Primula Glass Stovetop Tea Pot with Infuser

by Epoca Inc.

Product Features

• Clear glass teapot with removable infuser and lid; 40-ounce capacity
• Made of laboratory-strength, stain-free borosilicate glass
• Excellent for brewing tea with loose tea leaves or tea flowers
• Safe for use in the microwave and dishwasher
• Includes a sample tea flower

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 7.5 x 7 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FB6IJK
• Item model number: PTA-3940
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,150 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

This glass teapot with a capacity of 40 ounces turns the act of brewing tea into an artistic presentation. Loose tea leaves are placed into the glass infuser, hot water is added, and when the water reaches the desired color or strength, the infuser is lifted out along with all the loose leaves. A glass lid keeps the heat in, and the graceful loop handle makes the pot easy to pour. Tea flowers look beautiful in the pot, too, and work best without the infuser. Made of lightweight yet laboratory-strength borosilicate glass, the teapot won't stain and is safe for use in the microwave and dishwasher. For the tea drinker, Primula also sells a glass tea-making mug and packets of tea flowers, which are AA-grade green tea leaves and actual dried flowers that are hand-sewn into tight balls by artisans in China. After a tea flower ball is place in hot water, it will slowly sink to the bottom and unfurl into full "bloom." Some even have two different kinds of flowers that unfurl into a colorful spectacle, adding fragrance and flavor to the tea.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, April 2, 2010

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Bon Vivant (life's too short for mediocrity) ... (Yosemite, CA) - See all my reviews

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BE FOREWARNED: I bought this teapot for my wife as a little surprise gift little over three months ago as we're tea fans. I was impressed by the product descriptions of its 'laboratory-strength' thick glass; I had wanted to purchase a sturdy glass pot. And the fact that this was identified as dishwasher and microwave safe seemed additional testimony to its durability.

Please note: it's never been used in dishwasher OR microwave; it's been treated with great care simply because: that's how we are. And yet, just now: as the pot stood, filled on the counter: a roundish/tear-drop-shaped portion of the pot just popped OUT from the side. Untouched. It simply: broke. All by itself. A portion of the pot blew out, with attendant crack leading up to the top of the pot. And: she had made the tea about 1.5 hours previously; it wasn't even hot. But: of course, she and the counter were suddenly treated to a half-pot of tea.

VERY disappointed as well as extremely puzzled over how something like this could even happen. And it's clear there was no concussion from the outside: both the piece AND the pot show the glass blew OUTWARDS and that portion is fully intact.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bloomin' Flower Teapots! What next??, March 6, 2009

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K. Hitchcock "traveling retired Boomer" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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I liked this teapot first for the fact it is clear borosilicate glass - like the beakers in high school chemistry class. It's good for heated and heating liquids.

I liked it because the clear glass allows me to watch these blooming tea flowers. Some of them are quite beautiful.

I did NOT buy the teapot for the tea you get when you pour hot water over the flower tea-balls. They are pretty, but by the time they've fully unfurled, the tea part of the concoction is very over-steeped. I much prefer to buy loose leaf tea (peach and jasmine especially - when they're steeped for just a minute or two... the taste is much more subtle).

I love my teapot. It sits next to me on cold days. It doesn't care if it's full of fine white jasmine tea, a nice herbal blend, or Constant Comment decaf. All it knows it that it takes care of my tea until I claim it for my favorite cup, and go back to reading my book. It's a great little pot.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of false advertising, June 6, 2009

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M. E. Randolph "merandhi" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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Primula PTA-3940 Tea Pot with Infuser

The advertising says 40 oz. That is not exactly true. If you take out the infuser and just fill it to the very top with water, no lid, yeah it is 40 oz. But for practical purposes, with tea, infuser (or flower tea)and lid it's 32oz or less. Also the slits in the infuser are so narrow they can be blocked by larger tea leaves. Just not as functional as it seems.