Staub 1-quart Basil La Theiere Teapot

So cute, and keeps the tea hot for a good long time. The only thing I don’t like is there is no convenient way to tell if the water is boiling. I’ve learned to hold my ear close to hear if it’s boiling. But there is no way to design a fix for that that I can think of. Anyhow, I still love it. Recommended. And it looks cool in the kitchen!

I've been looking at this for some time... To ship free was great and the color perfect!

I have several Staub cookware items all of which I love. The workmanship, quality and functionality are unsurpassed. I've been looking at Staub's teapot for some time trying to decide if I liked the design. When I found it at cutleryandmore.com in the gorgeous grenadine color and at a lower price than anywhere else I'd seen it, I decided to order it. Am I ever glad I did! It is the perfect size and looks beautiful sitting on my cooktop! A plus in design(in my opinion) is that the top integrates the spout which makes for easy and thorough cleaning. Another plus, and a big one, is cutlerlyandmore.com's exemplary customer service. Representative Dawn dealt with a small problem in a courteous, professional and expeditious manner. Thank you!!

My daughter started making tea after learning about healthy aspects of tea consumption. So I purchased this vessel to give the craft of brewing tea a try. Very high quality is apparent as with most all Staub products. A tea ball attaches to the lid of the pot in which loose tea or tea bags can be placed. This facilitates easy removal once the tea has steeped. The handles lock the lid in place when pouring the tea. This is a nice feature. The caste iron construction keeps the tea hot for much longer and its handsome features are always remarked upon. The one quart size is nice for making tea but limits it if you wish to boil water in larger quantities.

I finally decided to splurge on this teapot after breaking yet another ceramic one. This is an absolutely beautiful teapot, one that I will use for the rest of my life and leave to my niece in my will! It also keeps the tea hotter than a ceramic or China one. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it doesn't hold as much tea as I would like and it's heavy, since it's enamel-coated iron like all Staub cookware. We got the basil one to go with our remodeled green kitchen, and it's so gorgeous we keep it out all the time on the counter.