Can you take the tea strainer basket off?
865972
Yes the tea strainer basket can be removed. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.
1330168
Yes, it can be removed. It is "handle" to pick up the basket. It can easily be removed by unscrewing it. I removed the handle and have left it out. I never use the handle. Hope this answers yoiur question.
238693
You can put flowering teas in it if you remove the basket. You can keep the basket in, but you won't see the full effect. Mine came with flowering teas, so it was definitely designed to show them off.
770765
Yes. The lid rests on another fitting on the pot and is independent of the infuser. You can remove the infuser once the tea brews to your taste.
1065039
Not really. I take the basket out before I pour the coffee. Sometimes, if I don't put the basket lid on well enough, the boiling will make it come off a little, but that's operator error. Make sure the lid is tight on the basket and it will be fine.
53441
yes there is a strainer built in. the strainer is inside the pot at the exit spout, it is part of the pot!! i love this tea pot< the best i ever had!olga
2068383
I've had several of these type of makers. I've never had a problem removing the basket. I usually wait til it is cool and use my finger. Are you perhaps asking about the gasket?
2227029
no, but you could probably cut it off. it lays flat on the top of the basket when not in use.
69914
Yes, the lid is great without the strainer. This is my favorite daily teapot.
1176289
No strainer with this teapot. Just a side note if you are thinking of purchasing. Because the pour spout is straight and not curved like most teapots, if the teapot is filled to capacity, sometimes when pouring, some tea will spill out from the spout on to the counter or whatever. With that said, I still love this pretty teapot and would not trade it.
1272563
Yes, it is removable, but the "2 nubs" don't appear too sturdy, so I would not make a point of taking it off. BTW, along that line, the Pause-n-Brew mechanism on the basket broke within a few months, and while Hamilton Beach might have covered a replacement under warranty, they require the buyer to pay shipping charges both ways. It was going to cost more to have them replace the basket than I paid for the coffeemaker. I could probably buy a new filter basket via Ebay or Amazon for much less.
1513923
You can remove the strainer and add a tea bag into the teapot. With the strainer, its perfect for loose leaf tea�
1840726
Yes... Unless you want to drink a bunch of tea leaves. The basket has no top to hold the tea in place while drinking.
984513
I have never tried to take the teapot apart to clean it. Sorry I can't help
1687652
You DO NOT pull out the strainer. You put the water and tea in to the ingenuiTEA pot and let steep for the recommended amount of time. Then once it's steeps, you put the entire ingeniuiTEA pot on top of a large coffee cup and it will strain into your cup. You can simply throw the tea leaves away when you are done and wash out the ingenuitEA pot. Enjoy!
1840728
Yes, after the leaves steep, remove the strainer and put the lid back on to drink from it. We've had ours for a year now and we still love them! Tea stays hot for hours!!!
1915335
Yes, very simply pull it out of the top. My model has a soft rubber gasket which holds the infuser in place.