Glass Tea Serving Pitcher

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Capacity 400 ml

Every cup pours at the same strength

Emptying the pot stops the steep

Thickened wall takes tea off the boil

You pour into this before you pour out. It sounds like an extra step and it is the one that makes tea served to more than one person actually fair: the first cup out of a pot is weaker than the last, and decanting into a pitcher first evens the whole brew before anyone gets any. It is the least glamorous piece on a tea tray and the one that changes the most.

It also stops the steep. Tea left sitting on the leaf keeps extracting, so the pot you poured a good cup from turns astringent by the time you go back to it. Emptying the pot into a pitcher separates leaf from liquid immediately, which means the second and third cups taste like the first rather than like a lesson. It is a two-second habit with a disproportionate payoff.

The wall is thickened, so it takes tea straight off the boil without the shock that cracks thin glass. Clear, so you can read the colour and judge whether the next steep should be shorter. The lip is cut to pour without dribbling down the outside, which is the detail that separates a fair cup from a jug. 400 millilitres, enough for a full small pot. Hand wash.

Material: thickened glass
Capacity: 400 ml
Type: gongfu fair cup and serving pitcher
Evens strength across cups
Thickened wall handles tea straight off the boil
Clean pouring lip
Care: hand wash

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Capacity: 400 ml, enough for a full small pot. Material: thickened glass that handles tea straight off the boil, with a clean pouring lip. Type: gongfu fair cup and serving pitcher. Care: hand wash.

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Glass tea serving pitcher poured evenly into several cups

Everyone Gets The Same Cup

The first cup out of a pot is weaker than the last. Decanting into a pitcher first evens the whole brew before anyone gets any, which is what makes tea for several people actually fair.

Tea decanted from the pot into a glass pitcher

Empty The Pot, Stop The Steep

Tea left sitting on the leaf keeps extracting, so a pot you poured a good cup from turns astringent by the time you go back. Emptying it separates leaf from liquid immediately and the third cup still tastes like the first.

Clean pour from the cut lip of a glass tea pitcher

A Lip That Does Not Dribble

The lip is cut to pour cleanly rather than run down the outside, which is the detail that separates a fair cup from a jug. Clear glass lets you read the colour and judge whether the next steep should be shorter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why pour into this before pouring out?

Because the pot does not brew evenly. The first cup is weaker than the last, so decanting the whole pot into a pitcher mixes the brew before anyone is served. It looks like an extra step and it is the one that makes the tea fair.

Can it take water straight off the boil?

Yes. The wall is thickened for exactly that, so it handles hot tea without the shock that cracks thin glass. That is worth having in a piece you will use several times in a single sitting.

Is 400 millilitres enough?

It takes a full small pot in one go, which is what a fair cup is sized for. Gongfu brewing works in short repeated steeps rather than one large pour, so a bigger pitcher would not help.

Do I need this if I drink tea alone?

It still earns its place, because stopping the steep matters whether you are serving one person or four. Emptying the pot means the second and third infusions taste the way you brewed them rather than turning bitter while you drink.

How do I clean it?

Hand wash in warm water. Tannin builds on glass over time, so a rinse straight after use is easier than a scrub later, and it keeps the pitcher clear enough to keep reading the colour through it.