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Pros & Cons
Pros
The mesh is extremely fine keeping all of my loose tea inside the infuser and not in my cup. It works better than some pre-packaged sachets. It is the top rated filter/infuser by the nyt staff.
The only downside to this one is that the mesh takes a bit more effort to clean, but it's easy enough if you have a soft-bristle cylindrical cleaning brush. I use to scrub the heck out of the basket until someone wrote on here about using pbw (used to... Read More
The lid is perfect for steeping. You can re-pour immediately into your next cup if you like to reuse your tea for two servings. My only gripe is that the lid does not lock onto the body.
Cons
It's difficult to pick up this unit without the lid slipping off and dumping tea leaves in my cup. The plastic lid becomes very hot in the cup and touching it with bare fingers is quite a painful experience. I have to balance it to a millimeter degree... Read More
Searching for dimensions of the large brewing basket came across a 4 page pdf file on the finum website. The plastic tabs on the sides of the basket need to be longer. The photo is misleading, showing two baskets.
It irritates me no end that actual dimensions of this model is never stated in any description of either small. It is way too small, and is very disappointing.
But they only make them up to six-cup size, which isn't nearly big for serious tea drinkers. I believe it'll do a nice job with finer grain teas and/or coffee but very disappointed in the appearance and first impression.
Highlights
Quality
So my only bone to pick has been solved and i have no criticisms of this product
Sits just right in my mugs super easy to clean and feels sturdyhigh quality
Made in germany no doubt on the quality
After getting numerous really crappy quality tea strainers and disposable singleuse strainers i wanted something i could use lo... Read More
Shipping
Its just sad that it wasnt packaged better for shipping
Packaging/appearance
We used to use the spoonsballs that clamped shut but theyd inevitably let leaves fall out into the tea
They keep the tea in but are difficult to clean and inevitably sink into the mug
Competitiveness
Got the large infuser to go in my 20 oz cup
So much easier to clean than my bodum
I dont have a keurig but i do have quite a few kcups and was looking for a way to use them without the brewer
Overview
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easy, clean, great, fine and large. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 94.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 62.1% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 7,085 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 3 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive have a small one that i used for years and while of course they do stain overtime the mesh hasnt broken
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If this steeper wasnt so cheap i would be much more upset
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It does every its supposed to do well its sturdy its easy to clean mostly it makes good tea but the top does not snap in place or otherwise stays on the body
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its a minor inconvenience for 10 but annoying
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this for my mom as she prefers to make one cup at a time but doesnt want a keurig
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Every time i would make it using my other trusted tea strainers it looked like i had cut the grass all over the inside of my mug
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sadly it arrived dented and banged up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its just sad that it wasnt packaged better for shipping
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