Everywhere is now a kitchen.
Three hundred millilitres of boiling water, in something that rides in a bag.
Two walls, and nothing between them.
SUS 304 stainless, drawn double and vacuum sealed. That vacuum is why it can boil at the wall, come off the cord, and still be hot twelve hours later — and why the outside stays a thing you can hold.
Loose leaf. Not dust in paper.
A steel basket, not a plastic pod and not a bag you buy again every month. Fill it from a tin. Rinse it. Fill it again.
The display reads Celsius. So we added a Celsius temperature guide on the back.
The guide is printed into the finish on the back of the bottle — ten rows, Fahrenheit beside Celsius, so nobody has to look up a conversion mid-brew.
Turn it over.
The water is heated in the bottom and the leaf sits in the top. Inverting it sends the water up through the leaf. Turn it back and the tea drains down, brewed.
| °F | °C | °F | °C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50°F | 10°C | 140°F | 60°C |
| 68°F | 20°C | 158°F | 70°C |
| 86°F | 30°C | 176°F | 80°C |
| 104°F | 40°C | 194°F | 90°C |
| 122°F | 50°C | 212°F | 100°C |
The printed guide is a conversion table, 10–100 °C. The touch panel on the bottle sets the water between 40 °C and 100 °C.
Black & herbal
Assam, Earl Grey, rooibos, chamomile, peppermint. Full boil. Anything cooler and it comes out thin.
Fahrenheit is shown for reading; the bottle itself is set in Celsius on its own touch panel. This dial is a guide on this page — it does not control the kettle.
The lid
Screws down flat so it rides in a bag without a word. “Caution: steam” is printed on the top, and they mean it.
The steeping chamber
Unscrews from the body. A steel basket holds loose leaf — takes a bag too. Nothing to re-buy, nothing to throw away.
The heated body
Touch panel and read-out at the base, stainless lined inside. The heater sits under the floor of this piece — sealed in, nothing you can see or reach. Plug in to heat, pull the cord off, and it holds that heat past twelve hours.
Everywhere is now a kitchen.
Three hundred millilitres of boiling water, in something that rides in a bag. Every photograph here is of the stock in Columbus, shot as it sits.
Two walls, and nothing between them.
SUS 304 stainless, drawn double and vacuum sealed. That vacuum is why it can boil at the wall, come off the cord, and still be hot twelve hours later — and why the outside stays a thing you can hold.
The display reads Celsius. So we added a Celsius temperature guide on the back.
Ten rows, Fahrenheit beside Celsius, printed into the finish: 50°F/10°C through 212°F/100°C. The guide is a conversion table; the touch panel sets the water between 40 °C and 100 °C.
Lid, chamber, heated body.
The lid screws down flat. The steeping chamber unscrews from the body and holds loose leaf in a steel basket. The heated body carries the touch panel and read-out, stainless lined, with the heater sealed under its floor.
Loose leaf. Not dust in paper.
A steel basket, not a plastic pod and not a bag you buy again every month. The water is heated in the bottom and the leaf sits in the top — invert it and the water goes up through the leaf, turn it back and the tea drains down, brewed.
One, or a pallet.
Every photograph on this page is of the stock in Columbus, shot as it sits — no lifted exposure, no invented detail. Pick a colour and the gallery, the page and your order all follow it.
Fill it at the tap, press once, and a few minutes later you have boiling water — in something you can put in a bag. Brand new in the original retail box, detachable cord and manual card included.
| Quantity | Per unit |
|---|---|
| 10 – 24 units | $26 |
| 25 – 49 units | Quote |
| 50 units — case | $22 |
| 51 – 99 units | Quote |
| 100 – 199 units | $19 |
| 200+ units — pallet | $17 |
Plain words are fine. Mixed colours cost nothing extra.
There is no card checkout on this site. Order now sends me an order request — I confirm the stock and the price, and we settle on handover or delivery. First order is payment on delivery, with an invoice.
How it works, in depth
Setting up
Unbox the bottle, the detachable cord and the manual card. Rinse the chamber and the body before the first brew. The bottle must be plugged in to heat — the cord comes off once the water is hot, and the vacuum does the rest.
