| Bodum Assam 17-Ounce Glass Tea Press with Stainless-Steel Filter | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bodum
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $47.00
Buy New: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 30938
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5 x 5.4
MPN: 1807-16
Model: 1807-16US
UPC: 727015646022
EAN: 0727015646022
ASIN: B000JWFH5M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 17-ounce glass tea press for loose teas and tea bags; serves 1 or 2 people | | • | Borosilicate glass body and handle; stainless-steel infuser; plastic knob | | • | Patented system stops brewing when tea is plunged so tea is not bitter | | • | Brews tea at preferred strength without a need to remove the infuser | | • | Safe in the dishwasher except for rod and lid; also available in cast iron |
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Product Description
Tea and the British seem to be inseparable in our perception of English culture. When Bodum was asked by the British Tea Council to develop a new way of brewing tea we were rather proud. We set out with the goal to make an innovation in tea drinking, and the Bodum tea-brewing system was born: Boil water... Place your preferred tealeaves in the stainless steel filter... Pour in the hot water... Wait 3-4 min. or to your preferred taste... Press down the plunger... The brewing process has stopped - no need to remove the filter - no mess - no burned fingers, only the true unforgettable and delicious taste of your preferred tea. Made in brosilicate glass jug, glass handle, and steel infuser and lid. The clear glass makes the infusion visible at all times, making it a very attractive table piece. Everything can go in the dishwasher, the jug (without the rod and lid) can go in the microwave.
Amazon.com Review
An elegant way to savor the look of tea brewing while avoiding bitter results, the Assam tea press from Bodum has an innovative design that is both smart and lovely. Crafted with a borosilicate glass body and a stainless steel infuser, the press works with loose leaf or bagged teas and lets the user determined the brewing strength. Once plunged, the filter holds the tea below the infuser holes, so brewing is brought to a tidy halt. No removal of the infuser is necessary, and the tea's color is visible all the while. Modeled on traditional teapot shaping, the pot holds 17 ounces, comes with a stay-cool knob, and cleans up in the dishwasher with the lid and rod removed. A 34-ounce version is also available. --Emily Bedard
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 Wonderful, fragile, teapress October 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband first bought the larger, 34 cup Bodum Assam teapress several years ago and we loved it so much we got this smaller one. I just love it and use it a lot more than the larger one, simply because I usually only need two, not four cups of tea. While the first, 34 ounce one is still fine, as other people have mentioned, on the smaller one the filter fit SO TIGHTLY into the teapress I had to really wrestle it out and it would invariably bang against the front side of the glass teapot on its way out. Of course that didn't last too long, despite all my careful attempts to pry out the filter it eventually broke the glass. I figured the tight fit was an anomoly, and found one locally where I could try out the fit of the filter before buying, and sure enough, it fit fine and was easily removed without my banging it against the tender teapot.
However, the teapot is still awfully tender, and my 2nd one has eventually broken too, just from being jostled in the cupboard. It was cracked for a while and finally broke a couple of days ago.
I Love these teapots, especially the smaller sized one, and can't live without it. I use it several times a week, if not daily.
This time I did some on-line investigation, and purchased the Bodum Kenya 17 ounce teapot. It arrived just fine shipped from Amazon, no breaks, and I think the plastic handle and little loopy decorative platic dishy thing on the Kenya might provide a little protection against the world. The filter is all plastic, but incidentally the two other metal filter sections that I have left over from my previous Assam teapots also fit in if I decide for some reason that's better.
I loved this teapot, but if my larger Assam ever breaks, I'll probably replace that with a Kenya too.
 Too fragile to ship April 5, 2008
I ordered this teapot, along with several Bodum glasses and two books, and, when the box arrived, the teapot was shattered into numerous small fragments. The teapot was not well cushioned inside the manufacturer's box, unlike Bodum's glasses. I reported the teapot as defective and Amazon replaced it promptly. Two days later, another teapot arrived, in its own box, and it was also broken, although in fewer, larger pieces. Amazon didn't put much packing wrap in the box, so it's difficult to tell whether the fault is Amazon's or the manufacturer's. In any case, Amazon won't send a third teapot, saying they need to contact the manufacturer about the problem.
This teapot is pretty, but I'm not sure I would purchase it in a local store because of its extreme fragility, which is the only way I'm going to be able to get it.
Bodum Tea Press March 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Plunger seal is a bad design. It will not hold up. After 2 months use,the plunger wants to keep moving up and will not stop brewing process.I think a back up seal should have been supplied with unit.You must also be very careful with this unit.It is fragile.
 Beautiful but broken December 26, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Got this for Christmas, now it's Dec 26 and it's in shards. Beautiful on the shelf, but don't use it if you want to keep it in one piece. Or better yet, just don't buy this and admire it when you are in the shop....
Cool tea pot, but... August 16, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love this tea pot. It looks great and it can stop the brewing process with the tea in it. But the down side to it is that it is very fragile. I lightly touched it against a bowl while removing it from the dish rack and it broke. I wish bodum makes another tea pot like this with metal reinforcement like the coffee pot they make.
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