Teapot terminology

I googled ‘Where Are Le Creuset Teapots Made’. Le creuset stoneware is safe for use in the microwave, freezer, refrigerator, dishwasher, oven and broiler. Hence, “made in china” le creuset products are safe if they are made after 1970.

I didn’t go to the site,… I felt that it was questionable. My point, is if manufacturing is offshored, maybe the design of it have also been cut.

I'm pretty sure they are still made in France.

In any case teapots are one item I would expect the Chinese to be pretty competent at designing.

I would think so….

The answer is much simpler and it was solved millions of years ago by the Japanese which you can demonstrate to yourself reading this article and then buy a small jar of Kikkoman soya sauce to prove it for yourself before doing what I'm suggesting here.

Drill a hole or cut a notch in your lid and always position your lid so the hole or notch is always farthest from the spout, so 180 degrees away.

That lets air get in and it will stop the blockage of your pour which is causing your pot to be tipped higher than it needs and then there will be no leakage from the lid.

Why soy sauce pourer works

As it happens the lid already has a hole there at the back by the lip designed to stop the lid from falling when tipped forward:-

The marketing blerb describes it as a steam hole.

In any case the blockage is caused by the teabag entering the spout.

I steep my tea in a nice little Susie Cooper teapot from Crown Works, Burslem, England (circa 1930's). It suffers from neither of the pouring defects you describe. It is a spherical, rather than cylindrical design. The interior seven strain holes leading to the spout are positioned on a convex surface so that the tea bag slides to one side of the strain holes when pouring, leaving the holes unobstructed. The tumblehome (nautical term) top prevents the tea leaking around the lid when pouring. These well considered design details contribute to the pleasure of the tea drinking experience.

This sounds something like I was thinking, an internally curved strainer that would block the teabags while not allowing them to cut off the flow of tea to the spout....I looked for one online but couldn't find what I was looking for....

This design is an alternative, but might not align with your present routine...however it does show an insert into the spout that if modified could work...

Susie Cooper had it all figured out 90 years ago. Her teapots can still be purchased from antique dealers.

I think you are looking for a locking or latching lid teapot.

Speaking of teapots, there was a presidential scandal on this side of the pond a century ago involving a Teapot.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

And there was something about tea (but not teapot) in Boston about 250 years ago.

How about pulling out the bag(s) before pouring the tea? Or use loose tea in a metal ball, which stay at the bottom.

I could make a simple wire teabag holder: GA

I made a simple cage out of a length of piano wire

But I was surprised that when it came out of the dishwasher it was really rusty. (Pianos must be really difficult to maintain in high humidity climates.)

So I bought a small one of these stainless steel infusers.