Guys,

Quick question. I've been drinking tea out of two Chatsford teapots (2 and
4 cup) that I've had for about three years now. Between the two of them,
each probably gets 2 or 3 uses per week. I rinse them after every use.
Despite that, if they've been sitting on my shelf for a day or so after I
rinse them, I can still detect a faint odor of tea in them; if I boil clean
water and wash it through them, there's a faint taste as well.

To get to the point: a) is this abnormal (i.e. am I improperly cleaning
them), and b) is it possible that this faint taste could taint very
delicate teas such as the higher-grade greens and whites? My guess is that
it won't, but I know people who consider any odor or taste in wineglasses
and decanters to be entirely unacceptable, and tea is at least as sensitive
to such things as is wine.

Thanks in advance,
Tyler