Some tea drinkers like to steep loose tea leaves in the little metal tea balls attached by a chain to a hook. Here's a couple of lids designed with an inside loop that will take a tea ball hook.
When I sell these teapots, I always include the teaball. They are inexpensive and can be bought in bulk from suppliers.
Another thing a potter can do that commercial tea pot manufacturers don't do is make a matching tea bag saucer to go with the pot. It's just a nice touch.
2 comments:
Loose tea is indeed better than tea bags. I like the idea for a tea ball hanger. I guess you just have to make sure the chain is the right length for the teapot.
I just recently talked to a potential customer who wanted a tea cup with a lid that would let her do the same thing with a tea bag. A knob to wrap the string around and a notch in the rim where the string hangs in the cup...
There are so many different ways you can approach the whole tea thing. It makes great fodder for pots.
I have to admit I use teabags too and have been thinking about how I could incorporate the string into the lid or body of the pot design.
I recall vaguely a teapot maker who solved this problem very neatly. At least I remember that it was a cool solution, but for the life of me, I can't remember what they did.
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