The controls
Two touch pads sit on the lower band either side of the display window: one adjusts the temperature, the other confirms or cancels. The read-out and the setting are in Celsius, and the range is 40 °C to 100 °C.
Brewing
Water is heated in the body; the leaf sits in the chamber above it in a steel basket. Invert the bottle and the water rises through the leaf; turn it back and the brewed tea drains down. Loose leaf or a bag both work.
Power
120 V, with the detachable cord included in the box. It heats on the plug only. Warm retention off the cord is 12+ hours.
Cleaning
Rinse the chamber and basket after each brew so the leaf does not sit. The body is stainless lined. Do not submerge the base or the touch panel, and let it cool before rinsing.
Care
Steam comes out hot — the lid is printed “Caution: steam” for a reason. Screw the lid down before it goes in a bag. Keep the cord and the contacts dry.
Everything above was read off the product, the retail box and the manual card in hand. Wattage, certification marks, warranty terms and the exact size of a single temperature step are not stated on those, so they are not stated here either — ask and I will get it from the supplier in writing.
See how it works in live action
A real clip of the bottle heating, steeping and pouring is being cut for this spot. There is no video file in place yet, so there is nothing to play — when the footage lands it drops straight in here. Until then the sequence above and the photographs below are the honest version.
Moving this week.
What people are actually asking for. BOTA is the flagship; the rest is what came through the door and priced up well.
Bought right, priced right.
Quantities and one-offs that came in below cost to replace. Most of this is well under retail — not all of it, and I say which is which on the card.
New off the truck.
Photographed as it landed. Ask about any of it — counts move quickly and I would rather tell you than guess on a page.
Walk the aisles.
Eight categories on the floor. Open one to see what is actually photographed in it and what I can source against it. Where a category has nothing shot yet, it says so.
Four steps, and one of them is mine.
No portal, no account, no minimum to talk to me.
A count, a category, a photograph, or just the problem. Quantity helps most — it decides the price.
From what is on the floor in Columbus, or from the warehouses I buy through. You get one number, landed, with the freight separated out.
No pressure and no auto-renew. If the number does not work, tell me and I will go back out.
On the Houston run most weeks, by carrier, or on a pallet by freight. Collection from Columbus is always open.
A middleman is only worth it if he removes work.
StockFlow moves a wide floor quickly — a lot of it well below retail, and some of it distinctive stock priced on its own merits. BOTA is the flagship. I will not pretend every line is a bargain or that every request can be filled.
You deal with me, not a queue. I answer these myself, usually the same day.
Every photograph is of the actual unit, shot as it sits. If it is not photographed, the page says so instead of showing a stand-in.
The warehouses do not staff up to sell to you. That is the whole job.
The questions you’re already asking.
Can I buy one?
Yes. A single bottle is $39.99, brand new in the original retail box. Ten is where wholesale starts at $26 a unit.
Do you take a card?
Not on this site yet. There is no card processor connected, so nothing is charged here. First order is payment on delivery, with an invoice; after that terms are a conversation.
Is the price on the page the price I pay?
The price on the page is the merchandise price. Shipping, freight and any applicable tax are quoted separately, once I know the count and the address. I do not fold them into the unit price.
Can I mix colours on a wholesale order?
Yes, at no extra cost. Put the split in the “preferred colour mix” field in plain words — “20 mint, 20 pearl, 10 apricot” is perfect.
What about 25–49, or 51–99 units?
Those two bands are quoted rather than listed. Tell me the count and I will price it — it lands between the bands either side.
Will you source something that isn’t on the page?
Often, not always. Tell me the category and the quantity and I will tell you straight whether I can get it, and roughly when. I would rather say no than take an order I cannot fill.
Where are you?
Columbus, Texas, about an hour and a half west of Houston. Collection from Columbus, delivery on the Houston run most weeks, carrier or freight anywhere else by arrangement.
Tell me what you need.
Quantity helps most — it decides the price. I answer every one of these myself, usually the same day.