Bodum Assam Teapot, 32 Oz

by Bodum

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B000GOI8Z4
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,333 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The Assam is the most sold tea maker in the Bodum tea maker collection. This could be due to the fact that this practical and easy to use tea maker infuses the most delicious aromas of your preferred tea, whether an herbal mint, as you might enjoy in Marrakech, or a "two leaves and a bud" first flush Darjeeling. The ABS plastic handle is fixed to the heat resistant glass with high-tech glue to provide a secure and easy grip when pouring your hot aromatic tea. The unique Bodum tea press strainer, made of polycarbonate plastic, can be cleaned in the dishwasher together with the teapot making it the ultimate everyday tea maker.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tea is good, Infuser material is not, December 22, 2009

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A. J. M. (NJ, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bodum Assam Teapot, 32 Oz

The tea I find from this product to be good. However I don't like the #5 plastic infuser that it comes with. It'd be more comfortable with using a stainless steel infuser. Who knows what this plastic releases at higher temperatures?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for loose tea!, December 30, 2008

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S. D. Fischer (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodum Assam Teapot, 32 Oz

I have been using this teapot for nearly a year and I love it. The strainer works very well to trap the loose tea leaves, and the plunger seal is still strong so it effectively stops brewing when the tea reaches the desired strength. The glass tea pot and the plastic tea leaf holder are both dishwasher safe (in the top rack) and come out of the dishwasher sparkling.

I was a little worried that the glass seemed thin but I haven't broken or cracked it yet.

I would buy this for a fellow tea lover with no hesitation. It would make a great gift (particularly if packaged with some loose tea).

4.0 out of 5 stars Glass vs. Plastic Bodum Teapots, January 6, 2010

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G. Robson (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodum Assam Teapot, 32 Oz

I've always appreciated Bodum's stylish designs, but I haven't always been impressed by their functionality. Take the Assam teapots. Over the past 3 years I've owned both a plastic and a glass teapot in the 34-oz size. Both have worked effectively, yet both had an eventual downfall. First, the glass teapot (Bodum Assam 34-Ounce Glass Tea Press with Stainless-Steel Filter). The walls of the glass teapot's body are too thin. After several months of daily use, the handles of the glass teapots cannot withstand the weight of a full pot of tea. Mine fractured around the base of the handle, and thankfully I noticed it before anything more severe could take place. Other reviewers have had issues where their pot has shattered completely, which tells me this was not an isolated incident. I personally rate this at 3 stars.

As for the plastic teapots, they are much more reliable in terms of use, hence the 4 stars. However, the tea press filter is made of plastic, not stainless steel, which became badly stained within the first month of use with a black ceylon tea. It's a compromise to give up the more stylish, clean appearance of the glass bodum for the more trustworthy construction of the plastic teapot, but in my opinion, its the safer choice.