A Red Teapot – Review and Giveaway #27
I think I have discovered my ideal shop. Perhaps I should qualify that with my ideal non-food shop. I love red and I especially love red in my kitchen. Red Candy is an online shop that features mostly red home accessories including kitchen and dining ware.
When I was asked if I’d like to review one of the pieces from the site, I became quite feverish and spent an inordinate amount of time imagining my home bedecked in all things red as I hopped from one item to another. The pieces are interesting and often quirky; trying to choose only one item was very very hard. I loved the clocks and would have been happy to relieve Red Candy of several of these, but sense asserted itself: how many clocks can my kitchen take? Much as I wanted one of the clocks, I realised they didn’t really fit in with my blog so I had a rethink.
Tea, however does. Tea is a perfect accompaniment to a nice slice of chocolate cake or chocolate biscuit and has made regular appearances on my blog. Tea is my drink of preference. Not builder’s tea, very rarely any sort of black tea, but light and refreshing teas such as green and white, honeybush or my favourite, rooibos. I also drink matcha and herbal teas some of which I gather from the garden. For preference I drink loose leaf tea. I find it is generally of a higher quality than that found in tea bags and thus has a better flavour. The tea leaves can also be used a second and even third time. But, I do not like the bitterness of over brewed tea, so a way is needed of getting those tea leaves out before this happens. I’ve seen any number of infusers over the years and none have ever worked so well as a removable infuser that sits in a teapot.
So, when I came across a bright red six cup teapot with inbuilt infuser by Price & Kensington, I didn’t have to think again. Not only do I not have a large teapot, I don’t have a red one at all (well not one that is completely red anyway). The teapots on the site were many and varied, but all were red. Mine was one of the more conventional ones, but whilst I was tempted by some of the QDO designs, this, I thought, was the most practical. Having chosen, I awaited its arrival with trepidation – would it live up to my expectations, or would the infuser fall apart at first use (which has happened before) or worse still, be a hopeless pourer, spilling more tea on the table than into the cup? The pot duly arrived and I dashed off to make a pot of tea with it. I thought I’d try the last of my chocolate tea, a mixture of chocolate beans, rooibos and spices from Chash which I’ve been drinking on special occasions and this was a special occasion. The pot was big, red and shiny which in itself made me feel cheerful and put a smile on my face. The infuser, I was relieved to find was quite sturdy, of stainless steel construction and fitted nicely into the teapot whilst still allowing the lid to go on and the tea to be poured. It has its own handle for easy removal at any stage of the process. Used leaves are easily tapped out into the compost bin or out on the garden. This oh so wonderful teapot is not only a great pourer, but not a single drip has it left anywhere it shouldn’t. The spout is a slightly different shape to others I’ve seen, the tip is slightly flattened, which I guess accounts for its amazing non-drip proclivity. It now sits happily in my kitchen where it will be very well used.
I’ve just noticed that there is a sale on at Red Candy and I might be paying a visit as soon as I’ve finished writing this.
Giveaway
Red Candy have kindly offered one of these marvellous teapots to one lucky Chocolate Log Blog reader.
Gill
24th April 2013
Definitely Earl Grey!!
Manda Louise
19th May 2013
A nice cup of Tetley 🙂
Tracy K Nixon
24th April 2013
I lovely Twinnings English Breakfast with a Rich Tea biscuit!
Jen Harris
24th April 2013
english breakfast for me pls
Angie-Cupcake
24th April 2013
I would make some camomile & honey Twinings tea – perfect way to start a morning!
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Kath
24th April 2013
Ooh this teapot is lovely. I like the idea of the lift our infuser very much. There is a tea that a shop in these parts sell called Shropshire Brew, which you wouldn’t like but I love. It puts hairs on your chest.
Jane Willis
24th April 2013
I’ve got some Kenyan tea that I keep putting off opening because of the faff involved in using loose tea, but this clever teapot would make it faff free so i’d try that.
mpsandy
24th April 2013
Earl Grey for breakfast.
