Does this work with fine loose leaf like the ones sold at teavana?
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You would have to have a strainer of some sort. This pot is great for boiling the water and pouring in the cup but the loose leaf tea would require an additional fine strainer.
1320980
I haven't tried it with tea but I think the smaller holed strainer side of the lid would keep most of the tea leaves out of your cup. Sorry that I can't give you a better answer but while I am a tea drinker I use my tea pot.
1320981
It would do a decent job with the black tea, since Teavana teas are pretty coarse. If you try the teas with rooibos or herbal or fruit teas you'll likely end up with a cup of debris. The straining lid has circular holes on one side that are about 1/8" on the portion with the smaller holes, so it isn't going to strain fine tea. There are some teapots on Amazon.com which have a staining basket made for tea. This one is better suited for straining peas and pasta.
2110676
I don't think so. It's a very fine mesh. Even when I get to the end of my bag of loose tea and its all fine it doesn't get thru into my tea. :)
104760
It depends upon the courseness of your loose tea. There is a grate of sorts, but not a fine mesh.
1863122
I dont think so. If you were using a medium or coarse grind it might work, but a fine or espresso grind would go through. I have had small loose leaf tea leaves go through the mesh.
1253976
I have used mine with finely ground tea and it works but not as well as with regular tea. The screen will let some of the grounds thru.
1654908
I don't know. I just fold over the top and place in teapot....have no trouble with the loose tea slipping out.
2005396
I haven't tried it personally, but I don't see why not. I have used loose leaf tea and it does well. I myself would have no problem trying it. I love my K2V cup. M
1539534
Yes , if it's a very fine leaf tea it will probably leak through the infuser holes.
1852307
We use it all the time for loose tea. Tea dust clogging the holes has not been a problem, not has it allowed too much tea dust to pass into the cup. It works great.
320738
It would work for tea. Loose leaf if you use the plunger. Bagged tea would also work because the plunger assembly completely comes apart. The pieces simply screw together. This is a quality press and works very well.
1539483
Yes they are both designed with extra fine holes so you can use with fine loose tea.
966179
Mish - the infuser is designed to work with most leaf teas. Some teas contain that contain small particles will have debris. These types of teas include Rooibos, some herbals or spiced teas that have small particles or spices (for example cinnamon spiced teas), and ground or fine teas that are not whole leaf. Often organic teas fall into the last category and can cause problems. Finally some smoked teas can cause problems if the leaves are brittle and have broken into small pieces. I hope that helps. Of course we offer a full "no questions asked" refund - so you can buy with confidence knowing that if it does not work for you we will provide you a full refund. Thanks, Don (co-founder Schefs)
1112903
Loose leaf but somewhat fine. I use a metal ball strainer and get small bits of fine tea at the bottom of the cup. Most brands ive used always leave a little behind with that style stariner though
966174
The mesh of the infuser is very fine. It prevented debris of the loose tea from getting into the cup. There were still some very very fine particles that escaped that were like the texture/size of cinnamon but I do not think any infuser can prevent that.
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I have three bone china tea sets from Teavana and I use it with them. I'm not sure if it is recommended but it works for me.
883496
Yes; but, you have to make sure you have a very fine mesh strainer or in fuser to keep the tea leaves/powder out of the brewed liquid.
498956
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.