would boiling tea in an antique tea pot damage it?

Posted by admin on May 28th, 2010 and filed under electric tea pot | 2 Comments »

its a solid-sterling-silver antique teapot, id be using it on a regular electric stove on the top burner

Putting any teapot, antique or not, metal or china/earthenware, over direct heat could damage it and possibly injure the person using it. You don’t boil the tea in the pot; you boil the water in a teaKETTLE or any pan and pour it over the tea leaves or bags in the pot. (It helps to pour a little boiling water into the empty pot, swish it around, and then pour it out, before putting in the tea and the rest of the water.)

2 Responses

  1. mooolty14 Says:

    It may change the color to yellowish or darkish silver, may not be as shiny any more. I wouldn’t do it.
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  2. aida Says:

    Putting any teapot, antique or not, metal or china/earthenware, over direct heat could damage it and possibly injure the person using it. You don’t boil the tea in the pot; you boil the water in a teaKETTLE or any pan and pour it over the tea leaves or bags in the pot. (It helps to pour a little boiling water into the empty pot, swish it around, and then pour it out, before putting in the tea and the rest of the water.)
    References :
    Lifelong (well, almost!) tea lover.

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