JudeVFR400
24th April 2013
Yorkshire tea Gold for my partner’s breakfast cuppa. For my daughter coming home after finishing her degree, some darjeeling I think. And a chocolate biscuit.
julsthomas
24th April 2013
A good strong cup of breakfast quality tea – lovely way to wake up in the morning
Helen Dickinson
24th April 2013
Earl Grey for me x
CALLUM DAVIES
24th April 2013
A strong tea
laura banks
24th April 2013
a builders brew nice and strong
mellysocks
24th April 2013
A pot of breakfast tea,not too strong for me though!
Maya Russell
25th April 2013
I’d make black tea. Nice and strong.
Karen Whittaker
25th April 2013
Lavender Earl Grey from Twinings – a nice gentle wake up
Anonymous
25th April 2013
Earl Grey for me please
dawn chapman
25th April 2013
Breakfast tea, but it has to be strong!
Anonymous
25th April 2013
Strong Twinnings Breakfast tea!!
Spotted Page
25th April 2013
English Breakfast would be my first cuppa shared with my hubby 🙂
Katie
25th April 2013
Traditional english breakfast, nothing like it!
lucky321
25th April 2013
a nice refreshing cup of english breakfast tea x
visioneer
25th April 2013
Morning, we have some herbal tea, e brought back from Sri Lanka, it has sat in the cupboard since, with this teapot, we would give it a go
clair downham
25th April 2013
english breakfast
Kerry Seery
25th April 2013
It would have to be a freshly picked Mint tea 🙂
Chas
25th April 2013
Any old cup of tea will do for me!
Sarah Maclean
25th April 2013
It would be Redbush rooibos for me!
JaynesDen
25th April 2013
Twinings Earl Grey
Adele Leek
25th April 2013
I like most herb teas – but my first would be peppernint
soozwales
25th April 2013
A 3am black tea when we have a mad night at work.
Amanda Graham
25th April 2013
Always English Breakfast for me, nothing else will do!!
Chloe B
25th April 2013
Russian Caravan.
John Taggart
25th April 2013
Earl Grey
Sarahann Tonner
25th April 2013
A nice pot of green tea 🙂 x
Gary Topley
25th April 2013
English Breakfast for me x
Anne-Marie Taylor
25th April 2013
Yorkshire Tea from Harrogate!
Charlotte Clark
25th April 2013
Some healthy chai tea!
stacey green
25th April 2013
a Whittards red berry tisane would seriously do the trick!
kasza
25th April 2013
Good old Yorkshire Tea.
Cat Williams
25th April 2013
Earl Grey with some digestives!
Anonymous
25th April 2013
Earl Grey All the way
JSPic
25th April 2013
Traditional English tea
Anonymous
25th April 2013
English breakfast
Kathy Cakebread
25th April 2013
just normal tea
Anonymous
25th April 2013
A really strong pot of English Breakfast Tea.
philiboy
25th April 2013
Morrisons De-caff
Anonymous
25th April 2013
English Breakfast please!
Kieran J
25th April 2013
English breakfast
ian barker
25th April 2013
A nice strong cup of breakfast tea.
Sarah Davison
25th April 2013
A nice cup of typhoo
Anonymous
25th April 2013
Tetley
Emma Walters
25th April 2013
twinnings every day 🙂
Anonymous
25th April 2013
any as long as its strong and sweet
Victoria Iwan
25th April 2013
I would make a gorgeous cuppa for my boyfriend who absolutely loves tea!
nataliemay30
25th April 2013
Earl Grey
Anonymous
25th April 2013
English Breakfast tea for breakfast for me and my husband.
Hazel Rae – @beachrambler
Cupcaker
25th April 2013
Tesco’s own blend, not a fussy cuppa woman, just a nice refreshing brew
Penny Lee
25th April 2013
tetley
Helen Moulden
25th April 2013
A nice cup of English breakfast!
