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<p>[QUOTE="msgood2shoe, post: 156842, member: 69"]IMHO, this is a coffee pot, not a tea pot. Remember the childhood rhyme, "I'm a little teapot, short & stout" </p><p><br /></p><p>The different shapes for tea pots and coffee pots result from the nature of tea and coffee. Tea leaves float and the spout, which joins the body of the tea pot near the bottom, allows the liquid brew to flow out from under them. Coffee grounds, on the other hand, sink, so the spout is typically mounted near the top of the coffee pot, allowing the coffee to flow out from above the grounds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="msgood2shoe, post: 156842, member: 69"]IMHO, this is a coffee pot, not a tea pot. Remember the childhood rhyme, "I'm a little teapot, short & stout" The different shapes for tea pots and coffee pots result from the nature of tea and coffee. Tea leaves float and the spout, which joins the body of the tea pot near the bottom, allows the liquid brew to flow out from under them. Coffee grounds, on the other hand, sink, so the spout is typically mounted near the top of the coffee pot, allowing the coffee to flow out from above the grounds.[/QUOTE]
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