Customer Reviews

Stainless Steel Mesh Tea & Cooking Infuser

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

An avid home cook that is a collector of both cookbooks and cooking gadgets writes this review. I purchased this product because I was tired of fishing bay leaves and herb stems out of my dishes and did not want to bother with cheesecloth bundles or straining sauces. I have summarized my observations of this product below:

Pros:
1. No more hunting for the last annoying bay leaf in the sauce
2. Small size means it is easy to store
3. Easy to clean by hand because it is stainless steel
4. Fine mesh also makes a nice pot of tea or herb infused wine or vinegar

Cons:
1. Due to its the light weight it could be a problem in a dishwasher, although I haven't tried it there because it is so easy to clean by hand

Overall, if you do a lot of cooking, and use a lot of whole herbs and spices this little gadget is much easier than straining sauce, making a cheesecloth bundle or searching for bay leaves and herb stems in your finished dish. My only regret is that I didn't purchase this product sooner.

I saw it on an episode of Good Eats. Alton uses it to infuse herbs into a stock without the messy digging out of sprigs and leaves. Very helpful. Cleanup is a bit of a mess. Do not put it in the dishwasher. Don't know what the deal was...it can sit in a pot of boiling water but put it in the dishwasher and it rusts! That is why I got 2!

If you want a big tea ball I suggest you look at the 3 inch tea balls. I use it for fruit based tea so the tea is basically dried fruit chunks which are bigger than ground tea. The tea ball is around two inches in diameter so when you open it you only have one inch to put your tea in. I just have trouble getting enough tea in this to work for me.

I bought this because my wife and I love to make roasted corn tea, something we grew fond of after several trips to our favorite Korean restaurant. We bought a large bag and started boiling our own tea in the comfort of our home. When we put them in the water, the corns just float on the top. After boiling them for several minutes, the corn starts to sink but also starts to break apart when they are thoroughly soaked. With this little gadget, we can put 3 tablespoon inside the little cage and they stay under. You also have no need to grab a strainer as everything stay snugly inside except for the very minute morsels.

This infuser is made of stainless steel. A hook is attached to the end of the chain so you can hang it at the side of the pot. Chain is long enough to accommodate taller pots. This is big and intended mainly for use in pots; not for personal single servings. Very simple gadget and very easy to use. Made in China for RSVP, USA.

Put in the ginger, spices and tea leaves into the infuser, and throw it into the boiling water. One infuser can hold enough stuff to make 3-4 cups of tea. Easy to clean.

This product is great because it lets the loose tea expand to release all of the flavor of the tea. I ordered 2 because I like to combine flavors of tea and these work wonderfully.

I was going to use this to make 2 c. of tea in my coffee mug. However, it really didn't fit well in it. It would fit well in a pitcher tho, and there was no problem with the way it clasped together or cleaned.

It's big enough to hold garlic,herbs,ginger...etc so your broth will get all the flavors not the mess. The chain is long enough, the cage closes well, and no rust anywhere so far. yay.

This tea infuser is perfect for loose tea. It fits in all of my ceramic tea pots and can be used for a min. of one cup of tea.

I somehow ended up buying this to make tea. It is probably for infusing flavors into soups and other large pots of fluid. I usually make tea in a 1 liter bowl so this works well for me. The piece of metal connecting the two halves seems weak and flimsy, but otherwise, this infuser is well built. This infuser does get stained from leaving it in tea too long.