Can I use Tea Lights to heat it up as well or does the water have to be warmed first?
1995875
I believe the instructions indicate that the water be heated in another vessel.
368625
Yes, you can heat water and add to pot with the flowering tea, then you can watch the bloom open, I put the pot w/the tea ball in the microwave for two minutes. Perfect, remember you can use the flowering tea ball 10 times.Sincerely, Alice
258080
I have no problem. As long as you use only those tiny tea candles inside the outside/underneath heat is not very hot.
2127871
You need to put a wire on the burner and use a low heat. The teapot will keep your tea nice and hot this way, without hurting the teapot. Enjoy!
1203746
I would probably just warm the top the tea pot warmer on the stove and skip the candle. The cast iron will hold enough heat to keep it warm for a while and you will not chance a black spot on you nice tea pot.
1841468
no, if you touch the top of the light it'll be warm but the light itself won't heat up the water's surface considerably.
2243177
The manual says not to put it directly on a burner... Then again it is cast-iron and indirect heat should be fine, the company even sells an iron stand for use with tea-lights, so I would think it depends on how hot you have the stove going
1145237
I use it to steep the tea so I pour boiling water in to it. I know there is a candle warmer for it to stay hot. I wouldn;t put it on the stove myself.
1826612
no you must heat the water on stove top or microwave and then pour in to tea pot
1990984
I also purchased a tea pot warmer that uses a tea light candle. It keeps the pot of tea just the right temp for drinking for several hours or until I finish the pot.
537362
I heat water in another container and pour it into the teapot. I don't think you would want the flames to touch the sides, and it is rather small, so it may not fit well on a gas burner.
1740349
No, there is no light, however the rocker switch on the top of the handle, (which you push to start heating the water) pops up when the water in the tea pot reaches the proper temerature that you have selected on the round dial at the bottom of the pot. When I start the heating process I soon hear a rumbling as the water heats up. You can see it bubble up through the vertical gage which is clear. It functions to indicate how much wter is in the pot.
1726381
you add hot/boiling water to this teapot. It just acts as a vessel for brewing the tea and should not be used to heat water in.
831249
Yes you can heat water in the microwave in the teapot. I also have a sunbeam hot shot that is great for heating single serve up to 2 cups of water.
879787
I highly recommend warming the water first. Using cold water can be very uncomfortable.
1792051
Unfortunately no, but you can just as easily put cold water in it and run it without worrying that its gonna heat up. The heating thing only keeps hot water warm for a short period because its not meant to actually heat up the water.
2213354
I haven't done this myself, I still boil water in a kettle first, but stoneware is fired at such high heat that it should be possible to heat the water right in the teapot, in the microwave. The only problem you may have, is the teapot could get very hot, including the handle.