GREAT INFUSER!!! I came from the "tea ball" experience, having seen my mom use the little egg shaped stainless tea ball that you kind of snap together, and then it has a chain that (hopefully) remains hanging outside of the cup. I was going to get another one of those (since I only have the one at work that I've had forever, and wanted one for home as well) and then I started seeing all these other designs. I researched a lot of the "tea ball" variations and many seemed to have complaints of leaks or being messy or having plastic or silicone parts, and I wanted just a stainless one, that wouldn't leak, with easy clean up, and I thought the handles on this seemed a cool idea, along with the nifty "case" and overall clean design, so this is the one I ordered.
Short story, it's GREAT!!!
Now, I'm not a big "loose tea" drinker -- for me, I use teas in a bag, but there is a certain mix of tea where I like to add mulling spices, because it makes the greatest cup of tea ever (mixed with Ginger Lemon tea from Stash, and Ginger Pear White tea, Organic, from Trader Joes -- a great base to add to, and a smashingly great cup of tea). So, I basically needed something to infuse my mulling spices into my tea, and this is terrific!
I didn't have any complaints using my old tea ball, really, except sometimes the chain falls into the boiling hot tea and I have to fish it out...plus it seems the connection between the two halves is starting to get loose, that holds the tea ball together, and this design seems like it would last forever, with no parts to fall apart, so to speak.
This is super easy to use -- fill it up with your teas (or in my case, my mulling spices), little handles fold out, sets perfectly in a standard or larger mug, fill the cup to the top, and you can even set the little "lid" from the case over the top, if you so choose, to keep in heat, although it's not really needed since heat escapes anyway in an open mug or cup.
Nothing leaks through into your tea, but keep in mind I'm using mulling spices, which are pretty big and don't have "tea dust." I did try some loose teas from my tea bags, just for an experiment, and even that fine of tea holds in pretty well. Some tea dust did get through, but very little. The holes are quite tiny on this and the same tiny size of holes are on the bottom as on the sides. Not sure what a totally loose tea would do, but works perfect for my needs, and I think, since it can even hold in tea already in a bag, I'm thinking it would do just fine with loose teas basically made to be infused.
In a standard cup, it does take up a fair bit of room, but there is still room for tea bags on either side, or beneath, since it doesn't reach all the way down to the bottom of the cup, nor does it take up the whole center. For me, I use two tea bags, plus my mulling spices, so I put one bag on each side and the infuser sits fine in the center of the cup, not mashing the bags at all.
Clean up is terrific -- better than the tea ball, actually. Just tap it out into the trash and then rinse it, and you're done!
Oh, and the handles do not get hot -- you can lift it right from the cup, and even park it on the provided lid, for zero mess, while you add whatever else to your tea, then, like I say, easy to just tap out the contents and give it a rinse.
Very well built -- solid construction. Looks like it will last a lifetime.
And, for travel, the case is sturdy -- fold down the handles, set it on the lid, and the top clear cover goes down, twists to lock, and you can toss it in with your other stuff, if you want to take your infuser on the road, or wherever you're bound. For me, I bought a second one of these, and retired my old tea ball, so now I have one of these at work, and one at home.
I'd say it does the same job, in terms of infusion, as the tea ball -- I didn't notice this being any different in terms of the flavor or quality of infusion, but, for me, it's easier to clean up, seems more sturdy, and is large enough that, if I venture into the world of loose teas, it has much more space than the tea ball. Plus, the handy case, and the lid -- points for not having to wipe up the counter or dirty up a saucer like using the old tea ball -- and no more fishing trips to try to find a dropped tea ball chain, so, yup, I'm sold on this one!
Looking forward to trying coffee in the one at home -- I've read where folks use this to brew up a single cup, which would be great! Not sure if it will "flavor" the steel -- so far I use the same filler every time, so I haven't tried switching infusion contents. I can say the infuser keeps some of the smell of the mulling spices, so I don't know if there would be flavor transfer for those who like to use different loose teas, but I would wager washing it between uses would be sufficient to avoid such.
I'm very pleased with this purchase, and I highly recommend!
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| Sold By | LUCCA | Jewderm | Evmliy Direct | Maizsur | Fenshine | BLIGKO |
| size | — | 2PCS + Brush | 2 Count (Pack of 1) | ✗ | — | large |
| material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| number of items | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| shape | Round | cylinder | Basket | Round, Basket | Round, Basket | Round |
| dishwasher safe | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
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Wonderful device to brew tea and take it with you
I just received the FORLIFE tea infuser, washed it in warm soapy water, and brewed my first cup of tea. I'm in love! While washing the infuser, I noticed that the soap took a little bit of time to rinse out while the unit was wet. This led me to deduce that the infuser should be wet when filling with loose leaf tea. Indeed this was the solution to particles sneaking out. I used a good quality gunpowder tea and when adding tea to the infuser, noticed that only the finest dust passed through the holes. As you can see from the included picture, the solution to keeping the tea warmer while brewing, is to invert a saucer on the cup. Additionally I observed, knowing about this type of infuser, that the level of the brewing water should be below the rim of the cup to brew a perfect cup of tea. I would highly recommend this infuser to anyone that loves a good cup of loose leaf tea
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