Hey gang, I've got this http://tinyurl.com/37uf6v but the bottom has small holes in it which lets some tea flow into the mug.
Does anyone have any experience with this one
http://tinyurl.com/294snq or maybe this one
http://tinyurl.com/2efkzn ?
Thanks in advance.
Steve
May 18th, '07, 10:58
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What I look for in a brewing basket is
1) that it be as large as possible and still fit into the mug so the tea has lots of room to float around and infuse in the water and
2) that the mesh be fine enough to keep most solids out of my drink.
I started out using the Bodum product that you have, but essentially had the same complaint as you: it seems to let too much solids into the tea. Also, it's a bit narrow, which means it constricts the tea a bit, and the one I have seems to be made of plastic mesh, rather than metal.
I turned to the finum product and have been very happy with it -- actually, I have several. They rinse nicely under the tap, go in the diswasher, have been very durable, and they don't seem to carry over any flavors.
The Swiss Gold looks good except it seems to me to be too narrow and the price is high.
1) that it be as large as possible and still fit into the mug so the tea has lots of room to float around and infuse in the water and
2) that the mesh be fine enough to keep most solids out of my drink.
I started out using the Bodum product that you have, but essentially had the same complaint as you: it seems to let too much solids into the tea. Also, it's a bit narrow, which means it constricts the tea a bit, and the one I have seems to be made of plastic mesh, rather than metal.
I turned to the finum product and have been very happy with it -- actually, I have several. They rinse nicely under the tap, go in the diswasher, have been very durable, and they don't seem to carry over any flavors.
The Swiss Gold looks good except it seems to me to be too narrow and the price is high.
May 18th, '07, 14:13
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