Bodum34oz Assam Glass Tea Press with Stainless Steel Filter, Black Plastic Lid

This modern-looking teapot is perfect for steeping tea in the leaf. That is, it doesn't go on the burners.It does its job admirably: tea leaves go in a strainer, which does into the pot. Instead of a plain cover, there's a plunger--essentially this is a tea version of the coffee plunger method. Clever, simple, and makes wonderful tea that's brewed to the intensity you desire. Wonderful, useful gadget for tea aficionados. I make two full mugs in the morning in this teapot. Just two tsps of tea leaves yields a strong brew--and with minimal mess, no gunky tea, either. Highly recommended.

This pot makes great loose tea. It is perfect size for two cups and is super easy to clean. You can make whatever strength you prefer in minutes and it keeps the teas hot.

This teapot was such a good purchase. I bought one from a different company and was not happy. The basket for putting in tea leaves was terrible to wash. It was a very fine and cheaply made metal. It slowly came apart and I would cut myself when cleaning. This teapot is awesome. The basket is made from a heavy metal and is a breeze to clean.

I got this as a new fan of loose leaf tea and this is perfect for me. I especially appreciate the plunger-top that allows you to stop steeping when it’s time and easily re-steep when you want to make more. It is also easy to clean.

The gimmick of the French-press style infusion chamber sounds neat and helpful, but in reality makes using this teapot almost a chore.First, the seal on the plunger is tight by necessity, but this means that pushing it down all the way is challenging. And if you don't push it down all the way, the chamber of tea leaves isn't sealed away from the infused water. And again when it's time to empty the chamber, it can be difficult to get the plunger back out. On top of all this, the chamber itself is suspended about halfway up the pot, with the mesh part starting about an inch above this, meaning that you have to make at least 3/4 of the full pot to even have the water touching the leaves inside the chamber.It looks great. But this might be a classic case of form over function.

Works great as long as you make at least 3 cups of tea at a time. The bottom of the infuser basket has no holes, so that once you push the plunger down, it stops infusing and you don't have to take the leaves or basket out. That's a nice feature, but a side effect is that you have to put in at least 3 cups of water for the water to reach the holes and mix with the tea leaves. There's no way to brew just 1 or 2 cups at a time. This works fine for me, because I got it for making tea when I have people over.

I like that no part that is in contact with hot water is made of plastic. The tea strainer fit very tightly so there’s no leakage when pouring.

I have had the Bodum tea pot with a black handle for over 20 years and just accidentally broke it when I hit it on a sharp corner. The replacement arrived in just one day and looks and feels just like my old one, except the mesh is now metal with rubber rim instead of plastic. I actually like the new version because the water seems to be going through the metal mesh faster, and metal won’t stain like the white plastic did after a while.The pot is super easy to clean and allows you to precisely control the strength of your tea brew. I don’t like too strong tea so the fact that I can capture the leaves in the bottom of the metal container and stop the brewing process is very appealing to me.If you drink a lot of tea, get this pot, it will last you for a long time and will save a lot of frustration.