Debbie Hercock
25th April 2013
I would get myself a nice fruity rooibos tea, preferably strawberry. Tea just tastes better brewed in a teapot.
Abby Carroll
25th April 2013
earl grey 🙂
angie mummy
25th April 2013
a regular cup of PG Tips
Caroline
25th April 2013
A really strong Earl Grey – served with a little lemon.
saurus
26th April 2013
Assam is my favourite.
jenniwren12
26th April 2013
good old breakfast tea
Kim Plant
26th April 2013
Yorkshire tea 🙂
allansmithuk83
26th April 2013
Earl Grey
andrea lloyd
26th April 2013
pg tips
tracy
26th April 2013
PG Tips, its the only tea that I like!
@tjsi1963
Louise
26th April 2013
Peppermint green tea.
Jenni
26th April 2013
What a great prize
Victoria Lee
26th April 2013
PG Tips! Always PG Tips, with a dash of milk… mmm
Jo Bo
26th April 2013
Chamomile tea!
Fiona Matters
26th April 2013
Twinings earl grey tea.
Sarah Spencer
26th April 2013
Twinings English Breakfast Tea
lia burns
27th April 2013
earl grey! liaburns18@hotmail.co.uk
ladyluck13
27th April 2013
A nice cup of teapigs chocolate flake tea 🙂
diavolina1610
27th April 2013
I love my PG Tips with lots of milk 🙂
Solange
27th April 2013
Earl Grey
Andrea Johnson
27th April 2013
Twinings English Breakfast
Rebecca Phillips
27th April 2013
Green tea
tamalyn
27th April 2013
some green tea that i am currently drinking every morning
anna
27th April 2013
pg tips, for my hubby
Matthew Baker
28th April 2013
Darjeeling for me!
Susan Freeman
28th April 2013
medium to strong cup of tea and a digestive biscuit
Jean Bolsover
28th April 2013
Good old strong builders brew!
Isabel
28th April 2013
I have a cinnamon tea I haven’t tried yet. I am scared it wont taste as good as it smells.
@yyesidolikecake
Rich
28th April 2013
Yorkshire Gold for me please!
Chris
28th April 2013
Decaff for me as I like it on the weak side.
Christian Halfmann
28th April 2013
It’s good to have a nice and reliably tea pot. I have several teapots, but I have to attach an extra drip-guard – if that’s the right word. That teapot seems to be a very useful one. Enjoy it!
Joan
28th April 2013
I like all kinds of tea, hot and cold. I think I’d make some chai first.
Jennie
28th April 2013
CHAI TEA!
Isis1981uk
28th April 2013
An Earl Gray for my husband’s breakfast!
Susan Naylor
28th April 2013
What a lovely cheerful looking teapot, I am afraid I’d lower the tone by using it to brew up my PG Tips!
michele omalley
28th April 2013
Breakfast Tea would be my choice
Holly Detre
28th April 2013
English breakfast tea.
Emily Beard
28th April 2013
Loose leaf Darjeeling tea 🙂
Kerry Locke
29th April 2013
My new garden has lots of lovely young nettle buds .. so a nice nettle tea would go down well!
Julie Baxter
29th April 2013
PG tips for breakfast 🙂
Tracey Morton
1st May 2013
It would have to be Yorkshire tea. My Favourite!
Jibber JabberUK
2nd May 2013
Pot of Earl Grey – I have one every morning.
jessica agyin
3rd May 2013
would be my green and lime tea
Allan
3rd May 2013
M&S Extra Strong loose Leaf Tea. Love it!
elff73
3rd May 2013
a good strong english breakfast tea
caydensmum
3rd May 2013
Lemon tea
Michael Rattray
3rd May 2013
Green tea
DayRSunny
3rd May 2013
Plain old English brekfast tea -can’t beat it imho 🙂
Christopher Jones
3rd May 2013
Good old Builders breakfast for me 🙂
Rey Chun
3rd May 2013
I’d make a pot of Assam
Francesca Harrod
3rd May 2013
Yorkshire gold…I have some sat waiting!!
