Daniel wrote:
> Is there such a thing? I hate using a kleenex to clean my desk EVERY time
I
> pour tea. It's frustrating, and certainly isn't keeping costs down.
(Yes,
> I know I could use a towel...)

One option is to make your current pot dripless.

Most pots I've tried this on respond well, or even perfectly. All it needs
is a thin film of anything unwettable (hydrophobic; low surface-energy with
no hydrogen bonding) where you want the stream to separate. An easy demo is
to wipe the thinnest possible film of flavorless cooking oil around the
spout, but that will wash off quickly. More serious nerds can use either
Rain-X (from any auto store) or a fluorosilicone sample from Du Pont. I've
tried Teflon mold-release spray, which works fine but makes a visible,
powdery coating.

Now all the chemophobe paranoiacs here can start griping.

-DM