I have fallen in love once again with the good old fashioned cup and saucer. A cup of good english tea supped from a tea cup tastes quite different than drunk from a mug. I like the fact its not too chunky on your lip and you don't feel bloated trying to drink a pint of tea. Of course if you want more - just keep the teapot warm. I love my teapot from Whittards. I bought a pretty plain white one which makes 6 cups but they have a gorgeous selection and all functional! That may sound a strange thing to say but having also recently bought a teapot from Cath Kidston which was totally disfunctional, I think it is important to make the point. They have teapots for one, two and six: http://www.whittard.co.uk/store/catalogue/China-P7000/Teapots-SC7001/
Oh. Having just said all that, if you choose a novelty teapot that looks like Big Ben or Red Telephone Box I'm not so sure it will perform well as a teapot - probably more of a mantlepeice display object if you like that sort of thing. One other thing I would like to recommend is trying different flavour tea's - we have all had the usual Tetley's or PG Tips but having tried other flavours like Assam and Ceylon. Personally I think Ceylon makes the perfect cup. Boyf prefers Assam but we both enjoy a good cuppa. Don't spend a fortune on new cups and saucers though if you are looking to join in my fun - you can usually find some really lovely ones in the local charity shop or from a second hand market. You can usually pick 6 up for about £6. I don't think thats going to break the bank is it? Otherwise why not look on ebay? Enjoy! As an afterthought, I bought some cups from Oxfam yesterday which cost me £4.99... I have just looked them up and you can buy them for £20: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69249289/vintage-queen-anne-kismet-bone-china now thats awsome.
Oh. Having just said all that, if you choose a novelty teapot that looks like Big Ben or Red Telephone Box I'm not so sure it will perform well as a teapot - probably more of a mantlepeice display object if you like that sort of thing. One other thing I would like to recommend is trying different flavour tea's - we have all had the usual Tetley's or PG Tips but having tried other flavours like Assam and Ceylon. Personally I think Ceylon makes the perfect cup. Boyf prefers Assam but we both enjoy a good cuppa. Don't spend a fortune on new cups and saucers though if you are looking to join in my fun - you can usually find some really lovely ones in the local charity shop or from a second hand market. You can usually pick 6 up for about £6. I don't think thats going to break the bank is it? Otherwise why not look on ebay? Enjoy! As an afterthought, I bought some cups from Oxfam yesterday which cost me £4.99... I have just looked them up and you can buy them for £20: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69249289/vintage-queen-anne-kismet-bone-china now thats awsome.
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