Karen
3rd May 2013
PG Tips
Anonymous
3rd May 2013
Lemon and ginger – first thing in the morning
Anonymous
3rd May 2013
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TRADITIONAL ENGLISH BREAKFAST FOR ME!
MARY HEALD
clairew137
3rd May 2013
Earl Grey
Tammy Tudor
3rd May 2013
honey and lemon tea 🙂
Lisa Day
4th May 2013
I would have a nice cup of Twinnings every day tea.
Chris
4th May 2013
………Twinings definitely for me
Anonymous
4th May 2013
twingings ginger
drcat1981
4th May 2013
I’ve got some lovely Jasmine Blossom tea to try
Rebecca Woodroof
4th May 2013
Earl grey
tamsin dean
4th May 2013
English breakfast always wins
Patricia Owen
4th May 2013
Earl Grey because I’d share with my daughter and it’s the tea she insists on 🙂
Oh Emma.
6th May 2013
Coconut black tea – there’s a wonderful little place in Oxford that sells it, and I feel rotten trying to cram it into a diffuser when it deserves so much better!
rastro
6th May 2013
Peppermint tea 🙂
sue
6th May 2013
some cranberry an blood orange fruit infusion
solfleur
7th May 2013
I would make a lovely pot of rooibos/redbush tea
Patterry
7th May 2013
Breakfast tea
Jennifer Jack
8th May 2013
good old tetleay
Kayleigh Butler
8th May 2013
Fresh mint tea, yum =)
Heather Haigh
8th May 2013
A cup of darjeeling, I’m one for a gentle brew.
diva1977
8th May 2013
citrus green tea
Mickie Bull
8th May 2013
Clipper Fruit Tea
updatemaster
9th May 2013
Would love to win this fantastic prize! hollymarierose@live.co.uk
tracyac
9th May 2013
Has to be Earl Grey. Good luck to everyone x
Wayne Bristow
10th May 2013
English Breakfast
Steven Fairbairn
11th May 2013
Yorkshire tea for a start.
Pam Francis Gregory
11th May 2013
Yorkshire Tea
charlieemma
12th May 2013
redbush tea!
Kayley
12th May 2013
I’d make a mixture of Strawberry Lemonade & Blueberry Bliss tea from Teavana.
tinkertink2010
13th May 2013
I really love Earl Grey – I always have a cup to start the day 🙂 xoxo
Anne
13th May 2013
Loads of English Breakfast tea- can’t get enough of it.
Arabella
13th May 2013
I have some lovely large leaf Darjeeling which needs a big pot to swirl around in 🙂
Marion
13th May 2013
Tetley Tea mmmm…keeping my fingers crossed 🙂
etcstacey
14th May 2013
ginger lemon tea !
veronica still
14th May 2013
Always wanted one of theses teapot I love my PG Tips Tea
Emma Ellison
14th May 2013
English Breakfast
jen jackson
14th May 2013
Breakfast tea
REBECCA TOWNSEND
15th May 2013
A nice Darjeeling
Mandy Cove
16th May 2013
a nice up of tetleys
Anonymous
16th May 2013
some loose leaf green tea from china
Gillian Holmes
16th May 2013
I always start the day with Nettle tea.
Choclette
17th May 2013
I heartily approve of that. I’m just drinking a cup of nettle and mint tea – both freshly picked from our plot and it is delicious and a beautiful green colour to boot.
Gabrielle Svensson
17th May 2013
It would be a cup of Earl Grey Tea
tabbaz123
17th May 2013
Would have to be Earl Grey
Rainbowwitch
17th May 2013
Strong Yorkshire tea
greigspencer
17th May 2013
earl grey loose tea
Nathan Webb
17th May 2013
might try getting some fresh nettle from the garden beings as it has an infuser?
