BONABICI Glass Teapot Stovetop & Microwave Safe with Removable Stainless Steel Infuser and Flip Top Lid, includes an Infuser Saucer. 40 oz (4-5 cups) with 3 ORGANIC Loose Leaf Herbal Tea Samplers

BONABICI Glass TeapotI love this glass tea pot.I'm a nutritionist and I'm generally very careful about not using anything with heavy metals. It dawned on me not long ago that my 20 year old Denby stoneware teapot, which is a vivid blue and green, likely has cadmium and possibly even lead in the coloring that could leach past the glaze. (And glazing itself is always suspect.) My Denby is old and was manufactured before limits were established, but even if it was new it would likely fall within "allowable" heavy metal limits. Yet the CDC states there is no acceptable amount of lead that is safe - and cadmium isn't any safer. For this reason I decided it was time to swap out my Denby kettle.So the search began...I researched all the options, including ceramic, but as mentioned above, my feeling is there are no safe heavy metal amounts and these manufacturers are rather cryptic when replying about heavy metal usage, defaulting to "all of our products fall within established levels for safety...." sorry, this is just isn't good enough.Stainless steel also leaches metals into water which includes nickel and a very toxic form of chromium. So I had to reevaluate the use of my stainless steel electric kettle. At this point however, I've decided to continue using this to heat my water, being careful not to reuse any water left sitting in the kettle that could perhaps collect a "double portion" of metals. (I have ME and fibromyalgia so anything I can do to reduce heavy metals the better.)Next I researched glass. Some glass has also been found to contain lead, and not just the advertised "leaded glass". However borosilicate glass appeared to be the safest form and the least likely to contain lead that I could find. Plus it's durable enough to withstand very hot conditions.I almost settled on the well known Medelco glass stovetop Whistling Kettle which is made with borosilicate until I learned the plastic handle (and likely the lid) is made of phenolic resins. Phenols are toxic to the central nervous system, as well as the heart, kidneys, liver and lungs. On top of that several reviewers said the lid and handle actually melted. Heating the resin could release invisible phenol gasses into the air with potential for harm after long-term use - and that's assuming you DON'T melt them. :-0Next, I found some nice looking (and large!) borosilicate glass kettles with bamboo lids. Bamboo is one of the greatest health hoaxes I've encountered. Don't be fooled. Sure, bamboo is renewable, but "Green" doesn't always translate into "healthy". Most bamboo products are pieced together with toxic formaldehyde-containing glues. This includes everything from cutting boards to flooring to teapot lids. (The only safe bamboo is whole bamboo.) Heating up these lids with condensation dripping back into the water or tea makes me shudder!There does not appear to be any glass kettles with glass lids available that I know of, so this leaves stainless steel lids as my next choice choice. But I decided after seeing a fair amount of condensation inside the lid after I left it on my warmer as usual to use a small glass dish as a lid instead (see pictures).I chose this particular teapot becasue of the hand-blown borosilicate glass kettles with stainless steel lids that I found, either they were too small, they were not stovetop safe, or they did not provide the ability to use the teapot without the strainer. IE the lid could not be used independent of the strainer. This was too limiting since I like my tea and herbs to float freely, and I'm trying to get away from stainless steel so I do not care to use the often permanently-attached metal strainers. Remember, SS leaches heavy metals into water, but even more so into anything acidic, and tea is acidic. This teapot allows you to remove the strainer and still use the SS lid if desired. Finally, the size of this kettle is a generous 40 ounces - although I'd gladly go 6-10 ounces larger if they ever chose to offer such an option. ;)The Bonibici glass teapot/kettle reviewed here fits the bill for me! And I quickly learned this Amazon seller provides some of the best customer service I've encountered as a 20 year buyer on Amazon. My first kettle arrived with a chip in the spout. I contacted the seller and they immediately refunded my purchase. To my surprise a replacement arrived in the mail several days later with the sweetest handwritten note card. This just makes using the teapot that much nicer... when using it I often find myself smiling at their kindness. :-)The pictures below include my old Denby teapot (sans the long-ago broken lid, lol,) and pictures of my beautiful Bonibici teapot replacement. I keep the teapot on an electric mug warmer on which I have placed a small Corelle dish on top of the metal burner plate to evenly distribute the heat. I cover the teapot with a tea cozy (pictured behind the teapot - it's as old as my Denby and pretty stained) and my tea remains hot all day long. (In fact it's a bit hotter than my stone Denby which surprised me.)Please note that I have also uploaded a picture of my actual tea set-up which has some items that do not come with the Bonabici teapot. This includes replacing the SS lid that came with the teapot with a small Pyrex glass dish, and also my own SS mesh strainer. (I am careful to place the Pyrex dish upside down over the top of the kettle. Setting it inside the kettle instead could chip the lip of the kettle.) A couple other pictures show the items that actually come with the kettle which include a SS flip-top lid, SS mesh strainer insert, and a little SS dish. :-)A big thumbs up for the Bonabici teakettle. :-)

