Adagio Teas Paper Filters

by Adagio Teas

Product Features

• Convenient disposable empty tea bags, pack of 100 filters
• No need for tea ball--requires no filter holder
• Simply fold over the edge of your cup or teapot
• Elongated back makes filling-up easy
• Made in Germany of taste-neutral, bleach-free wood and hemp fibers

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001G8XORG
• Item model number: 5
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,065 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Enjoy loose tea anywhere with these convenient and easy-to-use disposable empty tea bags. Bleach-free paper. 100 filters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars New packaging imparts a gross musky smell and taste to tea, January 12, 2011

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This review is from: Adagio Teas Paper Filters (Kitchen)

EDIT: As this is the highest ranked _negative_ review, I am editing this to add one more point. While this product has good average review, buyers should keep in mind that most of the recent reviews have been very negative. To me, this implies two things:
1) Adagio's change of ingredients (see below) is permanent, and utterly disgusting tasting
2) Adagio doesn't care enough to respond to these comments and change back to whatever they were selling before. They choose to continue fooling buyers that it is the same old product from before that previous buyers purchased. THIS IS NOT A ONE-OFF PROBLEM, IT IS PERMANENT.

Original review follows:
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I have used these in the past, and have been happy with them. When I ran out, I bought 5 more boxes. However, the box I received was different from the previous one - it didn't have "hemp" as an ingredient any more. (Adagio's image on this website is therefore misleading!)

The one box I opened imparted a terrible musky smell and taste to the tea, which makes the tea impossible to drink. I contacted Adagio about this, (via their website) but they refused to acknowledge the problem. I was also asked to try it without tea - just pour hot water over it, and I can confirm that the tea bag changes the taste of the plain water. It adds a taste that is similar to chewing on wood chips or wheat chaff. Unacceptable.

Perhaps it affects only a certain production run, but my experience was bad. Worse of course was Adagio's 'customer support' that, I think, believes I am making this up. Shame that Adagio had to go and ruin a good product. I have switched to T Sacs. A bit more expensive, but better than wasting money on bad products!

38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, LOVE these tea filters - wonderful for using with my premium loose teas, February 11, 2009

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This review is from: Adagio Teas Paper Filters (Kitchen)

I admit it, I'm a tea snob. I like a wide variety of teas, but most of my favorites come loose, which I find annoying since I like to grab and go.

These unbleached tea filters (made with hemp and wood fibers) allow me to enjoy my favorite teas without fiddling with strainers and such. I don't staple them shut or anything - I just fill them with a good amount of tea for my serving size (they are roomy enough for 1-8 servings depending on the tea), fold over the top flap and tuck it into the pocket where the tea goes, and microwave it in my cup of water.

I expected to have to do something to hold the top closed, but the teabag rarely leaks out of that top flap. Every so often a leaf or two will escape, but it's not a big enough deal to actually mess with it.

I love that I can pre-load them with loose tea so I can grab them and take them on the go. These are well worth the price and save me a lot of money, since a lot of loose teas, especially at ethnic or very high-end shops, are cheaper than bagged.

One thing - I was surprised at the size of these filters. I had been used to T-sac filters and Teavana filters which were about 2" by 4". These filters are about 3" by 7". They work just as well for single-serve as the smaller ones, and these also give you the option of making a larger batch of tea, which I appreciate. Since they are the same price per filter as the smaller ones, I like that I can choose to use them for different serving sizes.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Smells, March 24, 2011

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This review is from: Adagio Teas Paper Filters (Kitchen)

These are absolutely terrible. First one I put in the cup smelled awful. Stay away. I read all the reviews, and figured they might have gotten a few bad batches, after all, it did get great reviews over all. But the smell is terrible after you put it in the hot water.