See the Most Popular Glass Teapots: Durable, Eliquent, & Practical for Everyday Use

The best glass teapots are made from borosilicate glass. Invented in 1998, this strong, heat-resistant glass will not break or even crack when you pour boiling water into it. Even direct heat does not hurt this teapot. You can put cold water in the pot and then heat it directly on your stove top burner.

On the other hand, you wouldn’t take this pot when it is full of boiling water and place it on an ice cold surface. It is possible to crack the pot by exposing it to extreme temperature changes suddenly.

Because of the non-porous surface, flavors and stains will not cling, allowing you to have the same fresh taste with every pot. This also keeps the glass clear, allowing you to judge your tea to the precise and most appetizing strength for your tastes. The infuser is also made of glass, and is removable for easy cleaning.

Because it is stored in the teapot, you no longer have to keep those metal infuser spoons, tea strainers, or mesh balls around for making tea.

Too make tea using a glass teapot you simply fill the pot with water, put it on the stove, and place the infuser in the pot once the water begins to boil (yep, you have just eliminated the need for a tea kettle to heat the water).

Remove the pot from the stove before you do this, and be careful when you grab the handle. It will get hot, so a potholder is necessary!

All but the cheapest glass teapots are safe in the dishwasher and the microwave oven. Be sure to check when you buy one. If you are using a pot that is not, you might want to heat your water in a kettle, rather than the pot itself.

In this case, you would swirl a little hot water in the glass pot before placing the infuser in and filling the pot. This way you eliminate any chance of thermal "shock" and also will not cool the water by pouring it quickly into a cold teapot.

Glass pots have the advantage of allowing you to judge the strength of the tea accurately, and also shows off your brew beautifully. Just as clear ice cubes make iced tea look irresistible, so does a clear glass teapot show off your beverage to perfection! An added advantage is that glass goes with anything you may have in the way of dishes. It is simple and elegant, and always makes tea look its best.

If you are a person who enjoys many different varieties of tea, you will find that a glass teapot does not retain the flavors of one to taint the flavors of the next type you brew.

It is an advantage over the ceramic teapots. While they are beautiful, you will find that you require different teapots for your strongly flavored varieties of tea…unless you don’t mind a hint of chamomile in your oolong!