I'm thinking maybe tip it to one side... or just use your other tea pot.
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Question for the Brittish FunSubers:
I know that the kettles are metal, but shouldn't a tea pot be porcelain or ceramic? Isn't the water boiled in a kettle, then put in the tea pot with the tea leaves?
Well, not all kettles are like this - most are electric nowadays, whereupon you pour out the hot water straight into waiting mugs or, for more special occasions, into a teapot to then be poured from that; metal kettles such as that above are quite old-fashioned and are used to boil water over a stove, and once the water is heated their water is transferred to a nicer - usually porcelain or ceramic as you say - teapot. Teapots are used for more formal or special occasions (generally), whereas the average person making themselves a cuppa will just use the electric kettle. It's fairly uncommon for the average person to use either an old-fashioned metal kettle or a teapot for serving, nowadays.
As for tea leaves vs. tea bags, that comes down to personal preference. Tea bags are far more popular due to their ease - and can be used in mug and tea pot alike - but some people prefer leaves (though, like teapots and metal kettles, it's less common)
Hope this answers you :)
Excellent, thank you. That is pretty much what I was thinking... the older traditions and what I anticipated to be more common ease of use these days.
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As far as the down votes go... IDK, maybe someone is getting weirded out by an American and (presumably) a Britt talking about the finer points of making a cup of tea.
Sorry to burst your bubble but, that's an Irish ad for Caroll's ham. The ad is about how they try to get things done faster except when they cook their ham, so they say it's always a slow day at Caroll's. So really, ULTRA-MEGA IRISH level unlocked
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Question for the Brittish FunSubers:
I know that the kettles are metal, but shouldn't a tea pot be porcelain or ceramic? Isn't the water boiled in a kettle, then put in the tea pot with the tea leaves?
As for tea leaves vs. tea bags, that comes down to personal preference. Tea bags are far more popular due to their ease - and can be used in mug and tea pot alike - but some people prefer leaves (though, like teapots and metal kettles, it's less common)
Hope this answers you :)
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As far as the down votes go... IDK, maybe someone is getting weirded out by an American and (presumably) a Britt talking about the finer points of making a cup of tea.