Anyone used this for Rooibos tea? The 'leaves' are quite thin, do they flow through the mesh when brewing? I use primarily Teavana blends. Thanks!
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Between the strainer and the mesh on the carafe lid, I have yet to experience practically any small particles in my tea.
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I've never done this (I've never tried Rooibos tea), but some people in other reviews I've read purchase empty tea bags. They fold it down or seal them, and pop that into their strainer. It seems to work out well for them.
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Same report as the others. Yes, you get more escapees into the pot, but the carafe lid's mesh takes care of filtering those out. So you're left with virtually nothing but brewed tea in your cup. And as with everything else, this pot does a beautiful job with Rooibos. A pot of Rooibos with a large dollop of honey was my choral-practice elixir last year---yum.
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I use it for Rooibos occasionally. Yes, you do get more escaped "leaves," but it doesn't get bitter like real tea leaves would. I just use care not to swirl the carafe so that the particles stay at the bottom of the pot when I pour.
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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. :)
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Sorry, this is my very first tea infuser, hence cannot answer your specific question. The tea leaves I was using look somewhat fine to me, and not much 'leaks out'. And not too difficult to clean out later when I've forgotten about it. If that helps.
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Hi Chandra, Currently this infuser has wholes that might allow the Rooibos tea to seep through. We are changing our design to have smaller holes for finer teas. We should have our new model in about a month.
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When I brew tea from leaves with this item, there is some fine residue at the bottom of the pot (tea leave fines). I suspect that the mesh would allow ground spices to go through as well.
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I also had the same problem. You could try but you may not get the full effect. I started placing my tea bag in the cup and allowing the hot water brew it that way. I let it steep for one more minute or your desired look and strength..good luck
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These aren't leaves. They are crumpled leaves and stems. It sort of looks like oregeno or perhaps if you stuck it in a zip lock bag it might look like some illegal. I'd stick with the mesh. Personally I use a tea-maker and put in a coffee filter.
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After brewing and the basket lifts, the tea continurs to drip down from the basket it makes it stronger. I love strong tea. But you can remove the basket wnen it lifts and that should solve the problem. Good luck and best wishes, Renfield
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It strains every tea we've tried. Haven't tried rooibos but have tried other loose leaf teas and it worked fine.
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I have not noticed any difference. If anything, the fine mesh might retain the water a bit longer, thereby strengthening the brew.
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I use it for whole leaf cold brew tea. I think coffee grounds would go thru the mesh.
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If you are too aggressive in your steeping it will wash some of the finer material through the mesh, but even then it is minimal. When we place it gently into the cup/pot and simply allow it to sit there is no debris left behind (we mostly use it for a rasberry/nettle mix).
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The strainer is pretty fine. I usually put sencha green tea in it which is a little on the large side, but I purchased some mint tea leaves that were tiny. A few strain through but overall, it works well. I typically put one heaping tablespoon and there's usually room for a little more.
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I use T-sac bags. Like zero sediment.#3 (pot size) can make multiple mugs.Start with T for first MUG, add 1-1/2 ts for successive MUGS.Works perfect with the grainy rooibos.
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I ditched the glass infuser long ago and use a stainless steel, classic 1 cup infuser from TEAVANA. No plugging of leaves and possibility of breaking. It's about 3 inches tall. I lucked out and bought a few on a clearance sale a couple of years ago. They don't have the same model anymore. The closest I can find on their site is the cool touch tea strainer. My older version is entirely made of stainless steel; no silicone top. Check it out in one of their stores and see if you think it will work for you.
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I'm not sure what a rooibos is, but it will catch coffee grounds from a percolator, although it isn't too big. It fits nicely over a mug that is not extra wide.
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I use a small muslin bag I had purchased for brewing loose tea - can't remember where I bought them but they were cheap and bought online. I use 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground coffee and it works well. The bag is 2"X3" and has a string closure. You can then add the used coffee grounds to your garden and rinse the bag out for next time. So much cheaper than using the pods. I did buy the Melita pods that fit this unit and it's great coffee. But over time it's not really cost-effective to do this. So I thought I'd experiment with some decaf and am quite pleased with the result. Good luck - if you find something else to use, please post it on the Amazon review area to let everyone know.