Jingdezhen White Porcelain "Si Ting" Teapot and Cups

Nice and useful

"I like this one. Very pretty shape, clean and pure look. Not very thick and heavy, but a little thicker and heavier than you might think. Fast pour: empties in about 7 seconds and the filter is good enough that nothing gets through of blocks the flow. The lid fit is not the best imaginable, but nice and tight. There's the idea that porcelain pots lose heat more quickly than clay pots. So far, without measuring it I haven't noticed it with this one, or at least it's not enough to have a noticeable effect on the tea. Maybe because it's a bit on the thick side. Some negatives, mostly fairly minor: the spout is not perfectly symmetrical. It's not very easy to notice, but it's slightly fatter on one side on the pot I got. I can't help but wish the handle was a bit thicker: very very thin, very smooth handle is a bit slippery in the hand, especially when wet. It's in the nature of all "si tings", I think, that when you tilt it forward to pour the lid will try to fall off, and holding it in place is a little tricky, since the blob on top is vertical and you don't want to close the air hole. You might want to tie a bit of sting to the lid of this one, will make life easier. There's a bit of leakage under the lid. Not very much, but some. I don't consider it a very big flaw: teapots completely free from this are hard to find, and expecting a non-super fancy pot to be perfect that way is a little too optimistic, I would say. But some people complain about it anyway, so be warned: there's a little bit of that going on. Overall, it's a good one. There are pots 3 times more expensive that are less well-constructed and functional."

— Tasty_Y (5/5)