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Cast iron teapots are sturdily-made and intricately-decorated works of art. Their heavy-duty cast iron material makes them a favored among teapot accumulators and also makes the perfective gift. With all of the charming styles available, most persons determine to own various dissimilar styles. A cast iron teapot or a tetsubin tea pot may last for years and may be passed down through generations if they are employed and cared for properly. Here’s how to use each for the primary time, how to in the right manner brew tea or heat water inside, and how to clean and care for them so they will last a lifetime.

First Time Use

Using cast iron teapots (with an enamel coating) for the original time requires tame seasoning. For a cast iron teapot or a tetsubin tea pot (non-kettle style), merely rinse the inside of the teapot with warm water to wash away any factory residue and to warm the metal. Then, arid the tea pot surfaces off with a arid cloth or towel while it is still warm. The warming of the metal with the water will concede for better evaporation of the surface so it exhaustively dries.

On the other hand, for a cast iron tea kettle or kettle-type tetsubin tea pot that may go on the stovetop, a dissimilar seasoning method is required. To season, rinse the kettle out and then fill it with water as if preparing to make tea. Boil the water on the stovetop. To finish the seasoning, merely pour the water out of the spout and grant the kettle to arid with the lid open. This will grant for all of the moisture to evaporate and will stay clear from rust occurrence. Just like an iron skillet must be dried exhaustively to refrain from rust formation, so ought to a cast iron tea pot or tetsubin be washed with warm water to evaporate any water residue.

Ongoing Use and Care

A cast iron teapot or tetsubin (non-kettle type) is meant for brewing tea. Hot water from another source will have to be added to the tea pot and then the tea may be brewed inside. Some ground rules for caring for this type of non-kettle teapot are:

1. Never place the teapot on the stove; the fragile enamel lining will be damaged

2. Do not use scratchy, abrasive sponges or dish soap as this will also compromise the enamel coating

3. Do not place the teapot in the dishwasher or microwave

4. To clean, merely rinse with warm water and arid with a clean cloth

5. Never add cold water to a warm teapot

A kettle-type tetsubin tea pot as well as cast iron teapots may be safely employed on the stovetop. However, there are likewise a heap of rules to follow to decently care for and clean the teapot:

1. Do not leave water in the teapot for extended periods of time

2. Do not rub the inside of the kettle with anything to clean it; merely pour the water out and grant it to dry

3. The outside of the teapot may be kept gorgeous merely by wiping it clean with a cloth dampened in a heap of tea

4. Never add cold water to a warm kettle

By following these guidelines for caring for a tetsubin tea pot or cast iron teapots, you may have years of enjoyment and refined and tasteful tea times!

Cast Iron Porcelain Enamel Cookware Photo

Cast Iron Porcelain Enamel Cookware Picture

Cast Iron Porcelain Enamel Cookware Photo

Most helpful customer reviews

73 of 76 people found the following review helpful.
Horrible quality
By A. Frank
I was so excited to get this since it was so affordable, I thought! But you get what you pay for! This smelled like enamel, so I don’t know what type they use. It didn’t smell completely safe, though! It looks like only one layer of enamel and you can see the metal through it with imperfections in the iron peaking though. The edges are rough and uneven. I bought one 11″ Lodge enamel pan for about the same price as this and it was worth that and more! The Lodge has excellent quality!

97 of 106 people found the following review helpful.
It exploded
By Meghan
I bought this thinking it would be safer than the typical Teflon pan and easier to clean than a cast iron but after a month it literally exploded on the stove and I had to shove my daughter out of the kitchen to keep her from getting hit by the pieces.

I tried to return it but Amazon will not accept it back because it’s been more than 30 days. I feel completely cheated. This was not only bad quality because it exploded but it was clearly cheaply made as it was very light (not like a cast iron pan should be) so I suspect there is very little cast iron in it at all.

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS- the Lodge cookware, it may be more expensive at first but since I’ll have to buy Lodgeware now to replace this hunk of junk I’m very sorry I didn’t just buy it in the first place.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Sized Incorrectly
By C. L. Lihani
Please be aware that the size shown on this site includes the handle — so the pans’ actually usable space is much, much smaller.

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