Tea Infuser

Of the 3 tea steeping sets purchased this is my favorite one for making coffee. While motorcycle touring I've been making single mugs of coffee with Melitta #2 or #4 filters and boiling water. I went through a lot of filters, and ran out on some long tours. I bought the first steeper as a way to reduce my paper filter consumption. But the first steeper was a bit too small for 15g of ground coffee. My second attempt was bigger but screwed apart in two equal halves which lacked capacity. This set offered me both a 3rd and 4th try at sizing. The large sized in this set was not needed as the small size holds 15g of coffee. I now measure using the top holes in the main basket. Filling to the top holes is a coffee measure of 15g in either bean and loose ground form. The steeper tends to invert when dropped into a mug of coffee. Since the cap, threads and chain weigh more than the basket end. When lowered in the flip-over makes the chain want to dive into the coffee, but otherwise only helps by moving the basket around more. I hook the chain through a hole in a piece of flexible cutting board, cut down to just cover the mug. Covering retains extra heat, and when camping keeps debris and insects out. A major benefit of this steeper over a #2 filter is that I can now adjust the coffee brew strength at the end by bobbing after my 3 minute steep completes. When ground course I find between 5 and 30 bobs does it, depending on mug size and water temp. While camping I bring water to a rolling boil. At home my microwave gets 250ml of water close in 2m22s (over 3 minutes for a large mug). I haven't used these yet camping, where the cleanup will be much harder. A #2 paper filter just went into the garbage. I'll still have garbage of loose grounds, plus I'll have something to clean out. At home most of the grounds come out with a tap over the kitchen garbage can. The remaining wash out with quick rinse in the sink. Flushing the cups inside first, then held under the faucet with water running from the outside to inside normally suffices. Running my finger around the inside while holding it under the faucet helps to get any stubborn grounds free. Pretty happy with the cup of coffee this produces at home. On coffee snob scale I would rate myself in the middle of the road, leaning more towards the snob side. I don't like dark coffee like Starbucks, but enjoy a good cup of smooth coffee. Earlier this years I started roasting my own coffee, and began attempting to perfect a good consistent brew method for consistent tasting. I like lighter smooth coffee. After a few dozen single source green bean roasts I found that I like most coffee beans from central america. UPDATE 12/21/23 Finally got around to using the large infuser, and it does work better for a single cup of coffee. It seems too big in a small 8oz mug, but works better than the small one. The infuser cannot flip over in most mugs , because they are not wide enough. Coffee seems to taste a little better when it has extra room to expand inside the infuser. Coffee can still be nicely tuned to your tastes with a few finishing "bobs" of the infuser before pulling it out to drain. Very happy with the coffee from the large size, even though it makes it less convenient for travel camping. So happy, I bought another pair of the large size, so I can make coffee for two.

I recently purchased this tea infuser, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations. Initially, I made the mistake of adding the tea infuser to my mug before pouring in the hot water, only to find that it floated to the top while pouring rather than staying to the bottom. However, I quickly discovered that adding it after pouring the water solves this issue beautifully.Once in the mug, it does its job impeccably, allowing the tea leaves to steep to perfection. The small mesh design ensures that no leaves escape into my drink, resulting in a smooth and delightful tea-drinking experience. What's more, the small tray included with the infuser is a thoughtful addition. It's perfect for resting the infuser when using a tea that allows for a second steep. This way, I can enjoy my first cup while the leaves are ready for their next round of brewing.

Works great, easy to clean. This is a better option than tea bags. No micro plastics either these

These are ok. They work and look pretty. The metal is very thin and I have scraped my fingers trying to empty wet tea leaves out of them. The top screws on which just adds another step to the process. I drink a LOT of tea so for me these are less functionally useful than other styles that sit on top of the cup, are slightly larger and easier to clean out. I use these infrequently for tea with friends because they look prettier than my daily use ones but given the choice these I would choose function over form. These are just ok.

I like that these are slim and fit into the narrowest thermos and that they can be suspended inside said thermos so the hot water doesn't have to come up all the way to the lid area. The little saucer to set the dripping infuser on is also a nice touch. Seems to hold up well with constant dishwasher use.

Use it to brew tea, I mix different tea leaves. Leave it to simmer for hours in this strainer. It's great.

Firstly, my wife loves her tea! I love this steeper! When I use my round one I can only fit 3 scoops of tea and realistically 2 if I want the tea to expand properly 😞 I was looking at these bad boys for a few weeks and pulled the trigger. As soon as I saw the UPMS man throw my package on my porch I knew they arrived 😅 I loaded one of these bad boys with 2 scoops of black strawberry tea and 1 scoop of green citrus tea. After playing with it in her 64 ounce water bottle for what seemed like forever it finally sunk spreading the flavory goodness into the kettle boiled water I prepared. After what seemed like 10 minutes I took the infuser out and opened it to find my tea had wonderfully rehydrated and was so beautiful that I thought I saw heaven. After dropping 3 tablespoons of lavender infused honey into the mix and 3 tablespoons of sugar I shook it up and handed the bottle to the boss lady. I am telling you boys, buy one and make your wife tea 😅 you will thank me.

Bought these tea infusers to replace some very old ones that no longer would remain closed. The top on the infuser screws on to keep tea securely inside. The little hook on the chain holds it on your cup or mug. Rinsing out immediately after use makes clean up easy. A must have for loose tea lovers!

The holes in the bigger one are so tiny it barely seen, it looks like a solid walled cylinder. The smaller ones are a little bit better only. Consequently it is buoyant, floats on the surface especially when you want to use it for spices in an soup having oil in it. The flow of water must be seriously constrained hence the infusion effect is limited. Unluckily I tried it against my better judgement and cannot send it back being used, and I regret I bought it.

I've tried so many strainers trying to find one that is suitable for loose leaf tea off the shelf from the supermarket (Bushels leaf in my case). The ones I have tried always resulted in lots of leaf in the tea, but this strainer is perfect. Good quality, easy to use and easier to clean.

Best tea infuser i ever had. Well made , great design, easy to clean, Very nice.

Excellent quality would have rather got the standard large but not in stock however extra large still worked for me. Highly recommend this product super small holes works excellently.

The infuser looks as in the photos. The size of the small one is 3.5cm diameter by 5.5 cm tall. Quite easy to clean, I just used a small spoon to pull out as much of the leaves as I could and rinsed the rest off with water. No tea leaves escaped into the tea. The chain with the hook is convenient to hang on the side of a cup or the small keyring at the top of the infuser that holds the chain, it is 12.5 cm long from the top of the infuser. The little saucer that comes with it can stick to the bottom of the infuser when you try to lift it up due to physics, but I don't find it inconvenient. Will use a little ceremic sauce dish instead if it really does end up annoying me. Overall very happy with this and my loose-tea-leaf tea making will be a lot better from now on because of it. Gave the second one to my housemate and he's happy with it too.