A cast iron teapot has great heat retention properties, enabling the user to keep tea warm for long periods of time. This way, you won't have to keep reheating the tea once it gets cold. Even if you leave the kettle away from the stove for long periods of time, your tea will still remain warm enough to drink. It is also a great way to serve tea because of its beautiful, elaborate designs.

Because of the excellent craftsmanship of the cast iron teapot, they have been used for four hundred years. It used to be that emperors and royalty was the only people to use this kind of pot. There was even a time when it became a status symbol. Tea connoisseurs always possess at least one iron teapot, as it is considered a classic utensil used in brewing the most delicate and expensive tea leaves. However, these teapots are also used heavily in the kitchens of ordinary consumers who like the simplicity and ease of maintenance of these vessels. Iron teapots have also become a popular collectible item for those who collect antique cast iron teapots and they love these pots because of their classic designs, which include the simple round kettle that most of us think of when we think of cast iron teapots, and very ornate, highly embellished pots that were probably very expensive when they were first produced and most likely, were used by royalty and other people of high social and financial status.

Many centuries ago, these cast iron teapots were first used to only boil water. As time went by, people started using them for making tea, as the cast iron actually enhances the flavor of the brew. What used to be a simple pot used for boiling water became a kettle complete with a sprout and a handle. Some accessories, such as tea infusers and various types of tea bags, were added to enable each user to brew loose leaf tea without a problem and as a result, these pots and kettles became quite popular and were found in the kitchens of most homes, regardless of the social or economic status of the family living in the home.

If you haven’t tried a cast iron teapot or kettle, what are you waiting for? It just might be the best experience you could imagine.