Receta Tea Time! - My P-series Cornflower Collection (Part 5)
I am not really that much of a tea drinker. Oh, on occasion I enjoy a cup of fresh Ginger Tea or a antioxidant rich Green Tea. When it comes to black tea I love Earl Grey (such a classic) and first flush Darjeeling. But I really don't brew tea very often. But that does not mean that teapots gather dust. Oh no. They are usually employed to warm stock when I am making Risotto, or in heating milk for Hot Chocolate... Even warming Apple Cider. Yes, they get a severe workout regardless.
Back Left: P-105 (8 cup) Back Right: P-104 (6 cup) with tea strainer Front: P-103 (3 cup)
I also ran across the P-106 a few weeks back (which is also a 6 cup) though this is technically a coffee pot. The P-106 originally came with a plastic cone that fit in the top for making "pour over" drip coffee. Alas, bereft of the drip cone, it does duty as a teapot as well.
This is the Deluxe Tea Kettle (P-57).
Which, incidentally, has the same lid as the original Buffet Servers (B-1 & B-1 3/4), though the knob on top is different.
Magic Bananas!!!! See?
The P-57 Deluxe Teakettle isn't really designed for brewing tea per se. It is a Kettle after all. By definition (and design) a Kettle's sole purpose is to heat the water; water which is then taken to the teapot for brewing the tea.
Though the tea strainer came with my P-104 Cornflower teapot, when I actually brew tea, I prefer to use my English Pyroflam teapot.
I think it's much more fitting.
Where is your CorningWare??