Bodum New YoYo Stainless Steel Tea Infuser with Lid

by Bodum

Product Features

• Stainless steel tea strainer allows you to brew loose leaf tea directly in mug
• Dual purpose lid keeps tea warm while brewing and acts as saucer for strainer when removed
• Hole punch provides convenient hanging storage
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 4.7 x 3.7 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: B0000U7EMM
• Item model number: 10547-16B
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,089 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #31 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Coffee, Tea & Espresso > Tea Accessories > Tea Strainers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This stainless-steel infuser is ideal for the tea drinker who loves to make one perfect cup at a time. With flanges that fit over any standard size mug or cup, the infuser stays put when hot water is added and holds loose tea leaves that won’t escape through the network of minute holes. The stainless-steel lid keeps heat in during brewing, and doubles as a drip-catching trivet under the infuser when done. Measuring 3-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches, with a flange span of 4 inches, the infuser can be washed either by hand or in the dishwasher. --Ann Bieri

Product Description

Say goodbye to tea bags and enjoy your perfect cup of tea in style with the stainless steel YOYO tea strainer. Freely swirling tea leaves will release their full potential, like in a Bodum tea pot but on a smaller scale. With a length of 11.7 cm (4.6 inch), it fits into all Bodum mugs. The lid is dual purpose. If put upside-down onto the strainer it keeps the water warm while the tea is brewing, if flipped after the brewing it can be used as a saucer for the tea infuser. The hole on top of the tea infuser allows for easy storage by just hanging it up. All parts are dishwasher safe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars best for whole leaf teas, April 17, 2005

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Daniel Juliano (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodum New YoYo Stainless Steel Tea Infuser with Lid (Kitchen)

I wanted an infuser that would allow me to make a single mug of loose leaf tea at home. This item pretty much works as expected. But the holes in the side of the infuser are rather large--about 1mm. For whole leaf loose teas, that is not a problem. But for many other teas, it allows quite a bit of tea through.

For example, when I make sencha or bancha green tea, I end up with a lot of sediment at the bottom of my mug. Also, rooibos tea is small enough to slip through the holes. And a few of the rooibos tea particles will actually get stuck in the holes, which becomes a slight hassle when cleaning the unit.

I use this unit at home but at work I have a different tea maker which works better. It has a finer mesh screen so very little tea gets through. On Amazon, it is ASIN # B0000VLMQK, but is not currently available. However, the same item can be found at Teavana as "2 cup perfect teamaker" or at Adagio Teas as "ingenuiTEA", and sells for less than $20.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LIKE it., May 6, 2005

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This review is from: Bodum New YoYo Stainless Steel Tea Infuser with Lid (Kitchen)

I've discovered if I wet the infuser just before adding the tea the smaller particles expand and less tea "dust" falls through. This infuser is easy to clean and has a nice appearance. It can be used in either a single cup or in any teapot (of course you need to adjust the quantity of tea leaves).

64 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an alien's perspective, December 24, 2006

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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Bodum New YoYo Stainless Steel Tea Infuser with Lid (Kitchen)

Flawless "tea-steeping" device. Probability of unplanned release of leaves into liquid medium during normal steeping processes is approximately zero, in contrast to failure-prone clasp of device "tea ball." High reliability values are obtained through the omission of moving parts and fabrication from corrosion-resistant metal, therefore it is probable that optimal item operation will persist beyond the cessation of original purchaser's biological functions. Omitting aesthetic considerations, the device possesses obvious heirloom suitability.