HIC Kitchen Premium Perforated English Tea Strainer - Japanese Stainless Steel Loose Tea Infuser, Universal Fit for Mugs and Cups, Perfect for Black Green Oolong Herbal Tea

Good product and hard to get elsewhere.

I purchased this as a gift along with some whole leaf tea and a mug. It sits on the mug as it steeps and the handle is convenient to flip out the leaves when finished. It was much less pricey than the typical tea infusers I use in my pots and mugs but worked perfect for making the little daily mugs of tea I do. No smell or taste to worry about and sits as it should. I wouldn't use this for a big tea pot necessarily since I like to put on a lid and tea cozy to retain the heat as the tea steeps- and some family like stronger tea and would use my deeper strainer for that.

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Very pretty and very well made, at a great price. I make a pot of tea using loose-leaf tea and then pour the prepared tea through this strainer into a cup. It works perfectly! It doesn't work to put the loose tea into the strainer itself then pour hot water through it to steep. It isn't deep enough. It is my guess that it wasn't made to be used in that manner. Whenever I see strainers, such as this one, in British tv shows and movies, it is always used as a strainer with a pot of loose-leaf prepared tea. I love my strainer!

This works great for loose leaf teas that come in small pieces. I recently bought a green tea that came in straight leaves (meant for a teapot), and I have to squish those down and break them into smaller pieces so that there is enough for how much I want to steep. I use this device to prepare tea for the morning and for my vacuum sealed bottle. The conical mesh focuses water out the tip, so even if I'm pouring hot water around the edges to catch all the leaves, the end result still comes out centered. This is nice. **Note:** This device isn't meant for steeping, but just for pouring hot water over the leaves. This works great for black leaves and rooibos, but I let green leaves sit for a couple minutes after the first pour just to get them to moisten up and draw the flavor to the surface (basically a crude steep). It works fine. I first pour the appropriate temperature hot water through this thing (with my tea of choice) and into a mug, and then I let it sit for a minute or two, place it over the mouth of my vacuum sealed bottle, and pour more water until full. Then I seal the bottle for work, and drink the cup before heading out. So far, this has worked well. **Note:** This is my bottle. Highly recommended for the office worker. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KZ6JZ5F