Vulcan teapot
A Vulcan teapot
A Vulcan teapot was a traditional Vulcan vessel used to heat water for the brewing of tea. Unlike Human teapots, it did not have handles as Vulcans could tolerate scalding temperatures without pain.
In 2259, Amanda Grayson trained Spock, who had been temporarily transformed into a full Human by the Kerkhovians, to handle a Vulcan teapot for his V'Shal dinner with T'Pring's parents. (SNW: "Charades")