i love collecting teapots.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Dry tea is available either in tea bags or as loose tea, in which case a tea infuser or tea strainer may be of some assistance, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served. Some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout. A small air hole in the lid is often created to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a thermal cover called a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping process or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly. The teapot was invented in China during the Yuan Dynasty. It was probably derived from ceramic kettles and wine pots, which were made of bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years. Tea preparation during previous dynasties did not use a teapot. In the Tang Dynasty, a cauldron was used to boil ground tea, which was served in bowls.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love collecting old, vintage teapots. Do you enjoy this hobby as well?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I doent really collect teapots. I use mine to steep tea leaves though."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I see. I think different tea pots have a different impact on the tea leaves you heat in them. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree. Are some of the vintage teapots you have made of ceramic kettles or old wine pots? I know some old ones were even bronze."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Most of them are ceramic kettles since these are the best quality in my opinion. Bronze ones are quite expensive I think."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That is cool. The Yuan Dynasty in China invented the teapot."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes I remember seeing historical artifacts from the Yuan Dynasty when I visited the teapot museum in London."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That must have been a great experience. I also know that the Tang Dynasy used a cauldron in order to boil their tea. They then served it bowls."}]