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Teapot with magnetic lid

For use with the owner's choice of removable diffuser.
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There are many well-reviewed loose leaf tea diffusers on the market, many with chains on them for convenient retrieval from the pot. Some even have hooks on the end of the chain, presumably for hanging the diffuser from the handle of the pot to keep the chain from falling in. These usually come with a nifty matching drip tray to place beneath it on removal. The problem with using such diffusers is that you must leave off the lid of the pot or leave it slightly ajar with the chain pressed roughly against the pot by the weight of the lid. This will certainly cause scratches and possibly chipping of the pot to form over time, as well as damage to the chain itself, and allows heat to escape during the steeping time.

Many pots come with their own removable diffuser, but these tend to suck. They are not easy to retrieve barehanded while hot, force you to use one size of diffuser for all your tea needs, and never come with a convenient drip tray to place under them, forcing you to dirty a clean saucer or risk a mess.

What I propose, therefore, is a line of teapots with a magnet on the inner surface of the lid, for use with your choice of removable diffuser. The magnet would span the full size of the inner lid surface, which allows use with flush-setting basket type diffusers (if that's really your bag) as well as those with a chain. Simply lift the lid, and out comes the diffuser with it, which can thus be easily tugged free, allowing the diffuser to make a clean getaway and the lid to be immediately reseated, thus preserving the heat in the pot.

This would pair quite nicely with our line of self-sealing tea balls.

21 Quest, Feb 15 2024

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       You could probably charge a lot for this if you properly exploit the 'woo marketing' angle (e.g. as done by those who pretend there is such a thing as crystal healing) and stress the beneficial effect of exposing your tea to a strong magnetic field before you drink it
hippo, Feb 15 2024
  

       I did... all I'm finding is magnetic switch infusers, with those dual glass chamber setups.
21 Quest, Feb 15 2024
  

       Ahhh I gotcha, yeah I saw those ads too. I wonder how well it actually works on the buying public.
21 Quest, Feb 15 2024
  

       [+] Anything with magnets is ok with me. I just retrieved an invisible 10mm wrench from the dark and scary area under the engine in my car. It never hit the ground.   

       Do you stir the tea in the pot before pouring? I don’t use a diffuser with my whole leaf teas. I pour through a small conical screen. Is this allowed in the British Isles? I never get to read my tea leaves…
minoradjustments, Feb 16 2024
  

       I haven't the foggiest what's acceptable across the pond from the good ol' US of A. Different tea types can accept different steeping times, though. I don't have much experience with or knowledge of, for instance, green teas. But with black teas, they tend to leech bitterness into the brew if they exceed their recommended steeping time, so if you're making a pot with the intention of having more than one cup over a period of some time, you'd want to make sure to strain out all the leaves at once, rather than simply what is poured out with each cup.
21 Quest, Feb 16 2024
  

       [21Q] some people seek the treacley bitterness of a pot sitting on top of a stove or hotplate all day. After you pour off a cup or two you just throw in another spoonful of leaves and top up with hot water. After a few hours of that it starts to become "proper tea", you namby pamby espresso drinkers have no idea what "dark strong and bitter" even means.
pocmloc, Feb 16 2024
  

       [poc[ I’m going to try it. With milk and sugar or neat?
minoradjustments, Feb 16 2024
  

       Milk and sugar I think.
pocmloc, Feb 16 2024
  

       Maxwell is turning in his grave.
21 Quest, Feb 16 2024
  

       Yes, but if that's how he communicates with us now, we're okay with that.
normzone, Feb 17 2024
  

       Yes, yes we are.
21 Quest, Feb 18 2024
  
      
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