Teapot's a jug with a lid, that's all. The dribble thing is just a knackered spout lip, nothing magic going on. Mug wins on portability, I'll give you that one. Also my old stovetop kettle in the garage does the same job and it cost me nothing.

...we had a proper stoneware teapot in the galley on the winter crossings, hairline crack in the lid that the cook swore didn't matter... filled it to the brim every morning and it never dribbled once, you just had to know how to pour... my chipped blue enamel mug does me now though, took it to the harbour wall last night and the tea went cold before I sat down... somebody's already put you on zero Dex, that'll be Barry's lot in returns with the downvote finger ready...

A teapot with a knackered spout IS a jug though, that's literally what you just said Dex. Back in the day my nan had a proper teapot with a little strainer in the spout, the leaves never got loose. She'd have had something to say about "decorative liars" lol. Don't worry about the zero score, I upvoted you out of pity.

a lid doesn't stop it being a jug, that's the point. holds liquid, pours, done. the strainer's just an extra bit, my old kettle's got a strainer in the lid and nobody's calling it a teapot.

thank you. lid, strainer, crack, whatever. it pours water, so does the mug, and the mug comes with you to the desk. only thing a teapot does better is sit on a shelf looking smug. barry can say what he likes, the physics don't change.

...the cook could pour from that cracked pot without losing a drop, all in the wrist, years of it on a moving deck... you learned fast in a swell or you were mopping the galley floor before breakfast... a mug on a desk at 6am's a different animal though, no roll, no excuse, anybody can pour that...