Not quite what I expected. It is advertised as being 'Stovetop Safe'. When I received the teapot, the directions say to put boiling water in the teapot, insert the removable loose tea filled with the tea leaves and let steep for the length of time for your preferred brew strength. It is safe to reheat the tea in the pot on a medium high stove top setting. Still, I like the pot but should have more research on the pot.

So easy to use and clean! I am new to the loose tea world, but having had it in tea shops I knew it tasted better than tea in a bag; also good quality tea is cheaper loose than in sachets. So the search was on for a newbie friendly teapot; after reading tons of reviews, I decided to try this Bonabici. The first one I received had broken in shipping, but Amazon return had me a replacement in 2 days.It just fits under my Keurig (others in the household drink coffee), so I can get piping hot water quickly. Also, out of curiosity, it states you can microwave the whole pot, even with the strainer in; so I tested that. while it was still under warranty, and it did not blow up! If I am not going to drink the pot quickly, I just put it on my cooktop, electric, on low to keep it warm.Following the directions has provided me with great tea.After I empty the warm-up-teapot water, I put my sugar (Stevia) directly into the pot then place the strainer with loose tea in; so my tea brews with the sugar - no spoon stirring required. The one pot easily brews 28 oz at a time, which gives me two jumbo mugs worth.The strainer is great quality. Very little loose tea gets through. If you let that small stuff settle to the bottom of the pot, you can slowly pour all but about 1 oz of the brewed tea and the sediment stays in the pot.CON: Only kind-of negative I have is with the teapot design. The hand loop is very large and awkward to hold the pot up when it is full. Using the other hand to hold under the spout is needed to control the tipping of a full pot. Once I have poured out a mug worth, then the pot is light enough to hold by the handle alone.Definitely recommend and will be purchasing this brand again when needed.

After reviewing and looking at endless styles of tea pots, I am very pleased with my purchase of the Bonabici glass teapot.I especially like the fact that the stainless basket goes all the way to the bottom of the pot, a feature that was not on a lotOf teapots I reviewed. The fine clean lines of glass and stainless look nice, and clean up is easy. Thank you for a wonderful product.

This teapot is great! The glass is thick and it just feels solid when you hold it. It really is gas stove top safe! And amazingly the handle does not get hot even when the water has come to a boil. The flip top lid is perfect you don’t have to pull off the lid to place in or take out the infuser.The infuser goes all the way to the bottom of the pot so I can make just make one cup of tea at a time when I want. Another wonderful thing is the tea stays good and hot for a long time in this pot. When I want more than one cup I don’t have to go to the microwave to heat the tea up again.The little saucer is another super thing, I keep it by the stove and don’t have to go to a cabinet to get a plate.I loved the tea brewing chart that was included and the care instructions were great too. It has just been a great buy! So were the Bonabici tea cups.

Occasion will be a Pu'er tea tasting and with the clear glass and sturdy construction it was just the ticket. AND the pot can be used on the electric stovetop as well as (after removing the metal parts) can be used at home in the microwave. I am pleased.