Sweese Teapot, Porcelain Tea Pot with Stainless Steel Infuser, Blooming & Loose Leaf Teapot - 27ounce, Steel Blue

It's pretty and I like the sturdiness but the big design flaw is that if you don't use the insert strainer, then the lid won't sit tight. Also, it drips when pouring very easily. I'm looking for a replacement.

I've only had the pot for 1 day but it works fine in general, and I haven't had a problem with significant dripping. Have to wonder if those folks who did were pouring it too fast so tea came out from under the lid, which doesn't attach securely to the pot.And on the lid, I'm not a tea ware engineer, but IMO this isn't well designed for real life usage. It fits nicely into the strainer, which fits nicely into the pot, but remove the strainer and lid slides off the pot easily, so pouring requires two hands if you don't want to risk having the lid end up on the counter or floor. Seems to me that it would have been better to design the lid to stay on the pot without the strainer, even if that means it fits loosely on the strainer. Most people will take the strainer out before pouring tea (at least after the first cup), so the lid/pot secure attachment is most important.Overall I like the pot and will keep it.But while I am opining, why do so many people not seem to understand that this (and others like it) is a tea POT, not a tea KETTLE. You can't boil water in a ceramic teapot or you will get the melting parts or conflagrations that those poor souls have experienced.

I've had my teapot for over a year now and I love making tea with it. It's been durable and easy to use. I bought specifically for the small cup size since I usually only brew tea for myself. It's been a great addition to my kitchen.

I bought this because I drink tea all the time and I love the idea of a cute teapot in which to brew my tea leaves. The issue I have with this is that it isn't meant for just one cup. I knew that the pot size was big enough for 3 or 4 cups, but I thought I could easily brew one. This isn't the case. The brewing basket sits high enough off the bottom of the teapot that a single cups' worth of water won't even touch the bottom of the brewing basket, meaning the water won't even touch the tea leaves. I can only use this when I'm in the mood to drink about 3 cups of tea back to back. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it's more likely that I want to sit down with a single cup of tea.Others have mentioned that the lid doesn't sit right without the brewing basket. This is true, but I don't find it to be an issue. If I'm steeping a tea that I'm concerned about being oversteeped, it's a simple matter of pulling out the basket, tapping it upside-down to get rid of the leaves, and then replacing the basket.

Attractive teapot, perfect size for two cups. Excellent tea infuser. Unfortunately, the teapot's lid has no retainer to keep the lid from falling off when pouring.