Help me buy a tea infuser

by Bob Sassone, Posted Nov 26th 2007 @ 4:59PM

Bodum teapot I think it's about time I graduated from tea bags to loose leaf tea.

I'm trying to decide what kind of infuser and/or teapot I should buy. I saw this one from Bodum at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, but almost every single one had a broken top (the little plastic appendages that extend from the bottom of the teapot's top). It looks pretty cool, a combo infuser/pot, but all those broken pieces don't give me any confidence. This one from Teavana looks neat.

What should I buy, just an infuser or one that comes with a teapot too? I've seen just the infusers at places like Borders Cafe. I'm looking for something sturdy, of course, and something with a mesh screen that won't let any tea get through into the water. A teapot with it would be nice, though it's probably not necessary (again, not too familiar with infusers and pots). Any ideas?

Filed Under: Stores & Shopping, Drink Recipes
Tags: loose leaf tea, stores-and-shopping, tea, tea infuser, teabags, teapot

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11-29-2007 @1:02AM Kim said... This is the teapot I want. I like to fix a big pot of tea in the morning and sip on it all day.

http://www.gevalia.com/Gevalia/catalog/product_detail.aspx?product_id=14183
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12-01-2007 @1:52PM Chris said... I have this:

http://morecoffee.com/view_product/6499/103015?PHPSESSID=8e1d40f4d4a6c92921b8d3e65e07e6e0

It works wonderfully. The tea brews for as long as you like, and then the press stops it from brewing any further. Perfect cups of tea every time.
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