have anyone tried using loose tea in this? I am afraid some tea dust may settle going by the holes in the picture?
1852304
Yes, I use mine for loose tea all the time. The holes are quite small, and I have not had any significant problems with dust in my tea.
1852305
I thought this was for loose tea. It's all I ever use it for. It works really well and is a robust, quality product.
1852306
That's all I use in it is loose tea. I purchased some of the Heavenly Teas to use in it.
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.
1852308
Yes, i use it with loose tea all the time. The holes are quite small and allow only a very small amount of "tea dust" to settle in the bottom of the cup. It is about the same as using a fine mesh tea ball.
1852309
The holes are very fine and nothing seems to get out so far. I love it. Hope this helps. Also it's nice to put the plastic cover on top of the cup to keep it hot while steeping:)
855155
I bought this for my daughter and she uses "finely ground tea" in this tea ball often. She has seen a small amount of very fine residue in the bottom of the cup, but this has not been a problem for her. The holes in this tea ball are smaller than many other tea infusers, but they are still "holes" and particles that are smaller than the holes can escape. My daughter has used other tea balls and she says this is her favorite and it is the only one she will use for finely ground tea. I hope this helps.
247557
I have used powdered nettle leaves and ginger in mine. It does keep most - but not all -- in the bag. Not enough was loose to interfere with enjoying the 'tea'. The bags do not come with ties/strings, so you may want to provide an alternative for the really fine herbs. I use simple cotton thread from my sewing kit. For traditional teas, I have no issue without ties.
2080849
Yes it will, I have used herbal teas which are fine but some residue does come out but that's with any strainer or extra fine tea. Holes are small tho it works well you will be satisfied. Just follow my other post to make sure the gap is sealed . those that use ground teas please read title before buying and giving bad reviews. It's your fault for buying a ground tea and using a loose leaf strainer.........
1915660
Not as fine as mesh, but very fine. I strain tea that gets 'loose' front regular tea bags. Hope this helps.
600345
From my own experience, I see residue at the bottom of the pot with types of loose tea. I often use the chunky teas from TEAVANA stores and they leave a residue too. I think it's more of the teapots stainless filter. Like making coffee without a paper filter.
320741
You can disassemble the plunger by unscrew the top and removing it from the lid. Then you could use the lid (with a hole in it) separately. If you did this, I imagine you would want to use teabags so that you could remove them to avoid over-steeped tea. Loose tea would remain floating about.
1764450
I use the 1/2 lb Lipton Loose tea, which I don't believe is very finely ground, and his holes leak leaves out everywhere. It's pretty excessive, which is why I'm returning him.
778037
For loose tea, the mesh in the plunger will tamp down the leaves. You can use tea bags in the same way.
2236197
it should work really well if you're trying to get rid of the powder. if the tea leaves are whole, it will be fine. if they're crushed, it won't be good. you're best off putting a coffee filter in the strainer and brewing the tea that way.
350640
I have made tea directly in it -- I pour very hot (not quite boiling) water in and add the teabag. I've never had a problem.... but perhaps I'm just lucky. I typically don't put the cover back on until it's cooled a bit.
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.
2163102
I'm pretty sure that it was made only for the sealed bag type of tea. So I'm sure that it would eventually loose the flavor and go stale, but I don't think it would get dusty if that's you're main priority.
1654908
I don't know. I just fold over the top and place in teapot....have no trouble with the loose tea slipping out.
583725
I put loose black tea in there and it stays in without a problem. I assume that same could be expected for rooibos tea. Good luck!
1659962
Put it like this, the tea bag is already an infuser, so if you put a tea bag in this, it's like filtering something through twice. You could lose some flavor. How about you just open the tea bag and pour the contents into this infuser?
1956368
I never tried it, but that would make sense if you want to avoid getting those grounds out afterwards. On the other hand, the reason for using mr. Tea is because you would have loose tea and needed something to hold the tea in. However, I do like your idea, so I will go try it right now, and write my results here (in the meantime, please listen to some pleasant music, haha)........Okay I'm back. I put a tea bag in it, steeped it for 3 min. and it worked perfectly. One bit of advice: Rinse the mr.T under cold water before opening him and getting the tea bag out, otherwise it will be too hot. So either wait till it cools or cold water rinse.