I love. a tea pot, and long for the days when I do not have a toddler tearing around the house and can make time for a little bit of ceremony in my tea drinking. Less of the downing a cold cup and more of the time spent enjoying the ritual.
I have made many tea pots, my dad still has my first effort on display at his house, albeit hidden round a very unused corner of the house! But not all/ any up until this point have been successful, its a delicate balance, form and function must meet. There are many moving parts in the making on purely aesthetic level before you even think about the pour. Although maybe that needs to be the first port of call and maybe its that fact that has led to the pour of dreams with this recent batch of tea pots made. I went down the rabbit hole after one to many tea pots where lost to a horrible spluttering pour. Soggy table and not enough tea in your cup is not what anyone needs from a tea pot. Turns out it's all about angles and velocity, or something like that. My research led me to these keys points for anyone struggling to with the same problem. Firstly the bottom edge of the pouring end of spout needs to be in line with the top of the pot and also finish as close to a horizontal angle as possible,. Its also really important that there a square edge at the pouring end to encourage a spot motion. I also found it really helpful to have a much wider opening at the pot end and a small hole are the pouring end to encourage a build up of pressure, I think this made the biggest different make the water flow beautifully. Finally I cut the holes in the body of the pot at the same angle as the spout, no idea if this contributed but it makes sense!
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