This is the clear borosilicate glass tea pot I use in my home. Yes, it is Lead-free and stovetop safe!

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This is the clear borosilicate glass tea pot I use in my home. (Yes, it is Lead-free and stovetop safe!)

Here are the full XRF test results for the clear borosilicate glass teapot I use every day in my home. The picture below also shows one of the clear glass coffee mugs I use every day in my home too! I will make a separate post for that.

180-second test (3 minutes):

  • Barium (Ba): 455 +/- 139
  • Copper (Cu): 41 +/- 11 ppm
  • Iron (Fe): 124 +/- 23 ppm
  • Bismuth (Bi): 9 +/- 4 ppm
  • That’s it! Metals not detected by the XRF in consumer goods mode are not listed.
  • Negative for: Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony, and many other metals!

Here is my Amazon affiliate link for this little glass teapot: https://amzn.to/2EuI2AZ

As always please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for reading and for sharing my posts.

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

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This is the clear borosilicate glass tea pot I use in my home. (Yes, it is Lead-free and stovetop safe!)

 

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33 Comments

  1. Hi Tamara,

    What’s the name of the glass mug beside the teapot in the picture? I read your post regarding glassware as an alternative to ceramic and was disappointed to learn that even newer glassware may contain small traces of lead. By any chance, do you know of any kitchen glassware that is cadmium, lead, mercury and generally heavy metal free? I read your post on Duralex glassware however it bothers me ever so slightly that 1 – 2% of their glass composition includes aluminium (from what I understand, standard glass normally contains under 1%). Aluminium is definitely preferable to lead however, for the sake of my family and friends’ health (some of whom are already ill), I wish to use toxin free plates, bowls and mugs which I feel safe can be used everyday.

    Kind regards,

    Natasha

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    1. Hi

      Just wondering if T ever came back to you on this as I am in the middle of researching the most toxic free mugs, I was going to go for Duralex also but realised they contain Barium too and had no idea about aluminium being in them 🙁

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    2. Hi Just curious where did you see that Duralex mugs have >1% aluminium? I did not see that anywhere on Tamara’s website.

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      1. Hi Nidhi,

        I haven’t found there to be Aluminum in the Duralex products – but it is possible. I would expect it is bound in the glass if there is some. The Niton XL3T does not always include aluminum readings in the interface – but I try to note it and do additional readings when I suspect something might have high levels of aluminum.

        Tamara

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  4. Hello! What do you think about Czech glassware brand Simax? They say that their glassware is lead and cadmium free, and have a lot of certificates posted on their official web-site.

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    1. Hi Irinia!

      Thanks for commenting. I am not familiar with that brand, sorry.

      Usually Lead-free claims on unpainted undecorated glassware (mass-manufactured) are legitimate claims.

      Tamara

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      2. Hi Tamara,

        I am interested in the Simax brand also. They also have different size glass cooking pots. Could you consider testing their glass? Thanks.

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      3. Hi- changed my mind. An Amazon review commented they use recycled glass and some eye glass lens’s are made with thallium. I am leary of recycled products. You can erase my comment to the post. Thanks for helping.

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  6. Hi, do you have any recommendations for tea steepers? I have read that companies use many chemicals in producing the tea bags and would like to avoid steeping in bags.

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  7. I recently emailed a company selling borosilicate mugs and they told me all borosilicate will be lead, cadmium and even barium free ?! Is this true from your experience, I notice the above did contain barium but I don’t think its much of a concern.

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  8. I purchased this tea pot three months ago based on Tamara’s review and I find it charming:
    1. It heats water substantially faster than stainless steel
    2. With the clear glass you know exactly when the water has reached boiling
    3. With clear glass it is easy to judge precisely how much water to put in the pot
    It is delicate so you need to take care in handling it. In particular, when pouring from it, you need to remove the glass top.

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    1. If you know one pLEASE provide a link to a lead-free stovetop teapot that is actually available. The live link for the teapot above sends you to teapot that is not available and a message from Amazon that says it does not know when or if it will become available.

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  9. BARIUM
    ALUMINUM
    And
    STRATIUM (sp?)
    are what they have been spraying the world’s skies with.
    This ‘soup’ of metals CAN’T be good for our land, our animals or us!!!

    Remember: Sometimes when a company takes Out something…they can’t help but replace it with something worse or equal to what was taken out (This applies for BPA goods). It will be another 5-10 years Before we discover that there is yet another danger in these items…
    my opinion

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  10. I was using one of those vintage glass coffee pots with the mid century look to it, (kind of triangular looking), to heat up my water for tea. I just found your videos and am wondering if you’ve ever tested one of those, or if it would pretty much be similar to Pyrex products. I don’t see a brand anywhere on it. It has gold paint on the outside images. I better look for a different method 🙁

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  11. Is clear glass (especially advertised as “lead-free”) a safe way to go? I just purchased the LUXU Coffee mugs from Amazon, they say they are clear borosilicate glass and lead free, similar to the teapot, but without testing how can I be sure?
    https://amzn.to/39BNJiK product for reference.

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    1. Those should be Lead-free unless there is a white painted logo on the bottom of the cup or elsewhere.
      T

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  12. I bought this teapot upon Tamara’s recommendation and I love it. It boils water in about half the time as a metal pot. You can easily see how much water to fill and when the water is about to boil. If I were King Tut, this would be at the top of my list of items to take with me to the next world.

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  13. I thought Borosilicate glass was supposed to be bad for the environment because of the boron waste left behind through the production process, which is also expensive to dispose of properly, but can contaminate the ground; is that your finding? I also read that Borosilicate Glass and Ceramic Glass can still break at high temperatures if there is a manufacturing flaw or crack, and when they break, they break into dangerous shards, unlike Tempered Glass, but I think Tempered Glass may go flying when it breaks, so it is best to cook with safety glasses it seems. Anyway, with those things in mind, how is Borosilicate Glass better than Tempered Glass or Ceramic Glass, besides the possibility of Ceramic Glass having other contaminants? Would the only good option for glass bakeware or glass cookware be to use Tempered Glass and be sure to grab your safety goggles, so your eyes don’t get little bits of glass shooting into them? I also read that Tempered Glass loses its strength over time, so is likely to burst at some point.

    I appreciate your time!

    Thank you…

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    1. Really I just focus on heavy metals content and share the choices I have made for my home because they are less toxic than other options. I have not had any issues with any of the glassware in my kitchen breaking in the dramatic scenarios I have heard others share about.
      T

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  14. Hello
    Is ALL glass and stainless steel bad?? I’m so confused
    Send me a list of good safe glass and stainless steel items please.

    Thank you!!

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  17. Hi Tamara, first of all thank you for your hardwork. I’m glad i found your website. I just purchased a pair of Zwilling Sorrento coffee borosilicate glass mugs, are you familiar with this brand’s product/s? Are they safe?
    I’ve been also looking for alternatives to water kettles to boil water and jars. Where I currently live there’s not many decent options available. I have been surfing the internet looking for safe products to purchase in these two categories but there are not many options or simply there isn’t enough information.
    Available products here are
    1. for jars; there’s a 1 lt Anchor Hocking glass jar that looks like an old milk bottle
    2. a 6lts water dispenser of the same brand and
    3. Different Luminarc Jars.
    As for boiling water kettles there’s plenty of 1.Tramontina stainless steel non electric kettlewith a whistle
    2. The other options are the ALL CLAD boiling water kettle stainless steel 2 quarts capacity that’s being sold for an extra expensive price over here. Although if it’s the best option I’d still purchase it
    I’d appreciate a lot your recommendations.

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