Bodum The de Chine 34-Ounce Glass Teapot Review

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(More customer reviews)I was initially attracted to this teapot beccause of the glass infuser; plastic infusers can turn brown after just a few uses (polycarbonate is a little better), so I decided to give it a try. The good news is that, yes, because the thing was made of glass, it did not stain.

The bad news was... that it was made of glass. Thin glass. This means that it can't retain the heat needed to extract the full flavors of some black teas, but this is something I can live with as I drink mostly oolongs and herbal.

Also, perhaps because of the glass, instead of holes in the infuser, water enters through little slits. This makes cleaning this thing a PAIN! Tea leaves get stuck in this slits, and the only way I could get them out was to actually floss the slits with dental floss! I can barely be bothered to floss my teeth! Another flaw in the product is the fact that the little lid falls off whenever you try to pour out the last 1/4 of the pot. This is often pretty jarring, considering it is made of glass. If you're a little too close to the edge of the counter, you could easily end up with a shattered top. It's not like it's easy to hold on, either. The little nub on the top of the pot gets... well, steaming hot, so it is uncomfortable at best to touch it for any extended amount of time.

The real kicker that broke the camel's back (or the infuser, in this case) came on a fairly chilly morning (I had left the window open in the kitchen, too). I put the leaves in, poured in the water stright of the boil, and crack! The infuser had cracked on the bottom between two of the slits. It's not broken... yet, but I really can't use it anymore. I like milk, honey and/or sugar in my tea, but not glass shards!

So anyway, I can't really reccomend this product at all. To sum up:

Pros:
- Pretty
- Glass infuser doesn't stain
- Infuser has enough room to let most kinds of tea bloom

Cons:
- Doesn't retain heat well
- Infuser is a PAIN to clean
- Lid falls off during routine pouring
- Infuser can break under thermal stress

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Product Description:
Brew your favorite loose leaf tea with ease in the stylish The de Chine Teapot with glass infuser.Just put the tea into theinfuser , add hot water, and let the tea steep to your liking.Because The de Chine is all glass, you can see the tea brewing, which allows you to let it steep just to your liking. Once it has finished brewing, just remove the infuser and serve.The lid acts as a trivet for the used infuser to eliminatedrips on your table or countertop.The de Chine is made from heat safe borosilicate glass.The 4 cup size is 32 ounce and yields 4 - 8 ounce cups of tea.

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