Choclette
17th May 2013
Add some fresh mint to the nettle if you can, it’s makes for a very refreshing brew.
Jerri Davis
17th May 2013
Luzianne . Thank You. Jerri Davis
maddogs
17th May 2013
Twinings English Breakfast on the patio (because we must get at least one sunny morning this summer? Please.)
angela Behlen
18th May 2013
I love peppermint tea so that would be my choice 🙂
Anonymous
18th May 2013
Nice cup of Yorkshire tea in the morning 🙂
claire matthews-curtis
claire.bob23@hotmail.co.uk
MrChiblet
18th May 2013
The first pot I would make would be using English Breakfast.
Sarah
18th May 2013
Some green tea 🙂
Rhian
19th May 2013
English breakfast tea, for breakfast
Phyllis Ellett
19th May 2013
Lovely Breakfast tea, me thinks with some custard creams.
Anonymous
19th May 2013
Jasmine tea.
Michelle pierce
Victoria James
19th May 2013
Green tea and pomegranate, its my favourite right now
Deborah Hambleton
19th May 2013
A lovely breakfast tea
Vanessa Crowley
19th May 2013
a cup of tetleys
Kristy Brown
19th May 2013
A nice cuppa Tetley for my breakfast!
Kevin
19th May 2013
Breakfast Tea 4 me
ROSEMARY SHEEHAN
19th May 2013
peppermint
debwh142
20th May 2013
PG Tips nice and strong
dwerry
20th May 2013
Green tea
samantha_ripley
20th May 2013
yorkshire tea yum!
Natalie White
20th May 2013
Green Tea! Delicious 🙂
Naomib1980
20th May 2013
Normal English Breakfast, but i would makensure i had scones and finger sandwiches too so it was more of an event x
Kerry Lyme
20th May 2013
I love Chai tea so that’s what I’d make 🙂
Kerry Lyme
corinne wright
20th May 2013
tetleys, you cant beat it x
Daniel Stacey
20th May 2013
Strong cup of breakfast tea
princesssmithee
20th May 2013
apple tea
HannahE85
20th May 2013
Always will be English Breakfast – my fave!!
karen
20th May 2013
a nice cup of pg tips
Sarah Redfern
20th May 2013
Strawberry Rooibos Fruit Infusion for me……. perfect for a summer morning (just needing the sun)x
victoria
20th May 2013
a nice cup of chai 🙂
joanna_kow
20th May 2013
Earl Grey tea
sheridarby
20th May 2013
English breakfast for breakfast
Stacy Fenemore
20th May 2013
strong and sweet
Dawn
20th May 2013
I must confess it would be good ‘ol Tetley! I love my Tea – I probably drink far too much but it’s just too damn good to not drink another cup of it!
Lorraine
20th May 2013
it would be english tea, for breakfast, tea the best drink of the day
John Naylor
21st May 2013
Whittards Original brewed to a strength you can walk on
Alison
21st May 2013
English Breakfast
patanne1
21st May 2013
lapsang Souchong here…perfect way to begin the day!
Louise Hutchings
21st May 2013
Earl Grey I just love it
Christina Jarrett
21st May 2013
Redbush tea with vanilla! Soooo yummy! 😀
rebecca nisbet
21st May 2013
Pg tips or tetley
Anonymous
21st May 2013
Always have a cup of PG in our house first thing. Always, always made in a teapot and properly brewed. @flowerpowerlife
Rishona Taylor
21st May 2013
Would like this for my dad and would make him an Earl Grey which is his favourite! 🙂
Robyn Clarke
21st May 2013
Green tea with jasmine.
Kayleigh
21st May 2013
Standard PG Tips 🙂
zeenie
21st May 2013
tetley tea. sluurrppp
Angie Hoggett
21st May 2013
I would make a lovely cup of Ringtons Breakfast tea
Allison Sherwood
21st May 2013
PG Tips for me
Eleanor Jones
21st May 2013
Green tea 🙂
larelle
21st May 2013
A lovely loose leaf Ceylon tea.
