"Bluesea" > wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Boucher" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I just picked up a 6 cup standard one in brown from Upton's last week
and
> it
> > is great!
> > The thing I like compared to my Beehouse pot is that even for a bigger
pot
> > the infuser basket goes down deep so if you only want half a pot the
water
> > still covers the tea.
>
> What size Beehouse do you have? For my 22 (or whatever it is) oz pot, I
put
> the basket away and use a mug-size Teeli basket instead. I know that the
> Beehouse basket is short so that infusing stops when you pour the first
cup
> allowing you to enjoy w/o fiddling with removing the basket until you've
got
> everything back in the kitchen, but I don't care about that when I'm
making
> tea for only myself.
>
I have the smaller 15-16 oz so it's not much of an issue unless I just want
one cup.
I do have a basket from one of my bigger pots that may fit the Beehouse.
I'll give it a try.
Thanks.

Mike