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PeteG said 2009-12-14 18:34:09 -0500

Dripless Teapot?

I have many teapots…cheap – expensive. When I pour, slowly or with excitment due to anticipation of my next cup o’tea, they tend to drip all over my countertop…is there a pot that does not drip?

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Auggy said 2009-12-14 18:40:16 -0500

My TeaPosy Daydream teapot has yet to drip. It’s pretty much the only one that I haven’t had at least occasional drippage from. My Beehouse doesn’t drip when pouring but it does drip down the side when I stop pouring. I have to regularly clean the tea stain that develops running down from the spout. :(

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chrine said 2009-12-15 02:33:23 -0500

Ditto with my Beehouse. I thought it was me! Good to know. Thanks.

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DavidT said 2009-12-14 18:50:23 -0500
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Annelise Pitt said 2009-12-14 20:16:51 -0500

When you read the “scientist<>dripless teapot” article mentioned in David’s post, be sure to scroll down and read the comments. The butter solution is brilliant.
What I was taught in my pottery classes was to create teapot spouts with a sharp edge to them. A spout with a sharp edge doesn’t drip like a rounded edge – the liquid seems to cling to the teapot and run down a rounded edge, but can’t seem to get around a sharp edge.

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cuppa_fox said 2009-12-15 07:03:25 -0500

I’ve found my Bodum teapots to be non-drippy, But haven’t fared so well with ceramic ones. It is also partly ot do witht he speed of the pour, a confident fast pour will be less likely to drip than a slow careful pour.

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PeteG said 2009-12-15 20:24:44 -0500

My confidence is o.k. isn’t it? I hope so? I will keep practicing…tks

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Bethany said 2009-12-15 10:48:17 -0500

Yeah, my Bodum Assam teapot hardly ever drips. My kettle, on the other hand..

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threewhales said 2009-12-15 19:51:57 -0500

My Chatsford does not drip.
Do you think the drip is because of the spout or the wrist action of the tea drinker?

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PeteG said 2009-12-15 20:23:21 -0500

Maybe the tea drinker but not the tea-pourerrrr.

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PeteG said 2009-12-18 16:35:41 -0500

I purchase a beautiful S/S 3 Cup pot and it does not drip!! Yeah!! The spout is formed in a fashion that it is kind to my table, counter and legs!…

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TeaParT said 2009-12-18 22:51:52 -0500

Has anyone used any of the drip catchers? I noticed them in use at the last tea party that I attended.

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PeteG said 2009-12-19 16:14:18 -0500

No…I am interested, now I just have to find one.

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Annelise Pitt said 2009-12-21 22:08:25 -0500

I have made some drip catchers in the past that seem to work very well. Extremely simple, this is just a piece of clear tubing cut at a sharp, clean angle. The sharp angle seems to prevent drips. Instructions on
http://www.thistledownshop.com/craft.html

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Annelise Pitt said 2009-12-21 22:11:05 -0500

Bumped into this on the web; have not used one but the name is promising “Never-drip-teapot”
http://www.tgtea.com/buy/3/37/860/Never-Drip-Teapot/5000.aspx

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PeteG said 2009-12-22 19:59:39 -0500

Good price too…I will consider it….like your previous post…with the tubing…tks.

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Rena Sherwood said 2009-12-22 14:42:11 -0500

I’m so confused!!!

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Lynxiegrl said 2012-09-12 15:51:28 -0400

It can also have to do with the angle that your holding the pot when pouring. When at a tea shop last April I managed to not dribble by holding so alittle came out at a time, and holding the cup against the bottom of the spout.

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