I bought this to replace my teapot teapot black cast very flat shape (I could not really knowing what I was drinking because the cast was not glazed and almost impossible cleaning !!!). The object is very beautiful, large capacity. My first surprise was discovering that this teapot kept my hot tea as long as the cast iron teapot besides it just be cleaned easily. The filter, large (easy cleaning) is of excellent quality, stainless steel, the frame is fine and does not let the tea leaves. In fact, I love my new teapot and do not soon change a ... this is great, it is very robust ^^