Black Cast Iron Tea Set Dragonfly #ts4/07

Good Rikyu set, excellent craftsmanship

First off, quality and craftsmanship. This tea set purports to be functional; it is. It also purports to be beautiful; in the sense of Shibui (or Shibumi if you can grasp the concept), it is. By its very nature of being sold as such, it implies to be well made enough to support its function; in this it excels. If treated properly and not misused (do not heat these directly), it will last.

This set makes roughly 20 ounces, which is a decent amount: 3 6oz cups of tea or 5 of the 4oz cups that come with it. For one or two people, this is perfect; tea takes minutes to brew. For larger parties, you will want a deeper 30oz set. Somehow I seem to have gotten … quite a bit in here, though. Which I’ll have to investigate.

It comes with a basket infuser that fits inside the lip. This infuser lifts out after the tea is brewed. To make tea, first fill the tetsubin with hot (perhaps boiling) water and let sit for 2-3 minutes. Then empty and add some more hot…

Good product for the money

You can go out and spend a lot more from places like Teavana, but this set has been great for the two months we have had it so far. It has an enamel coating inside so there is no rusting. The only thing I could say in a slight negative way is the strainer seems to be coming apart already but not enough worry for me to rate this product below a five star. I recommend people trying out the herbal tea’s. Its very relaxing and its so much fun trying out the new tea’s.

Really cool tea set!!

This tea set is incredible! Heavy and the cups are wonderful as well. Well made, dragonfly was beautiful on tea pot. Well worth it!

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