Customer Reviews

Bodum Assam 17-Ounce Cast-Iron Tea Press with Stainless Steel Filter

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This is just the right size for one person (or even two). It makes about three teacups at a time. Bodum's system for controlling the brewing of tea is the best that I've found. After you push the plunger down, no further increase in strength of the tea can occur. I've used their all glass versions of the teapot for many years. I like this one best because of its all metal construction. It is important to preheat the heavy cast iron pot with a preliminary partial filling of near boiling water. But, with all that thermal mass, the tea stays much hotter for a longer time.

Nice teapot. Looks nice. Makes good tea. I like the stainless steel filter; it is much better than the plastic filters Bodum uses in other teapots, with finer holes and a more substantial manufacture. Beware, the teapot is heavy, much heavier than the same size Bodum glass teapot. And, unlike the glass teapot where one can fill the teapot to the level one sees through the glass, here one must estimate fill level based on the level of water one sees in the top of the filter. Also, the handle of the teapot, also made of iron, will get hot while the teapot is in a tea cozy keeping the tea warn. Overall, I recommend this teapot if you would not mind its heft. I am glad I purchased it.

Very good design and well made product, prewarm the pot and it will keep tea warm a very long time.