does this teapot come with a stainless steel filter as the title implies or polycarbonate strainer as the description implies?
1409385
I gave this as a gift a while back, but to my best recollection, it comes with a stainless steel strainer.
558737
Mine says general aire 4040, so I suppose it is generic. It does have the strainer.
111047
There is a metal very fine hole tea strainer that is removable. You definitely can pour it with the strainer in. It also can be used without the strainer too. This tea pot is the best I have ever used.
865895
I don't know for sure I think its stainless steel. I can tell you I have had mine for close to a year and it hasn't rust or showed any signs of ware. It is a very well made strainer I would order another hope this helps.
802360
I purchased (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LTOCSG), but am still using the filters that came with the unit. The filters are really only a paper circle, I don't believe you'll find a stainless or ceramic to replace it.
1789070
Replace the crap strainer that came with the teapot with a good metal mesh strainer.
303446
not sure what you mean by filter basket - it has the stainless steel insert where you put the coffee and then you just place it in the pot and put the lid on - no paper filters required.
1176289
No strainer with this teapot. Just a side note if you are thinking of purchasing. Because the pour spout is straight and not curved like most teapots, if the teapot is filled to capacity, sometimes when pouring, some tea will spill out from the spout on to the counter or whatever. With that said, I still love this pretty teapot and would not trade it.
1871929
No, but Artisan makes a strainer for it for a reasonable price. I also purchased the SS sink grate and it protects the sink from scratches and keeps the dishes out of the misc. debris from cleaning them off. Nice heavy duty sink!
877257
Speaking as to the actual product I received after ordering it, it's certainly not 18/10 stainless or for that matter any kind of stainless steel. The strainer I received is made out of a cheap aluminum grade material, polished to look like stainless steel, but it's not. I buy sheet metal for a living and I know a little about metals.
2089942
Yes, it does indeed. We purchased these strainers last October and on the side where we do dishes the ring that goes around the strainer has a lot of scratches and a bright orange brassy ring around the strainer. We don't wash pots on that side either. The other side has some small scratches and is just starting to show signs of wear. I loved them when I got them but I wouldn't recommend them as I think they are too pricey to have the wear they have already.
366532
The basket is stainless, albeit low grade. The center post is chromed plastic, and the "chroming' will flake off within weeks to months of use, at the most. I shall not buy this again, there are better quality strainers, but at this price point, you get what you pay for.
1017374
The strainer is shiny so it may not be stainless steel. Either way I love the strainer. I've had the strainer 6-8 months and I use it every day. I love being able to have it hanging in one side of my sink. Definitely a good buy.
1383472
The filter is ceramic holes built into the inside of the pot. The holes are big enough to allow finer tea particles to flow through but not the larger tea leaves. If you want to have perfectly filtered tea, then you need to buy a mesh filter, or filter the tea as you pour into a cup.
1176205
No strainer. But for myself, I do like to see the tea leaves floating inside. It is pretty.
1938403
The one pictured, and it has ridges at the bottom that filter the liquid. It is NOT an ovular t-ball kind of strainer with holes to filter.
1304895
This is difficult to answer for sure, but I don't think the resins used in this would contain BPA. First is the mesh part of the strainer, which is supposed to be Nylon (probably Nylon 6). Then the surrounding structure and handle appear to be either polypropylene or polyethylene (no #7 recycling symbol or other symbol is molded into mine). To my knowledge, none of these three resins are associated with BPA, which is more commonly found in polycarbonate (and maybe polystyrene) resins.