Teapots haven’t always featured infusers, so it’s fine to go without if you choose to. In fact, it’s more practical to forgo an infuser when you’re brewing tea from tea bags or blooming teas.

Maxwell & Williams Teas & C’s Kasbah Loose Leaf Teapot with Infuser A Maxwell & Williams teapot is a certain way to elevate your tea drinking experience with its stylish shape and gorgeous patterns.

But it also encourages me to use teapots when I’m brewing other varieties of loose leaf tea, which adds a nice ritualistic element to the preparation of a cup.

A ball-shaped tea infuser is dropped into your mug or teapot and acts similarly to a standard tea bag. This type of strainer can be filled on either side and is usually secured with a latch.

We chatted to cool people who love tea about where they found the best teapots costing between $17 and $280. Their stonware, clay and glass teapots came from Fortnum & Mason and Hario, as well as ...

A ball-shaped tea infuser is dropped into your mug or teapot and acts similarly to a standard tea bag. This type of strainer can be filled on either side and is usually secured with a latch.

A ball-shaped tea infuser is dropped into your mug or teapot and acts similarly to a standard tea bag. This type of strainer can be filled on either side and is usually secured with a latch.

The gentle curves, the traditional-yet-timeless feeling of clay—it’s a beautiful design for a teapot, and unlike so many beautifully designed teapots, it actually makes good tea.