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Types of Tea Sets
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When looking for a tea set, there are many to choose from. For a plain teapot, you may just want a metal teapot set. If you want something artistic, many artistic tea sets are hand made in porcelain. Here is some information on the different types of tea sets:
Ceramic and Porcelain Tea Sets
Most of the fancy tea sets are made from ceramic and porcelain materials. In fact, porcelain was discovered in China. Porcelain is a type of ceramic that is very hard and has a translucent white color. Therefore a porcelain tea set will be more durable than a ceramic one. With this style tea set, it is easy for the cups and teapot to be shaped and painted. Many exquisite oriental designs are often painted on to the sets that make this type of tea set a great show set or a gift set.
Glass Tea Sets
Glass tea sets are more of a modern and contemporary set that has also become popular. With glass, you can see the tea inside the teapot and cups. If your teapot comes with a tea leaf compartment, you can watch the color of the tea and adjust the strength of the tea flavor as you like.
Metal Tea Sets
Metal tea sets, like glass, are more simple in design. One advantage of a metal tea set is that they can be placed on the stove. It saves you the step of having to boil water first in a kettle.
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