I make all my tea in one of these tea pots. It holds enough to make a breakfast cup of tea, or several bowls of 'Kung Fu' style teas, like Oolong and Pu Erh. You can see the leaves unfurling and enjoy watching the infusion slowly change colour. The spring in the spout stops all but the smallest leaves escaping into your cup but if you prefer you can also use a tea strainer to gather those. It is elegant in shape and perfect in design. I make all my teas with 1g to 100ml of water so I would recommend 2.5g for this pot.