A borosilicate teapot with a stainless infuser basket, which is the combination that suits loose-leaf tea best. The glass lets you watch the colour develop, so you know when to pull the leaves, and the basket lifts straight out to stop the brew rather than leaving it to stew into bitterness while you work through the pot.
High borosilicate takes boiling water poured straight in without the thermal shock that cracks ordinary glass, and it handles flowering teas, pu-erh, oolong, green, and herbal infusions equally well. The stainless basket is fine enough to hold small leaf and rooibos without letting fragments through, and both glass and steel stay neutral - no retained flavour from yesterday's jasmine turning up in this morning's Assam.
Four sizes cover most situations: 450ml for one, 550ml or 750ml for two, and 950ml for a table. Dimensions run from 12.5 by 9 by 7cm up to 15.5 by 12.5 by 8cm. Hand wash the glass and rinse the basket straight after use so tannin does not stain the mesh. The clear body also makes it a pot worth bringing to the table rather than one to keep hidden in the kitchen, which is half the pleasure of brewing leaf tea in the first place.
High borosilicate heat-resistant glass with stainless steel infuser
Removable basket - lift it out to stop the brew
Sizes: 450ml, 550ml, 750ml, 950ml
Dimensions from 12.5 x 9 x 7cm to 15.5 x 12.5 x 8cm
For loose leaf, flowering, pu-erh, oolong, green and herbal teas
Neutral materials - no flavour carry-over between brews
Hand wash; rinse the basket promptly to avoid tannin staining
