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.

Tea fanatics and tea set collectors will be amazed at the many different styles cast iron teapots come in. The Japanese and Chinese were the first to use cast iron teapots to brew tea. These practical, durable brewing kettles help to spread out heat very evenly throughout the whole vessel, enabling the user to brew high-quality, great tasting tea. They rose in popularity centuries ago, and remain a popular tool.

The pebbled black or dark brown surface is the main, unique characteristic of the cast iron kettle or tea pot and is the style that most of us are most familiar with. In the olden days, these utensils used to be a lot bigger and bulkier. However, as time went by, the design became more compact and sleek - and much lighter - after all, they are made of iron and the bigger the tea pot the heavier it is! People tired of kettles weighing five pounds or more and designers accommodated them by creating smaller, lighter versions.

Traditional designs were also limited to those inspired by nature, or abstract designs. Today, you’ll be able to find them in a lot of different designs with a lot of different themes. Most are also coated with enamel on the inside to prevent rust from forming. As we all know, when frequently exposed to moisture (especially water), cast iron tends to rust. This is prevented by a thin layer of enamel coating. Some also come with tea infusers, enabling you to brew tea without having to make a mess. These are a great way to brew, serve and drink tea.

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.