page_title: Teapot
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Teapot / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: Tea pot, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, September 2010
context_page_description: A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Dry tea is available either in tea bags or as loose tea, in which case a tea infuser or tea strainer may be of some assistance, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served. Some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout. A small air hole in the lid is often created to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a thermally insulating cover called a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping process or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly.
context_section_description: Brown Betty, a type of British teapot made from a red clay, known for being rotund and glazed with brown manganese
  Cube teapot, a ruggedized teapot invented for use on ships
  ISO 3103, a description of a standardised method of brewing tea from the International Organization for Standardization
  I'm a Little Teapot, a children's song
  I'm a teapot, HTTP error 418
  Kettle, types of vessels specialized for boiling and pouring plain water, often metal, also with a spout, sometimes electric
  Kyūsu, a Japanese ceramic teapot, often with a side handle
  Pot-holder
  Samovar, a heated metal container traditionally used to boil water for tea in and around Russia, as well as in other Slavic nations, Iran and Turkey
  Slop bowl part of a tea set - a bowl to empty tea cups of cooled tea and dregs before refilling with fresh tea
  Sparta Teapot Museum, formerly in Sparta, North Carolina, USA
  Teacup, a small cup with or without a handle, from which to drink tea
  Tealight, a small candle originally used to keep a teapot warm
  Tea set, a usually matching set of dishes including a teapot, small pitcher for milk and sugar bowl, for serving tea in a formal manner
  Tetsubin, Japanese cast iron pot with a spout
  Utah teapot, a 3D model of a teapot frequently used as a reference object in computer graphics
  Yixing clay teapot, a special Chinese clay teapot
caption: A small metal teapot for a single person from Ireland, this type may also be found in diners, greasy spoons and some restaurants
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