Bodum Assam 4Cup Tea Press Teapot

Chance Hughes — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:40:29 +0000

Bodum Assam 4cup Tea Press Teapot

The tea pot as art form. Clear borosilicate glass allows you to be grateful for the depth of color of your tea as the leaves gently unfurl in the center column. When you’ve achieved the desired strength push the plunger down and steeping is arrested.

ReviewWho knows more regarding tea than the British? When the British Tea Council asked Bodum to formulate a new way of brewing tea, the result was this distinctive press that’s almost as much fun to look at as it is to use. Simply fill the strainer with tea leaves and add boiling water–a slow process, but well worth the time. (You could also use tea bags, but why would you want to?) The clear jug lets you see the tea as it’s steeping, permitting you to custommake it is strength to your taste. When the tea is strong enough, tardily depress the plunger to stop the brewing. You won’t have any tea leaves to read at the bottom of your cup, but there’s no mess and no need to remove the strainer before you pour. But be forewarned: the Bodum press doesn’t retain heat rather as well as a established teapot, so you might want to use a tea snug if you’re not drinking the whole pot in one sitting. It’s a shame to cover up such a pretty design, but that’s the way the tea leaf tumbles. –Mary Park

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96 of 101 people found the following review helpful.
a lovely product if you are using it for what it’s made for
By L. Peasley
I bought this with the bodum tea warmer (the electic one they sell here) and use it every morning at work. It is WONDERFUL, as I can brew up tea or just have hot water on hand for teabags or my chai tea mixes. There’s a hot water tap at work from the coffee maker, so it’s simple to fill up. If I had this at home, I’d get a 4-cup pyrex cup so I could microwave that much water at once.

CLEANING:
You use a scrub brush every few days if needed. One of those yellow sponges with green scrubbies on them. The infuster does NOT hold on to flavor unless you are simply not washing it. The infuser is plastic, so if you don’t actually wash it off but just run water over it, yes it will retain odor/taste. You have to have a semi abrasive action to take off whatever hangs around. Really not an issue if you aren’t a completely lazy bum. Takes me about 30 seconds to run a scrubby sponge around the inside and outside and I only need to do that if I’ve left it sitting around for hours on end with strong tea leaves inside.

The plunger does NOT get stuck unless you are a complete weakling or have a defective product. There’s suction at work once you’ve pushed it all the way down, so of course it won’t glide up smoothly with a light tug. I probably use more strength opening a jar of jam than I do lifting the plunger.

Combine this with the warmer and you’ve a GREAT product. You can have tea on hand for hours and sip your mornings away.

They also sell a 2 cup and a 6 cup model. Judge how much you might drink and then pick the one that suits you best. I sometimes wish I had the 6 cup one instead, as I find that if I have that much tea on hand at my desk, it’s very easy to drink and suddenly find it all gone without thinking about it. I love it.

69 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
You can See!!!
By Veronica Bennett
I received this tea press as a present and I love it. It is easy to clean and easy to see the strength of the tea brewing. In the time it takes to heat the water, you can fill the basket with your favorite loose tea, take your cup and saucer from the cabinet and put some cookies on a plate. And did I say how easy it is to clean? I take my tea leaves and feed my plants with them, then I simply rinse and wash the parts.

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful.
Buy the right tea!
By A
I love this tea press. In fact I have a large one for company and a small one when it is just the two of us. The previous reviewer said that there were tea leaves everywhere but I think she was probably not using tea leaves but processed tea which is very small and look almost like coffee grounds. So you do need to take care that you buy the right kind of tea which is pretty easy when you know what to look for. I have had mine for a year now and have never had a problem.

As for the care of this it is easy to clean and pretty sturdy. I recommend it to anyone who likes tea.

Enjoy!

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