Tips on choosing a Teapot

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Tips on choosing a Teapot
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• Perhaps youre already a seasoned sipper of tea
  and want to upgrade your chipped and stained old
  teapot, or maybe youve recently discovered the
  delights of tea and want to pour it from an
  appropriate vessel? Whatever your reason for
  wanting to know more about selecting a teapot,
  here is some great advice and tips

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• How do I know what size to choose?
• Before you start browsing in your local teapot
  emporium, ask yourself who will you be making tea
  for? If its just for yourself (and why not enjoy
  the perfect brew in solitude?), then buying a 14
  ounce teapot makes the most sense you wont
  waste those precious tea leaves or end up tipping
  tea down the sink, sacrilege!

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• If you plan on brewing tea to help quench the
  thirst of many, or you enjoy a particularly large
  mug of tea, then obviously a larger pot, such as
  one that holds more than 20 ounces would be best.
• What are the different types of teapots
  available?
• There are many different types of teapots, but
  the four most common are cast iron, glass,
  ceramic and Yixing.

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• Lets look at each in turn
• Cast iron teapots
• These are generally thought to make the best pot
  of tea, and as the cast iron distributes the heat
  evenly throughout the pot, it can obtain the best
  flavour and nutrients from the leaves while
  keeping the tea warm for longer. Theyre very
  attractive too and wouldnt look out of place in
  a modern kitchen.

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• Glass teapots
• Once thought of as a mere novelty, these pots
  have increased in popularity in recent times and
  doubtless due to the fact that you can observe
  the tea as it steeps. It has to be said that they
  are not so good at keeping tea warm for as long
  as some other types of teapot, so you might want
  to invest in a tea warmer, and theyre naturally
  a little less durable.

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• Ceramic teapots
• These can be found in a wide range of colours and
  in many different patterns, making them perhaps
  the first choice if youre opting for looks alone
  when choosing a teapot. They also tend to be sold
  at very reasonable prices, so if youre looking
  for a pretty and non-pricey pot that will still
  steep your leaves adequately, then this might be
  the choice for you.

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• Yixing teapots
• Call yourself a tea tippler and you dont own one
  of these? Yixing teapots are for the true tea
  aficionados and are made from clay in the Jiangsu
  province of China. These pots absorb the flavour
  of the tea leaves and for that reason, its
  recommended to stick to one type of tea leaf.
• But choosing the right teapot isnt just a
  question of size and type, its a question of
  style, too. A teapot can say a lot about its
  owner, and so if you want your teapot to really
  reflect your personality and say something about
  you to visitors to your home, then you had best
  choose wisely.

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  trendsetter when it comes to teapots and tea
  ware, and our current line of products is no
  exception. You will love the childrens tea sets,
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