Rachael Donovan
21st May 2013
A nice cup of tetleys
natalie boundy
21st May 2013
twinnings green tea has to be the best 🙂
lastkisstoo
21st May 2013
My favourite green tea 🙂
Brian Douglas
21st May 2013
Just love the colour red
Jenny Rogers
21st May 2013
English breakfast tea – with a biscuit.
Danielle Pearce
21st May 2013
Traditional English Breakfast Tea, a great wake up cuppa
Danielle Pearce
21st May 2013
English Breakfast Tea, the perfect Wake up cuppa
glittery59
21st May 2013
Earl Grey or Lady Grey
WeeWillieWilkie
21st May 2013
A cup of Yorkshire tea 🙂
Brooke Adametz
21st May 2013
Chamomile!
krnries
21st May 2013
I would brew a lovely Jasmine tea
Anonymous
21st May 2013
tetley
Peanutbunny
21st May 2013
I would make some lovely peppermint tea. 🙂
Anonymous
21st May 2013
nice pot of tea lisa ann tebbutt
Kerry Pool
21st May 2013
A good English Breakfast tea 🙂
Ccleaver2
21st May 2013
A good old breakfast tea!
Susan Hoggett
21st May 2013
ringtons tea
Gary Martindale
21st May 2013
A nice pot of Yorkshire Tea
Anonymous
21st May 2013
English Breakfast tea.
@jaizduck
Mrs Voucher
21st May 2013
Twinnings English Breakfast.
Anonymous
21st May 2013
Twinning Everyday Tea – Nice & strong
Gul
kelli flanagan
21st May 2013
A nice strong English Breakfast tea for me
Mandy Wan
21st May 2013
Yorkshire Tea
straysuzi
21st May 2013
Lady Grey – i am a real lady you know lol
Alisa Moore
22nd May 2013
Earl Grey
Sheila Reeves
22nd May 2013
Some loose leaf English Breakfast tea
Janet T
22nd May 2013
I have scented earl grey from Atkinson’s in Lancaster. They are the best tea and coffee shop ever.
Cheryl Kean
22nd May 2013
PG IN MY TEA POT!
jayne b
22nd May 2013
Liquorice with mint
Caroline
22nd May 2013
Just a normal pot of PG tips 😉
michelle rose
22nd May 2013
pg tips mostly x sometimes green tea
sherrill
22nd May 2013
Earl Grey
Louise
22nd May 2013
Jasmine tea – simply delicious
Victoria thurgood
22nd May 2013
Gonna have to be pg tips for me
Susan Hill
22nd May 2013
Lemon & Ginger tea.
saf khan
22nd May 2013
Earl Grey for me
HGrout
22nd May 2013
PG Tips!
Esther James
22nd May 2013
ordinary fair trade
Sarah Clegg
22nd May 2013
lovely tetley of course with some rich t biccys to dunk 🙂
Michelle
22nd May 2013
Love a cup of Yorkshire tea:0) xx
Erica Price
22nd May 2013
Jasmine tea
Claire Toplis
22nd May 2013
Earl Grey
jacquelinec
22nd May 2013
Breakfast tea that’s my favourite.
Sally Poole
22nd May 2013
Earl grey
BeX
22nd May 2013
green tea
Christine O'Prey
22nd May 2013
Chamomile Tea 🙂
Andy
22nd May 2013
Lady Grey
VeridianStorm
22nd May 2013
Earl Grey
VeridianStorm@aol.com
neet
22nd May 2013
a nice strong earl grey xx
jackier333
22nd May 2013
Rooibos
debbie skinner
22nd May 2013
A well brewed first one of the day!!!
Cat
22nd May 2013
I’d make a nice cup of Tetley Decaf 🙂
pinkcherry
22nd May 2013
twinnings everyday tea
chloeclogs
22nd May 2013
pg tips! first cup of the day is the best.