deals, and helpful advice delivered to your inbox. Having never developed a taste for coffee, tea has been my pick-me-up of choice for more than a decade. Move it just so and that side falls into the water. I even tried it in a smaller mug, but at that point, it stood too tall to fit properly.On the plus side, when the infuser is balancing properly, it works well to disperse tea throughout and contain leaves—and it comes with a dish to catch drips upon removal. (One minor hitch: If even a small leaf gets between the two halves of the ball, others can sneak out.) Trust that in drinking enough tea to keep me up with late-night jitters on more than one occasion, I put each of the infusers through the ringer.Typically made of either stainless steel or silicone, a tea infuser holds loose leaves of tea, keeping them from floating around the hot water in your mug or teapot while you brew.
And while that means you may keep it in the mug longer than other infusers, as you sip, and the water level decreases, steeping stops. No one is as shocked as I am to find the silly Fred & Friends tea infuser in our top spot.
And at work, where it’s common to find a Without a teapot, those who prefer using full-flavor loose tea leaves over tea bags need an in-mug tea infuser to get their caffeine fix. Feels sturdy and durable Allows leaves to escape Twisting traps leaves during cleaning My favorite part of the Chefast tea infuser—sold in a set with one large and two small infusers—was the combo scoop/bag clip that came included. Dating back to the circa-760 A.D. Tang dynasty in China, tea infusers were first used Think of a tea infuser as having the same basic functionality as a standard tea bag, except that tea infusers are not discarded after use. I tested using a big mug, so I opted for the large infuser. )Made of silicone, the Manatea is easy to clean, and leaves don’t escape or get stuck in the holes. It likely won’t spill any leaves, but it does make the basket hit your knuckles—not painful, but unpleasant.And while I enjoyed the silicone lid that doubled as a dish for drips, I did not look forward to using the House Again infuser. In terms of design, the chain coming from the lid was about double the length it needed to be, rendering the hook at the other end useless.
While you may want to dip it a few times to keep steeped tea from concentrating at the bottom of the mug, it’s able to provide a nice flavor throughout. Tea steeps quickly and evenly without needing much prodding. Stainless Steel and Silicone. Included scoop/clip is handy The Forlife tea infuser was one of the more frustrating to use. AU $4.95.
Absolutely (especially since it was the least expensive product we tested). Shop for tea infusers at Bed Bath & Beyond. And since tea infusers are sized for single-person use, users can steep their cup to their individual preferences in a way that making a whole pot of tea for the group wouldn’t allow.
I’ve always had a pleasant time using it—it’s small enough to fit any mug and it disperses tea quickly and evenly throughout. As managing editor of core content here at Reviewed, I’m responsible for making sure stories are scheduled, edited, and sent out into the world each day for our loyal readers. ADD TO FAVOURITES ABOUT THIS PRODUCT . The one downside is that when leaves expand in its narrow body, they need a little extra help being removed (I used my finger), but then they generally come out in one relatively clean clump.A great gift? Yoassi Extra Fine 18/8 Stainless Steel Tea Infuser Includes a dish for catching drips Retractable arms make for easy storage Arms are too weak to hold basket But after just two uses of the new one I used for testing, the mesh was already slightly dented.