WMF Large Stainless Teaball with Screen

by WMF

Product Features

• Cylindrical teaball for brewing loose-leaf tea
• Screen filters your tea to perfection
• Features a chain with hook for easy suspension
• Use for a single cup or a full pot of tea
• Ideal for use with your favorite bulk tea

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.8 x 1.5 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: B00006356O
• Item model number: 635736040
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,508 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #64 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Coffee, Tea & Espresso > Tea Accessories > Tea Strainers > Tea Ball Strainers

Product Description

A large tea infuser ball made of 18/10 stainless steel. From the WMF tea collection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor locking design, July 10, 2003

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D. Dunbar (Radford, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WMF Large Stainless Teaball with Screen (Kitchen)

I was very disappointed with this teaball. It is not readily apparent from the picture but this product is actually shaped like a small cylinder, 3cm high with ~ a 6cm diameter. The cylinder twists apart in the middle to open. The problem is that first of all it is not tall enough to grasp firmly and has no 'handle' points, and second the actual locking mechanism is simply based on a push and twist design, but the metal parts do not fit together properly and are very hard to twist. Wrenching the teaball seems a good way to get tea all over the floor.

In fact, this first day I received the teaball I practiced opening it several times and eventually it became stuck, I was unable to open it until the next morning. Even if my particular product was somehow bent I cannot see how this mechanism could hold up to repeated use.

Hopefully Amazon will have another teaball soon.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes loose teas a joy to use!, November 4, 2002

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Coy A Stout II (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WMF Large Stainless Teaball with Screen (Kitchen)

This tea ball makes it simple to enjoy loose teas. The stainless steel design and little hook make it a cute ornament for the utensil rack when not in use. The large size makes it perfect for brewing a pot of tea, but a little impractical for a single mug. Cleanu-up is a snap - just twist, dump, and rinse. It's about as wide as a soda can, so you might want to check out your favorite tea-pot's mouth to be sure it will fit.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Functional but too big, April 27, 2007

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Cheyenne Ann "Ann" (CHEYENNE, WY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WMF Large Stainless Teaball with Screen (Kitchen)

I brew Twinings English Breakfast, which tends to have pretty small leaves and find this teaball lets a good bit of tiny leaves through, but they all seem to do this. To combat that, I fill the cup or pot with water and then immerse the ball. That helps.

That said, this particular ball is too darned big for any other than the huge mug. It does fit into my two favorite teapots, but only just. Make sure you have a wide opening on your pot, or you'll be wrestling it out. The title says it--LARGE stainless teaball!

I had no problems opening this teaball.