I was looking for an alternative to plastic to heat water for tea in the microwave.  This cute little pitcher will hold enough water for two 10 oz glasses of tea.  I heat the water in the pitcher, drop in a tea ball for 5 minutes, and have tea for the day.  I only drink iced tea so I make the tea early so it can cool down by the afternoon.  I gave the pitcher 4 stars because the handle gets hot.  I leave the pitcher out on the counter and the black dots are quite perky and match the black on my other appliances.  I like this pitcher a lot.