Bodum Assam 51-Ounce Tea Press
by Bodum
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Bodum Assam 51-Ounce Tea Press
Customer Review: Works just as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
It does exactly what it should do. We are happy with the build quality and the tasty teas we have made using this product.
Enjoy!
Customer Review: The best way to brew a good cup of tea
Summary: 5 Stars
I've experimented with a few different ways of brewing my loose tea- pyrex, tea strainers, tea balls, ceramic teapots- and have found this to be the best by far.
The Bodum maintains the temperature better than pyrex (I like over 200 degrees for my black teas), while still allowing you to see the tea as it's brewing. It's much easier to clean than a teapot- you just take out the center cannister and rinse it into the garbage disposal. The center cannister acts as a strainer- allowing the water from the teapot to mix with the loose tea leaves. When the tea is done, you press a plunger on the top of the pot and it stops the tea leaves from circulating with the water in the pot- a very ingenious design.
You can then pour the tea without needing to remove the center cannister. I usually pour my cups of tea immediately and then, later, once the tea is consumed, return to clean the center canister. Leave the mess until later.
I'm so happy with my Bodum that i'm tempted to get another for the office.
Customer Review: nearly perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
This tea pot, like their French-Press coffee pot, is made of `magic glass' - it doesn't seem to break. I'm hard on things and usually need heavy-duty models just for every day survival. I've had this tea pot for - maybe 8 years - unheard of for things around me. The glass just doesn't seem to break. Others have spoken about how you use it to make tea - a brilliant idea. But here's the other cool thing: when you get a `presentation' tea like say a `peony' tea that opens into a flower or say, a sea-shell tea like peets.com sells that opens up into an oyster looking shell with a string of jasmine flowers as `pearls' floating above it - you can SEE the magic unfold and enjoy the beauty and art of the tea unfolding if you leave the infuser out and just let the folded tea do what ever it does.
The ONLY down side is that the cap won't fit on the tea pot if you take the infuser out. But I have never found that to be a problem. The tea MAY cool a bit faster - but not so much so that it bothers me. The fact that it is glass and has outlasted so many hand thrown ceramic tea pots I've had speaks to it's wonder and durability. Like I said, this is made of magic glass.
Customer Review: Beautiful Tea Press!!! Too bad i didn't get to use it... :(
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got this in the mail today and it is beautiful! I also bought some tea samplers to go along with it. Sadly enough, I was drying it off after washing it for the first time, and yes, I dropped it... so there goes $30 into the garbage almost instantly after taking it out of the box. On a side note, the handle is glued on very well, It was stuck to a big chunk of glass; even after falling four feet.Customer Review: good starter pot for loose-leaf tea drinkers
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got into drinking different types of tea, buying loose leaf, etc. I think this is a great starter pot. The clear pot lets you easily see how strong the brew is, something you really can't do in a colored pot. The only 'problem' is that the holes in the plastic infuser basket are a little large, and it allows the smaller granules of broken tea leaves to get out into the tea water. I have a bit of 'sediment' in the bottom of every cup, but it's not a terrible deal to leave that little sip left in my mug.
as for a poor pour (yuck yuck yuck), i only had that problem once, the first time I used the pot. I put too much tea leaf in the pot, and when i pressed down to stop the brewing, i found that the stopper didn't go below the last row of holes...that time when i poured, the stopper and top started to come off. After that I started using less tea...the stopper goes below the holes, and I've not had any pouring problems since.
I read the recommendations to get a Chatsworth pot with a nylon or metal mesh infuser basket, which would omit the whole 'sediment' issue, but all my shopping searches have yielded all ceramic pots. i have to admit, the clear pot is spoiling me!