You dont have to make a full pot of tea, just what you drink. If you
want one pot to last all day long, remove the tea leaves, and drink at
room temperature. You might find adding ice better.

Jim

On Feb 28, 8:21 am, "<RJ>" > wrote:
> After moving into "loose tea", I bought a pretty teapot.
>
> Problem is, it takes me over an hour to drink a pot of tea.
> By then, the tea is lukewarm or cool.
> I've even tried a "cosy", but it really doesn't help too much.
> A friend has suggested using a thermos after the tea's been brewed.
> But that sort of defeats the idea of "the pretty teapot".
>
> ???