates the need to use an infuser. It also contains a small clamp that can easily pick the lid up without any risk of getting too hot. The handle is also wrapped in insulting rope that makes it a bit easier to pick up.
Isino's teapot is also ideal for anybody who needs to make tea for a lot of people. With a capacity of 34 ounces as well as an inner trivet, you will not need to worry about running out of tea. You also will not need to work around leaves when pouring your tea because of the built in trivet.
There is one thing that makes Isino's teapot less than perfect and that is the way it looks. Adorned with a cherry blossom pattern on the surface, Isino's iron teapot is only ideal in certain kitchen setups. It will stand out in most rooms, and not particularly in a good way.
When it comes to complementing the appearance of a room or kitchen, the solid color surfaces of most other teapots is preferable to this cherry blossom design. It is an ambitious design with good intentions, but it just does not fit in most modern kitchen designs.
Iron teapots suffer from two issues when it comes to their appearance. They either greatly complement a select few environments or they have a boring presentation, sheepishly blending into the background of all environments.
It is very rare that you'll find a teapot that attempts both. Jueqi's iron teapot accomplishes this with its tree design across a plum colored surface color. This combines the ambition of the patterned designs but keeps the consistency of the solid color designs. Jueqi's kettle will complement nearly any environment.
If you make tea with leaves, you know how stressful it can be to work around or remove them. Jueqi's teapot has solved this problem as well with its steel mesh infuser that works as a strainer. Because of this, you'll have a much easier time making tea with a leaf based recipe.
The steel mesh infuser/strainer of Jueqi's teapot comes at a price, however. And that price is the difficulty that you will encounter when cleaning it. You will need to get around this built in infuser when cleaning Jueqi's teapot, and this is much more time consuming and difficult compared to other cast iron teapots.
Before exploring the benefits and uses of using a cast iron teapot, there are a couple of things that need to be clarified.
First, there are two approaches to making tea in general.
The first, and the most common, is to use a tea bag. These are common because it is very easy to make tea using a tea bag: All you really need to do is boil some water and pour it into a cup that contains the tea bag. Let the tea steep for about five minutes and you have tea.
While this is very easy, it is not the best way to make tea. Tea bags are composed of crushed up tea leaves that do not contain the same kinds of nutrients as they would have whole.
The approach to making tea that is a little more complicated but a lot more effective is to use actual tea leaves. This entails you placing tea leaves inside of boiling hot water and then serving.
This is not as easy to do as using a tea bag, and it can be frustrating to serve this kind of tea if it is made by boiling some water and pouring it into a cup.
That is where a cast iron teapot comes in. Making tea directly from leaves is much easier when using a cast iron teapot. You will not need to "work around" the leaves because most cast iron teapots use infusers that will keep the leaves inside of the brewing device.
Tea that is brewed inside of a cast iron teapot is also much more flavorful as a whole. It also retains a lot of nutrients that can escape if the tea is brewed in a standard pot.
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Tea Kettle, TOPTIER Japanese Cast Iron Teapot with Stainless Steel Infuser, Cast Iron Tea - eBay Link
Iwachu Japanese Iron Teapot/Tetsubin, Gold and Black Maple - eBay Link
Primula Blue Floral Cast Iron Teapot Japanese Tetsubin Stainless Steel Infuser for Loose - eBay Link
Old Dutch Cast Iron Positivity Teapot, 26-Ounce, Moss Green - eBay Link
JUEQI 900 ML Old Dutch Cast Iron Teapot, Enamel Craft Tetsubin Japanese Cast Iron Tea - eBay Link
US STOVE CO Kettle Fireplace 3Qt Black - eBay Link
Camp Chef Cast Iron Tea Pot - eBay Link
RIKYU RKTS508CP Cast Iron Tea Pot Tea Set Pine Copper, 24 Ounce, Gold - eBay Link
Cast Iron Teapot - Purple Hanabi - eBay Link
Hwagui - Best Chinese Cast Iron Teapot With Stainless Steel Tea Infuser For Loose Leaf - eBay Link
M.V. Trading T8150 Cast Iron Dragonfly Tea Set with Trivet, 27 Ounce, Green - eBay Link
Staub Cast Iron 1-qt Round Tea Kettle - Matte Black, Made in France - eBay Link
Hwagui Best Japanese Cast Iron Teapot With Stainless Steel Infuser For Loose Leaf Tea And - eBay Link
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There is no reason to be turned away from or intimidated by a cast iron teapot.
Although there is a different procedure to brewing tea in a cast iron teapot, it is much more beneficial to use them to brew tea than using a standard pot.
If you want your tea to be more flavorful, consider a cast iron teapot. If you want your tea to keep all of its beneficial properties, consider a cast iron teapot.
If you want an all around better tea drinking experience, you'll want a cast iron teapot. But of course, not all cast iron teapots are the same. They come in all sizes and have different kinds of accessories that will allow you to brew tea more efficiently.
Before making a decision on a cast iron teapot, be sure to explore their features and accessories. If you do this, you'll have a much better experience brewing tea.
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About Rick Goldman
Rick Goldman's grandpa was a captain of a California coast cruise. This afforded Rick the luxury of traveling to exciting places along the Pacific Coast as a young boy. He got to try different, exotic foods on these journeys - something he really enjoys blogging about from his grandpa's beautiful garden home today.
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