Pfaltzgraff Winterberry 12-Ounce Covered Stoneware Mug with Stainless-Steel Tea Diffuser

by Pfaltzgraff

Product Features

• Covered mug measuring approximately 5 by 7-5/8 by 8-1/4 inches and holding 12 ounces
• Durable stoneware construction with stay-cool handle; stainless-steel tea diffuser sports holly accent
• Seasonal pattern depicts festive holly, berries, and green trim; matching lid keeps drinks toasty
• Mug and lid can be used in the dishwasher and microwave; hand-wash tea diffuser
• Includes handsome box for gift-giving or storage; 90-day refund or replacement policy

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.6 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001X0QQY
• Item model number: 109 B64 00
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,285 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Winterberry’s classic holiday design brings the timeless motif of evergreens and holly berries to life in elegantly sculpted dinnerware pieces. Ideal for entertaining or everyday use throughout the winter season, this mug is the perfect size for warming hands with coffee, tea, or hot cocoa. For brewing a cup of holiday tea with loose tea leaves, a tea diffuser is included, designed with a festive holly-berry holder on the end of its chain. The mug also comes with a cover that keeps drinks warm and can double as a saucer. The mug has a thin green stripe around its base, and with a snowy white background, its exterior features delicately etched and hand-painted holly with red berries. Its generous handle, as with all Pfaltzgraff mugs, is made separately to stay cool even after reheating beverages in the microwave. Crafted from durable stoneware, the covered mug is safe to use in the dishwasher, microwave, and freezer. It measures 8-1/4 by 7-5/8 by 5 inches, and Pfaltzgraff includes a five-year warranty against defects. --Catie Unger

Product Description

This covered Winterberry mug with tea diffuser is a perfect holiday gift for a special friend, teacher or hostess gift.

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 10oz Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Covered Mug with Tea Diffuser - Made in China, May 1, 2007

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MonaLS (Hayward, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Winterberry 12-Ounce Covered Stoneware Mug with Stainless-Steel Tea Diffuser (Kitchen)

Pretty 10 oz ceramic mug with cover and diffuser made in China. The little leaf that goes on the tea diffuser is not painted as nicely as the mug and cover, and has white paint spatters on the edges. The cover fits nicely on the mug, and doesn't drip while you are waiting for your tea to steep. The handle is a little awkward to get my small hand around, a more open handle design would probably be a big improvement. If you have larger hands, I would avoid this style. Not the best covered mug around, but useful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Mug, Reasonable Diffuser, December 22, 2010

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Brittany Cable "Breeze" (CT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Winterberry 12-Ounce Covered Stoneware Mug with Stainless-Steel Tea Diffuser (Kitchen)

My mother bought this mug for me for Christmas because I am a huge tea drinker. It is a gorgeous mug; mine is very well painted with no obvious blemishes. The cover works well -- I have a tendency to forget that I have made tea, and with the cover on the tea keeps warm for a few hours more than usual. The mug has sustained relatively few chips, mostly on the bottom, despite frequent use and my own clumsiness.

Unfortunately, I was lifting the mug with its cover from a high ledge, and the cover went flying off the mug and broke into four pieces. However, I think this is mostly my fault for keeping the mug and lid so high up, since the lid is not a tight fit. Thus I would recommend that you not store the mug with the cover in place.

The tea diffuser worked okay the first few tries, though it stained pretty quickly. It also does not close as tightly as I would like, and thus tea leaves sometimes escape into the tea. Furthermore, the tiny piece of metal that forms the hinge somehow got deformed, and one half of the diffuser kept getting loose. I was able to put it together the first few times, but the hinge fell off altogether during transport, and now the diffuser is useless. Thus, I wish that the diffuser had been better designed.

Overall I would say that the mug and cover are well-made, if fragile, but the tea diffuser could be better designed. All the same, I ordered a second one to replace the broken cover and tea diffuser, as it is one of my favourite mugs.

UPDATE: Upon receiving my Amazon.com mug, it looks like the tea diffuser has been given a finer mesh and closes more tightly than the one I received as a gift. I will keep my rating as is, but this looks like a hopeful improvement.

Thank you for reading and happy shopping.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Slightly disappointing., February 8, 2009

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Zeba (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Winterberry 12-Ounce Covered Stoneware Mug with Stainless-Steel Tea Diffuser (Kitchen)

I purchased two of the Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Covered Mug with Tea Diffuser, unfortunately on the first day of receiving the items the diffuser pin broke and the bottom rim of the mug chipped. So, I would not consider these items to be durable, but still a nice item to have for rare occasional use.