Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Old Dutch cast-iron teapots combine traditional Japanese styling and a modern aesthetic that result in very evocative shapes. Holding 34 ounces, the Prosperity teapot forms a dome shape, much like an upside-down bowl, balanced by a graceful spout and arching handle. The textured surface, available in a choice of colors, takes on a weathered appearance and displays a cast, bas-relief design of twining vines. With its pleasing heft and calming presence, Prosperity lends quiet contemplation to the act of making tea. Iron teapots traditionally used in Japan are known as tetsubin, which were used to boil water as well as brew tea. However, the Prosperity teapot is meant just for brewing, not for boiling on a stovetop. Old Dutch uses a specially purified cast iron for its teapots, and coats the insides with black enamel to help prevent rusting. Unlike ceramic teapots, the heavy cast iron retains heat wonderfully and won't chip. After use, the pot is best cared for when rinsed and dried by hand before storing. A stainless-steel infusing basket that hangs from the rim is included to facilitate brewing with loose tea leaves. --Ann Bieri
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Customer Reviews
Cast-iron Prosperity teapot June 28, 2008
Mhuirnin (San Francisco)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We decided an iron teapot would be a perfect congratulations and goodbye gift for a colleague moving on to a new job. Pricing was prohibitive at retail stores, so I tried on-line. Not only was this teapot beautiful, it was priced about 50% less than similar pots we'd checked out at malls. Rather than settling for what was available and expensive at a store, we picked exactly the pot we liked, ordered on short notice, but received it in plenty of time to ensure our colleague had a lovely gift. :D
Zen Design and excellent price June 4, 2008
Sombient Sound (PNW, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful tetsubin. I own it, as well as another (by Joyce Chen). Both have enameled interiors and stainless steel infuser baskets. They are comparable in quality; the Joyce Chen Year-of-the-Horse is nearly twice the price, but one third less volume capacity. Tetsubin are not meant to be heated using a direct heat source; they are treated like ceramic teapots. Heat freshly drawn, cold water in a kettle, pour a small volume into your tetsubin to pre-heat and rinse the tea pot, decant, add loose tea to the pot or strainer basket, then add hot water at the desired temperature - boiling for black teas and oolong, below boiling for green/white teas and tisanes. I protect my tetsubin exteriors with an application of edible oil (chopping block lemon oil) once a year.
Wonderful Teapot for the price! April 4, 2008
Rebecca M. Matheny (oshkosh, wi)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This Teapot is very nice. The 1st reviewer I don't think really understands what a Teapot is for. This teapot keeps your tea hot for hours, which is great! Not really a complaint, but it is a lot different looking than pictured. It's much shorter, more oval shaped than pictured. I actually like that though. Because it means the infuser basket is lower to the bottom. So if I only want to fill half of the pot, my tea is still being infused. But it really holds a lot of tea. Enough for about 5 or 6 teacups!
Be careful when opening the lid to remove the tea infuser though, it's hot!
Nice to look at, but not totally functional. September 2, 2007
R. Frischkorn (Ohio)
9 out of 35 found this review helpful
When I bought this teapot I thought I could heat water in it and then add tea. I was wrong. You can not use this for heating the water, you must first heat the water in a different container, then add the hot water to the teapot. The manufacturer says that if it is used to heat up the water that the internal porcelin finish can be ruined. What's the point to having a teapot that you can't use to heat water...?
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