Yanko reviews the attractive Sorapot, a teapot for modern minimalist types, and finds it to its liking. Joey Roth’s Pyrex-esque design wins for its simplicity, lack of taste-affecting materials and easy clean-up, but loses marks for its tiny size (you only get two cups), lack of a spout lid to prevent heat escaping, and a sieve that lets fine leaves through.
It’s also $200, which is art-expensive. Me, I’ll stick with the brown betty.
It’s Tea Time! Sorapot Review [Yanko]
I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to smoke weed out of that.
I make my coffee a cup at a time, but it’s too flash for me.
Other than the spout, it would seem to be the ideal container for a facehugger fetus.
this remind me those ancient Chinese urinal. It shape just like it. I definitely not going to get one..
I love it! $200 is kind of steep for a struggling artist with an incurable tea addiction though. I’m sure the Brown Betty steeps up a good pot, but it would look horribly out of place in my humble spot. I’ve used a French press to make tea before and never have i noticed it being too tannic – however, I rarely am offended by tannins in tea or wine… Tannic coffee, however….
Anyway, this is the pot I want right now… Or one of the Bodums with the glass filter.
@#9 I had one of those Bodums with the glass filter and, alas, the filter breaks easily.
A French press works just fine.
This is the coolest teapot I’ve ever seen. Definitely going on the holiday list. Thanks BB!
the lack of scale in the image made me think it was a really cool coke vial.
I agree with Rob. I Imported a real brown betty from the UK a few years ago and it’s become one of my favorite things in my apartment.
$200? Ummm, no thanks. (Pats his mustard-yellow Beehouse.)
Why would a french press release too much tannin? Because you squeeze the leaves? – I don’t think that has much effect, at least not as much as tea steeping time does.
Wouldn’t a french press release too much tannin for tea?
Chris knows his tea.