Individual tea-brewing mug with removable infuser Both parts made of laboratory-strength, stain-free borosilicate glass Excellent for brewing tea with loose tea leaves or tea flowers Safe for stovetop, dishwasher, and microwave Includes a sample tea flower
Features: Start by heating fresh, filtered water in a separate tea kettle. Place tea into mug and pour heated water into infuser. Allow to steep for 3-5 minutes and enjoy! 3 piece set is used for loose tea, tea bags or tea flower. Dishwasher and Microwave safe. Bonus tea flower included! Green tea scented with jasmine flowers for a floral taste.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Tea Strainer cut by saw. Cracked. Comment: I wanted a non-metal, non-plastic tea strainer. This set was a nice idea. Unfortunately the slits at bottom of the glass strainer that let water flow in/out seemed to be cut by some kind of small saw after the glass is hardened, rather than formed in the glass making process. So the edges of the strainer slits look rough. One wonders if tiny glass particles/dust will break off into your tea over time. I didn't need to wonder long as large cracks developed between some of the slits after several weeks of use. The strainer is now useless.
The glass mug/lid are nice. Very lite. Not worth
the full price of the set though. Customer Rating: Summary: Tea Time! Comment: The Primula tea maker mug resembles a mason jar and it's quite charming. The glass is fine and thin so it feels very fragile; if you're washing by hand, make sure you handle it gently as it can easily break. However fragile it may feel, the mug and all its parts are dishwasher safe as well as microwaveable.
Just as the directions indicate, you put your favorite loose tea into the infuser and you let it rest on the lip of the glass mug while you pour hot water into both infuser and mug. Invert the lid and now it acts as a coaster for the infuser. Everything is artfully designed, fits in well and looks simple and beautiful.
One little caveat: I notice that once you lift the infuser out of the cup and place it on the coaster, you have to be very careful as the infuser gets hot quickly and you can burn yourself. I'm not sure if later designs can incorporate some rubber band around the outside edge to prevent this minor annoyance, but it could only help.
Also, once you lift the infuser out of the mug, you can't put it back in for more infusing. The water level rises immediately and it spills over out of the mug, making a bit of a mess. Just make sure you steep the tea for the proper amount of time before you're ready to remove the infuser.
On another final note, don't pay $14.95 as Amazon advertises. Linens-N-Things sells this for just $9.99. Other than these few quibbles, I love this design and I love this mug. Customer Rating: Summary: Best taste, need a toothbrush to clean, looks okay Comment: I didn't think I would notice a taste difference using this diffuser versus a metal one, but I certainly did. This was SO much smoother. I loved it. Little bits of tea can get stuck in the diffuser, but a toothbrush gets them out. The design of the glass/handle isn't the best, but it's worth it to get the glass diffuser. I also found this at a common brick and mortar store for 2/3 the price here. With their 20% off coupon it was a steal. Customer Rating: Summary: Works well...could be better looking Comment: This item appears similar to the Bodum product that had received negative reviews here on Amazon. After reading those reviews, I decided to buy Primula's version since I was able to find it at a brick and mortar store and had a discount coupon for that store. Also, I wanted to see if it has the same problems as the Bodum version. After weeks of use, this tea mug still works fine, but the slitted part of the infuser has started to stain. I had expected this since the surface of the slits aren't smooth like the rest of the cup. The manufacturer can't really do anything about that since it's extremely difficult to shape small slits like that in glass. It's quite sturdy, though. I dropped the mug and the infuser (short distance falls) on separate occasions there is no visible damage. Tea still sticks to the smooth surface of the glass though, so I recommend cleaning it daily. I found it very enlightening to see a white paper towel turn brown after wiping the transparent glass after a day of use. Just think of what tea and coffee can do to your teeth if you don't brush thoroughly each day. Final note is that the overall look isn't too attractive. I think it's due to the somewhat thin looking handle. I would prefer it if the proportions is more like that of a ceramic mug. Oh, speaking of the shape, it doesn't fit in my car cup holder so it makes it a little more cumbersome to bring it to/from work. Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful Glass Infuser for Tea Comment: If you like better teas then you should use a glass infuser to really get the full flavor. Paper filters or metal strainers sometimes tamper the taste of the hot water. This glass tea infuser allows you to really get the true flavor of the tea. It is great with green, black or white teas.
