Hastings Collective Large Thermal Coffee Carafe - Stainless Steel, Double Walled Thermal Pots For Coffee and Teas - White, Vacuum Carafes With Removable Tea Infuser and Strainer | 50 Oz.

Very happy with this product after three uses now. The main attraction was the built in tea steeper and coffee filter, and they certainly do their job (we've used both now). The pouring spout is precise, and friends comment on its sleek looks. It's thermal properties are not as strong as other glass thermal carafes, but it is enough for my wife's needs (keeping hot for about 4 hours). We keep it out of the dishwasher and wash the inside of the lid thoroughly each time. No complaints so far!

My children have been after me to replace my old silver-plated teapot (on left in photo) for several years. Finally I found one I liked. The Hastings Collective “Lagom” appealed to me because:1. The outer material is scratch resistance -- I concur with the one reviewer who tried to scratch it and was unable. The material seems very durable. I have also found that the tea stains wash off easily.2. I expect it will stand up to lots of use – and I will use mine a lot! Another reviewer used it in a restaurant and was impressed. I worked in quality management at a five-star hotel for many years so that spoke to me.3. I like the wood-like handle, though I wish the whole thing was less modern-looking. I chose white because the metal one looked too much like it belonged in a restaurant and another reviewer said the black was hard to keep clean-looking. If the company had offered fun colors, I likely would have picked one of those instead of white, but they chose a good white and I can live with it.4. The inner cages/baskets/infusers mean I can easily remove the tea leaves after the steeping period. There are two baskets; the metal inner basket (where you are supposed to put the tea leaves) has tiny holes, and the plastic outer basket has a finer screen/mesh designed to catch the dregs or the itty bitty pieces that might get through the holes of the inner basket. I used both baskets the way it was recommended but my first try was unsuccessful. I put the tea leaves (earl gray is my favorite black tea) in the inner basket and positioned everything properly. Something didn't work right though because although the leaves were wet, the tea (the normal amount that I put in my old pot of the same size) was exceedingly weak, as if the metal basket or the leaves in it blocked the passage of infused water somehow. I threw the weak tea out. The next time I put the leaves in just the outer basket, setting the metal basket aside, and it worked very well. The convenience of the baskets is great, especially if you are used to having to use a strainer while pouring your tea out, but a couple of points on this: a. The metal inner basket is tight on its seal and it gets hot when it sits in very hot water. On my first try (before I realized I could make do without it) I found out that if I want to limit the amount of time the tea leaves continue infusing the water, I had to remove that basket, and that was hard when I tried to do it. It was too wet to use a potholder and too hot to use just my hand, and has no special catch or holder that made it easier. b. The skinny outer basket has a plastic frame that is not so hot to the touch and allows me to reach in and take out the whole thing with my hands when the leaves have been in there long enough to suit me. A little handle might make that easier but I can manage with it as it is. I love how fine that mesh is. Well done, whoever found this material! (I hope it holds up!)5. The opening is big enough to get my hand in there to clean the inside of the pot. Once I have removed the basket(s), I add my milk and sugar right into the pot so I don't have to add them every time I want to refill my cup. I get a whole pot of tea prepared to my liking ready to go! So many thermos-type cups and carafes have a skinny neck and you need a long-handled brush to clean them but you can never feel like you've cleaned it well enough. The hand-size opening is a great feature! In my case, especially since I put the milk and sugar right into the pot after the tea has steeped, I want to be able to clean it well for the next time.6. I like being able to heat the pot and lengthen the amount of time the tea within will stay hot. The recommendation to put hot water in it for ten minutes is fine, but possibly complicates/lengthens the process. Many of us are a bit impatient for our tea or have other things to do than fill the pot with hot water so it can sit there while the rest of our water is boiling (which might take less than ten minutes, or more, and some people might get stuck on the ten-minutes part). I simply boil a bit more water than I need, pour some (I'm guessing half a cup or so) into the pot and swish it around for 10-15 seconds, then pour it out. The boiling water heats the inner sleeve nicely. Then right away I put in the basket with tea leaves and pour in the rest of the boiling water. The perfectly round inner thermal cylinder makes a circular swishing motion work well.7. The spout does not drip, dribble or otherwise function negatively. I’m not quite sure how they managed that, but it’s just right.8. The size is great for me. This pot holds 50 ounces, which is about right for 3-5 mugs, depending on how big the mugs are. The company also makes the 40-oz “Mysa” and the 68-oz “Venera,” which have slightly different body styles but I assume the same inner components.My old system involved two pots, one to make the tea in and another to pour the tea into (using a strainer) which I would then doctor with my milk and sugar. Being able to use one pot like this is wonderful!Bravo to Hastings Collective! I look forward to seeing if they develop fun colors or a more classically elegant, slightly curved perhaps, body design like my old pot. I would be over the moon.

I love these. They are very well made. I have the 40 oz version. I use it to keep cream of mushroom soup warm. I am Professional Barber and I also like to keep my cleaning solution in here for Combs and scissors. I think they keep it nice and sterile. I just have to remember to rinse it out a little bit better the next time I make coffee for guests.Highly recommended

I bought a second Hastings Collective coffee carafe, a white one. The white is even more beautiful than the black I got a couple of years ago. I like seeing it on the breakfast table. It keeps coffee hotter and fresher tasting than any other thermal carafe I've owned. One suggestion: the lid design obviously works well because the coffee stays so fresh, but the design also makes cleaning it a little awkward.

This is of beautiful design. A bit smaller than I had expected but will manage.

Just what I was looking for! I love everything about it. I just wish the second filter (interior and bigger) wasn’t plastic but stainless steal. If you can go over it or buy an spare one and place it as I did (I bought this here in Amazon:County Line Kitchen - Stainless Steel Filter & Infuser for Cold Brew, Iced Coffee, and Iced Tea - Use with 1 Quart Wide Mouth Mason Jars), then all 5 stars!! :)