Customer Reviews

Churchill China Finlandia Tea Pot

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Finlandia pattern looks great with blue and white cotton table linens in Southern French/Indian block printed patterns.

Churchill and similar manufacturers with the same physical design are my everyday teapots. I have collected seven of various patterns over the years as utility teapots, and I love them! The lids are interchangeable if one dies. The crocheted cozies I made for them are interchangeable as well.

With clean pots constantly in rotation, one can retain the cold remains from breakfast's keemun for later use over ice, while preparing a mid morning green tea in a fresh pot. If I do not get wild with the lid, and inadvertently fling it somewhere, these pots will last many years.

Churchill teapots are durable, high-fired earthenware. They lack the ultimate heat retentive capability and unsurpassed elegance of bone china teapots; they are also only 10% of their cost. These two issues are partially overcome with pretty porcelain teacups.

Churchill tea pots are wonderful, sturdy, utility stalwarts that have better heat-retentive qualities than a "Brown Betty" as well as superior balance. The design's spout is also reasonably drip-free.

The earthenware is not as inclined to craze as bone china. I can preheat a pot with sitting boiling water without fear of thermal shock. They are dishwasher safe, as well as microwave safe, should anyone be inclined to blaspheme their noble brew by nuking it.

The 32-ounce capacity is the five and a half mark on a Russell Hobbs electric kettle. The opening accepts a 72 mm tea strainer. The 3" stainless mesh tea strainer basket with 3" outside diameter is a fraction too small for the teapot's opening. Other than green or white teas, I dispense with the strainer and measure from 5 grams to 8 grams of black China or India teas, which are then allowed to settle. The spout's size and shape permits easy removal of whole tea leaves, simply by rinsing with water. It never becomes necessary to poke at the spout with skewers.

A footed lip on the lid helps to secure it when pouring. The balance bears mentioning again as it is so annoying to deal with a poorly balanced teapot all day.

Churchill teapot's design (not just the pattern), has been around for many years it has been my preference for an everyday pot for over 25 years.

This teapot is a great size and looks great too.

I would recommend it.

I waited for a little bit long time to receive this item.

Finally it comes to me and I satisfied a lot.

It's beautiful.

The teapot arrived on time and was well packaged. It is lovely in design and functionality. I only wish it were a little larger.