Customer Reviews

Gourmet Black Tea Set - Teapot and Four Samples

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
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I got this for myself to use at the office, but in retrospect it would have made an excellent gift for my officemate, who also appreciates tea.

The teas: There's a sizeable sample of each--maybe eight cups?--and I am crazy about the Earl Grey. So fragrant. The Yunnan and English Breakfast are nothing extraordinary, as far as I'm concerned, and I hate the Irish Breakfast, but when you need a cuppa, you need a cuppa. They're all being drunk, teaspoon by teaspoon.

The pot: Everybody wants to know what it is. "It's my teapot," I say, and they're confused. Then I get to demonstrate. It makes about two cups, which is not quite enough if you're sharing it between two typical office mugs but plenty if you're drinking it by yourself. I share with my officemate, usually, so we brew it strong and then top off our mugs with more hot water. It's difficult sometimes to get the last couple of tablespoons out of the bottom, and that problem seems to be growing more pronounced with use, but it's not a serious issue. It doesn't leak if handled properly, and it's pretty easy to clean.

In sum, it's a nice set.

I use this nearly every day and love it. Previously, I'd been using a strainer over a my tea cup. Now I use the ingenuitea brewer and drip it over my stainless to go cup and it makes the perfect amount! My ex boyfriend had one and when he saw how cool I thought it was, he gave me one. I love my black tea quite strong so what I do is, brew it, drip it into my to go cup and then pour it back into the ingenuitea brewer. Now the to go cup is heated up. I then re drip it once more and the strength is perfect! Add my almond milk and stevia and off I go! It is truly ingenious!

The product works as advertised. However, they size of the container should be a few ounces larger. Because of the space the tea takes up in the container you do not get 2 full cups of tea. Beyond that though it's a great product.

The tea steeper that comes in this pack is worth the price of admission alone. Brilliant design that actually helps get a cup of tea right without a microwave.

I bought this set primarily for the Inginuitea teapot. The tea samples are a nice bonus, but this is really all about the teapot. I humbly believe that for loose tea drinkers, this invention is one of the best things ever. To use, you put your loose tea in the pot, then add boiling water. The tea infuses in the pot. To realease, you simply set the pot on top of your cup. The latch that holds everything together releases, and you have a cup of nicely brewed tea. The pot holds approx. 16 oz, and perfectly fills a large much, with room for milk, if desired. The pot is roomy, so your tea leaves have plenty of room to expand and infuse to their full flavor. A few problems I've encountered: I've not had such good luck with this pot in the microwave. The plastic is microwave safe, but when the water starts to boil in this pot it coughs out all over the microwave. If you put your tea leaves and water in the microwave together, you get water and leaves all over the microwave. It's best to use boiled water from another source. I use this pot in my office, and I have a small electric kettle that I keep for boiling tea water. Another thing to watch- if there's a bit of tea leaf stuck between the filter and the edge the latch that keeps it closed is not going to hold, and tea will leak out onto whatever surface you're using. As I mentioned above, I use this pot at work, so I've had a few instances of tea on the desk. I'm now vigilant about checking for stray leaves. But despite those problems I still give this product a five, because it's allowed me to brew my own loose tea at the office.

This tea set makes a wonderful gift! I got it for my daughter for her birthday, and her husband loved it so much that I got one for him for Christmas. It is really cool to watch it work, and it's just as quick as they say it is. The teas that come with it are excellent. I was very impressed with the value for the money.

i purchased this as a great for my friend who loves tea. she adored the gift, especially the pot! everything fits perfectly in her desk drawer.