Fiesta 36-Ounce Covered Teapot

by Fiesta

Product Features

• Includes one teapot
• Fully vitrified china with a lead and cadmium free glaze
• Dishwasher, microwave and oven safe
• Made in the USA since 1936
• 5-year chip warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 4.2 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000050I8G
• Item model number: 496-105
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,411 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Cobalt

Amazon.com Review

First manufactured in 1936 during Art Deco's later, less ornate phase, Fiestaware went out of production in the 1970s but returned in the 1980s and now enjoys unprecedented popularity. Older pieces fetch hundreds or even thousands of dollars at auction. The new line offers the original designs in contemporary colors at affordable prices. To complete a set of cobalt Fiestaware or complement your multicolored Fiestaware collection, this curvaceous teapot is essential. Its shape is truly unique--pale rings symmetrically (in true Art Deco style) encircle the pot, handle, and lid. Made of vitrified china with a gleaming, lead-free glaze, the pot holds 4 cups, stands 7 inches high, and is both dishwasher- and microwave-safe. --Fred Brack

Product Description

Fiesta 36-Ounce Covered Teapot manufactured by The Homer Laughlin China Company. America's largest domestic producer of dinnerware, and the sole manufacturer of all Fiesta dinnerware. All Fiesta pieces are Microwave safe, Oven-proof, Dishwasher safe, Freezer proof, Lead-Free, and Made in America with the implementation of many green practices. The very durable glaze is great for everyday use. Fiesta as a pattern has stood the test of time, and is typically passed down from one generation to the next. We have kept the pattern constant through the years so that you can count on us to be here when you decide to expand or change your collection. New pieces and colors are added every so often to keep things interesting. Currently, Fiesta is the most collected dinnerware in America.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not functional at all..., November 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Fiesta 36-Ounce Covered Teapot, Cobalt (Kitchen)

although the teapot is very pleasing to the eye (shape and colors)- it is not functional at all. first of all, it is very heavy. also, the handle is awkwardly shaped which makes it difficult to hold considering the weight of it. and finally, the teapot gets very hot when you try to make tea. so overall, even though it looks nice with the collection, you should get another teapot if you plan on making tea. hope this helps...

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not understanding other reviews, December 11, 2010

By 

Marie Corwin (BUTNER, NC, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fiesta 36-Ounce Covered Teapot, Sunflower (Kitchen)

I'm a Fiesta collector and I use most everything I have daily. I also have a collection of fine china teapots eg: Wedgwood. What surprises me most is that the Fiesta teapot is getting a poor rating.

Fiesta is ceramic. Other reviews here seem to suggest that they are putting this on the stove. Ceramic pieces are not to be used on a stovetop. Fiesta is oven and microwave safe but certainly not for the stovetop. I imagine it would be too hot in such a situation, I'm impressed that it didn't shatter on a stovetop.

Perhaps the best way to explain how it should be used, and why other reviewers are unhappy with it, is to compare it to a fine china teapot. A fine china teapot does not heat the water in any way. Water is boiled in a metal pot. The tea is put into the teapot and the boiling water is poured over it. Actually if the china is valuable the teapot would be warmed up in advance so that the contrast between cold/ room temp and boiling doesn't crack the glaze or, in fact, shatter the ceramic. The cover is then put on and the tea is allowed to steep for some minutes (depending on how strong you want the tea.) Ceramic teapots typically don't have holes in the lid to keep the tea hot. The basic physics then is the cause of many of the problems other reviewers are having with pouring. There is no way for air to enter the teapot as water flows out. So the tea needs to be poured slowly and evenly. This avoids the spurts of tea that will come out which I believe is what other reviewers are experiencing. Any ceramic teapot should be poured with 2 hands. Certainly nearly impossible to control the flow with one hand. I find the handle to be sufficient. Personally I don't heat water in anything but a metal pot so I can't comment on using a teapot in the microwave. Frequently I microwave food on a Fiesta plate or use the cookware for baking. The Fiesta does get hot.

The need for a diffuser is valid if you are using loose tea. But I don't believe that I've ever bought a teapot with a diffuser. Those are typically sold in a upper scale kitchen store.

Obviously reviews are always the collision of expectations and reality. None of us will ever have the same one. I also love the design, and the colors of Fiesta. Looking at my Fiesta daily is comforting to me for nostalgic reasons. So I'm a BIG Fiesta fan.

Buy American, save American jobs! I can think of no better example of a product made in the US that is superior to it's Asian produced competition. And it's made in West Virginia.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fiestaware Teapot, August 16, 2001

By 

Werner L. Knoepp (Forks, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fiesta 36-Ounce Covered Teapot, Cobalt (Kitchen)

I would have liked this teapot to come with a difuser... I made one out of a tin can. The teapot is attractive and well made. However the handle leaves something to be desired. It's difficult to pour tea unless you use two hands. In my view, this teapot is nice for display but not suitable for any serious tea drinker.

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