Bodum Assam 4-Cup Tea Press | A wonderful, personal teapot!

Bodum Assam 4-Cup Tea Press | A perfect teapot

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highly recommended

A wonderful, personal teapot!

I first experienced the Bodum tea press at The Cupping Room in NYC. My husband bought me the 4-cup one for Christmas. It does a wonderful job. It easily fills my oversized mug three or four times over. It's a good size for my desk at work; however, at home, I would probably use the two-cup press for a quick cup in the morning. I don't have a problem with the suction, or with leaves slipping through as of yet. However, the tea DOES cool off fairly quickly, so I'm going to try to find a warmer.

I source my loose tea from (..............)and the Irish Breakfast tea is a perfect morning pick me up.

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A perfect teapot

I'm so glad I read all the reviews and purchased this size instead of the 6-cup. It is the perfect size pot for my husband and I. It will hold 3 good size cups of tea (not the little teacup size but a good size coffee mug).

I find it works best if you fill it with the basket in the pot and add the lid after the water is in.

I highly recommend this purchase!

Works great for me

Great simple tea pot. Love the press feature. I use this every day and have no problems with it. The plunger works perfectly, the lid fits, it pours without a problem, and the glass is sturdy. I usually drink Numi teas - mostly whole tea leaves - so I have no problems with tea particles escaping through the plastic filter, but even the Tazo teas aren't much of a problem. A fine metal mesh would have been better, but I don't know how that would work with the press. It makes enough tea for four regular sized mugs or 2 giant ones. I keep the tea hot by using the Norpro cup warmer I bought through Amazon (this one works - I set the pot right on it). For the price, I'd buy this tea pot again.

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OK, but drips

I like the tea press concept, it is perfect for my lifestyle. But the actual unit that I bought dribbles way too much. I hate to complain, but the spout is way too small for pouring, in my opinion. If you pour fast, it will get caught up on the strainer, and run down the side. If you pour slowly, it will dribble. I admit I may be clumsy, and sometimes overfill the press, and it does say in the instructions to fill it 2cm (about an inch) from the top to prevent this (which makes it hold less than 4 8-oz cups), but I've found that only helps somewhat, as it still dribbles. Not to mention the tea gets cold. As a result, I'll stick with my ceramic teapot and a tea ball most of the time. In summary: -1 star for dribbling, and -1 star for cold tea and tea leaf fragments.

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Functional, but nothing special

Regarding size, a cup is an 8oz cup. I don't have a problem with that (8oz. is a cup) but apparently some other people did, so there you have it. The device is functional. It is not attractive or elegant or ingenious; stick a cheap plastic basket in a cheap coffeepot and there you go. Because of the design, it really will only steep properly if you make 3-4 cups. A 2 cup pyrex measuring cup in the microwave is just barely large enough to work with this, so if you are nuking your water, make sure you have a suitable vessel. Loses heat rapidly, and states not for use on stovetop. Holes allow loose tea through, but not in egregious amounts. Only possible nicety is that the strainer is very easy to clean - just dump and rinse. Of use for serving other people (though in that case I would probably suggest looking for something a little nicer, larger or more insulated. If serving yourself only, I would recommend a teastick or ball and brewing each cup or consider an insulated press.

Edit: I still am not impressed with this device, but I have found a solution to the poor thermal qualities. I am absolutely tickled with the performance of my Nissan Thermos FBB1000 34-Ounce Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle. It may be a bit gauche for company (I guess you would look at an air pot then), but I can brew up a full four cups in the bodum, dump it in the Nissan, and sip steaming hot tea for the entire evening. I sip out of the Bodum Canteen Double Wall Shot/Espresso Glasses .. which really are not terribly good keeping the tea warm, but the perfect size when combined with a ready source of hot refills.

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