What is the volume/capacity of the infuser ball? 1 teaspoon? tablespoon?
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It's about a teaspoon to fill the lower half, room needs to be left open to allow the tea to expand.
851900
I normally use 1 teaspoon, sometimes rounded. The ball can hold 1 tablespoon, but it's too full in my opinion because the leaves are too tightly packed, and don't have much room to expand. If I'm making more than a single serving, I use a pot.
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Chase - yes the answers below are correct. It actually will hold about 1.5 tablespoons of tea - but we recommend using less than one tablespoon so the tea has plenty of room to expand. In many cases you can use as little as one teaspoon and get even better flavor as the tea has plenty of room to bloom. Thanks, Don
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I believe the capacity is about a tablespoon (maybe a bit more) - per half of the ball. Most of the time you will use 1 teaspoon of tea and you'll find that it expands quite a lot, especially the floral teas. This is obviously good :)
1644443
This tea infuser will easily hold 3 and maybe even 4 TABLEspoons - it can handle large amounts, if that's your preference. Works well with small amounts, too. We generally prefer a light, green Japanese-type tea and use just 2 teaspoons - infuser does great with this.
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From a customer review about this product: "The infuser itself measures 2-1/4" tall by 2-1/4" wide at the top and 2" wide at the bottom. The handle from tip to tail is 5-1/4". The handle is welded to unit, and cannot be removed."
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The capacity is the size of the graduated cup with spout provided. I'd estimate it's about a cup and a half.
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In my review, I noted that while it claims to be a 0.5 tbsp. (7.5ml) scoop, when I measured the actual volume with a medicine syringe, I got 5.2ml, which is a teaspoon.
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I would say about 2qts (64 ounces) or an average pitcher like the one shown. I use mine often, and by keeping it in the fridge refilling as I go, it lasts quite awhile. It also helps, if you are using herbs, to break or crush them a bit before putting them into the infuser so they release their flavors.
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Are you talking about emptying them into the tea ball? Otherwise, why bother. I usually don't fill mine too full to allow for the leaves to expand. The tea ball is a 1.5" sphere. I really like it! If I have too much finely cut leaves, I pour the tea thru one of my K-cup coffee holders as they have very fine mesh and catch the small particles before drinking.
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The suggested amount is one teaspoon to one cup of water... I always use a tad more when making a soup stock...
1661859
It's 1/4 teaspoon. You will find that on the container but the print is quite small.
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Here is my research on volume unit conversion:1 teaspoon = 5 gram1 teaspoon = 5 ml1 tablespoon - 15 ml1 oz = 30 gram = 30 ml Hope it helps!
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1 teaspoon = 5g; don't confuse with tablespoon which is around ~14g. If you want, get those cooking utensils that measures baking powder and so forth in teaspoons, that way you know how much you're getting. Or you could just weigh it.
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infusers are not designed for tea bags, they're to be used with loose tea that has not been ground finely like the bags. The ball is 2" diameter, so place the amount of loose tea that you hope to use into a piece of plastic wrap and roll it into a ball. If the size is under 2" in diameter, this will work for you.
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I measure it at about 1 1/2 ". It doesn't fit into the spice jars and tins that I have, but I rarely need a tablespoon of one of those, and if I do I use 3 teaspoons= 1 tbls.
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For my Mom we used about 1 heaping tablespoon per 8 ounces of liquid - so if 1 heaping tablespoon equals about 4 teaspoons (about 1 1/4 ounces) then 36 ounces of Thick-it could thicken about 28 times 8 ounces liquid = 224 ounces liquid (or 7 quarts)
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I actually don't know the exact volume, but it is larger than most strainers I've seen in stores or have ever used. But that is part of the reason I like it. I would say it would set easily in an 8 quart pot, and certainly in larger pots. It would fit easily inside a large mixing bowl as well. This is the most awesome strainer I've ever seen. I liked mine so much I bought one for my daughter -- she loves to cook pasta and doesn't have a pasta pot.
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Sorry, the smaller one is 46 oz. If you look at the page for that one, there is a pic with 2 pots side by side that makes this feature more clear. Harold Imports Teapot with Infuser, Cobalt, 46-Ounce Capacity
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As pointed out, the weight to volume thing will work for somethings, not others, but with water, 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 14 grams. 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon, so for 1 gram, you're looking for about 1/5th teaspoon as 1 teaspoon = 4.67 grams (of water). If you're measuring spice, that won't be accurate. If you're measuring liquid like, vanilla, you'll be close. As Mike pointed out the "tad" would be closest. A tad is slightly more than a gram (of water).