Scott Dorsey wrote:
It CAN be beat, because the one that Upton's sells for about the same
price seems to be more rugged.

But the People's Brew Basket is available from anyone who carries
Republic of Tea products. In the southeast, that means if you need
one on short notice, you can get it off the shelf at a Fresh Market.
This is very handy.

Sure, there are others... just that this one works well and is easy to
get a hold of inexpensively. As for ruggedness... it is just a tea
infuser. Mine goes through the microwave daily at work, gets abused as
much as a tea infuser can I guess, and it has not failed me.

As for the Teapot, I'm not sure, how wide is the mouth of it? The brew
basket is exactly as wide as a standard coffee mug. I'm sure some quick
addition could make it work, such as the chopstic suggestion or even
just gluing three "tabs" in a triangle pattern that would extend the
lip of the basket.

- Dominic