Bill, I see you had Mudcat on the screen when you pushed aside clutter to photograph your tea pots. I don't feel so bad about the mess on my desk now. (Except I've been an active participant on the decluttering thread so I'm trying to get past this mess.)

I don't use soap when I clean out my pot (that monthly swipe inside that I mentioned). Soap never tastes good in tea, and the flavor does linger no matter how much you try to rinse. Looks like we're on the same tea-brewing wavelength.

I have a pretty little stainless steel pot, but it cools too quickly, even with a tea cosy. I use it as the spare, and that's where I brew pots of non-black tea. It doesn't do to brew a gingery or cinnamony herbal tea in your regular tea pot. Mashes up the flavors, and then you do have to wipe out the inside.

SRS