Old Dutch Cast Iron Hakone Teapot/Wood Stove Humidifier, 3-Liter, Matte Black

I specifically bought this 101 oz. (3 liter) tea kettle for us to take on our camping trips. The large capacity allowed us to make coffee and have hot water left over for washing dishes after our meals. It worked beautifully! Because of its cast iron material, it also kept the water hot until we needed it, even if the fire had burned down and the kettle was off to the side. Since we just had water in it, I would just let it air dry before storing it. But the inside is nice and slick, so wiping it out shouldn't be a problem if needed. I also kept the box and bubble wrap to protect it 1) in transporting it (especially the lid from bouncing around and 2) to protect the other things around it from getting soot on them. We'll most likely only use this over a fire pit, so I'm not concerned about trying to clean the outside. The black color helps hide the soot too, so unless you touch it, it doesn't look dirty! 😎I would highly recommend this tea kettle for anyone who loves camping and cooking over a fire!

Cute and sturdy teapot. Easy to use

The star ratings are a bit vague in that one could certainly acknowledge that this kettle is easy to clean, giftable, and warm. If you choose to undermine seasoning your teapot by leaving the trace sedimentary residue left behind from actually brewing tea in it, its easy to clean. It's cast iron coated with porcelain enamel.In regards to giftability, certainly. If your intentions are to gift someone a teapot that they could pass down generation to generation, buy it. The idea behind a gift has a lot less to do with the item itself rather than the gifter and the giftee in my opinion. I could gift someone a pack of gum but I don't need a review or anything else for that matter to tell me how the gift was received.As for "warmth", well, I've never used or heard of a teapot that brewed hot tea without adding heat so yeah, its warm.My personal take on this specific teapot is simple. I purchased and received precisely what I was looking for at a price that I was agreeable to pay. The following were my prerequisites:• Durability - One might have to actually try and break it but, why? I'm rough on things but I won't be smashing any teapots with my smith's hammer anytime soon.• Functionality - I bought it to keep on our wood stove throughout the winter months to serve as a humidifier as well as always having hot water available to brew tea, make coffee, oats, or whatever may require it.• Volume - There are 5 of us in our immediate family. A tiny teapot simply would not do. This teapot is 3L. Unless you go through the majority of your day drinking tea perpetually, you won't be topping of the water too often. Besides, I wouldnt attempt to heat anything much larger on a wood stove.This specific style or type (Hakone) is modeled after traditional teapot designs that have been heirlooms in Japanese families for many years. The manufacturer Old Dutch has a great reputation for cast iron products. For me, the type and manufacture met my personal quality standards and in turn resulted in my purchase. I was not disappointed and I remain very pleased with it. This is a durable quality item that I suspect I will get a lifetime of use from.

Ever thought to yourself - "gosh, wouldn't it be awesome to drink tea AND work out at the same time"? well folks, here is your answer!The pot holds around 5 mugs of tea, so probably 8 dainty cups if that's your thing - but this teapot isn't for dainty people. No sir, this teapot laughs in the face of those flowery china cups and scoffs at the lace doily they're sitting on. If Caterpillar or John Deere made a teapot, this would be it. Its well constructed, cast iron exterior with a ceramic coating on the inside. Options? well...lets face it folks, its a teapot - still, it pours very well (cant say that about every teapot I've used) and comes with a basket to hold the tea leaves. It also has a lid and a handle, both useful in a teapot, and a spout - that about covers options.SO - what is it like to use? Well for one, it holds enough liquid to make it worth using - I like big mugs of tea, and I like to drink more than one, and this baby serves up 5. It does a decent job of keeping the tea warm and its easy to clean. Downsides? Well - you need to get picky to find some, but:1) The lid could fit better - it won't fall off (unless you're swinging the pot around - which is flat out dangerous, see point 2) but it has some movement side to side and isn't exactly a tight fit - hasn't caused any issues, but figured its worth mentioning.2) This thing is heavy - seriously, and add 5 mugs of water and pretty soon your fore-arm is getting a work out. Now most of these types of teapots will have some heft to them - they are cast iron, but its still heavier than I anticipated. So if you're thinking about buying gran-ma a nice teapot, best hope gran-ma is keeping up with her workout routine - probably also what to make sure her table is rated to hold a metric ton.All in all - awesome teapot, love using it.

This teapot looks really nice and holds a decent amount of tea. It doesn't drip when pouring. The handle stays cool. It's easy to fill, pour and clean. I use a tea light candle warmer with mine (2 candles) and it keeps the tea nice and hot for hours at a time (I use the Stonebriar long burning tea light candles - also purchased from Amazon). I follow the instructions given by the manufacturer and rinse it out with hot water from my kitchen faucet while the pot is still warm, then thoroughly dry it and so far no rusting. I believe it will last a long, long time if I continue to take care of it properly. The strainer that comes with it works great. The handle did come disassembled, but my daughter's boyfriend was able to insert the handle for me (it just look a bit of strength to get it into the holes). If you don't have a fair amount of strength and don't have someone to help you, I wouldn't recommend this teapot since getting the handle in would be impossible for someone like me (a 56 year old woman, without a lot of strength). Otherwise, it's a really nice teapot and I highly recommend it!

Successful, inner porcelain layer makes it easy to clean, very convenient for casual loose tea drinkers

The kettle is very attractive but useless in terms of humidifying the room. It has sat very pretty on top of my stove for over two weeks now. I have tried a lot of water, a small amount of water, and about half full. The log fire has been on for approx six hours each day. No steam at all. So attractive ornament if you want an ornament sat on your log fire. If you want a humidifier buy something else.

Practical and aesthetic in one go... wonderful product

Buscaba un remplazo para una tetera de cristal que se rompió, y esta me gustó por su material, pienso que me va a durar mucho tiempo. El material se ve muy solido, es bastante pesada, y guarda muy bien el calor. Muy recomendable, además de que luce bastante bien. Compré la de 20 oz por lo que tiene una capacidad de dos tazas aproximadamente, me hubiera gustado mayor capacidad, pero estaba conciente de esto al comprarla.

Just a nice, old fashioned kettle that retains the heat well