S/D: tea brewing apparati

I have one of these and I am SO OVER IT bcz it is v difficult to put long tea leaves in it; shit spills everywhere; no room to expand; v bad imo

http://www.ikou.com.au/contents/media/ikou%20tea%20ball%20infuser.jpg

what shall I upgrade to for under, like, $15? One of those stick things? Or one of those clear plastic cup things with the valve on the bottom that you place atop your mug? OR WHAT HELP ME PLZ

I have one of these, I use it all the time, it rules, I recommend it!

http://shopmandalatea.com/tea-wares/tea-pots-tea-brewers/kamjove-loose-tea-infuser-with-pitcher.html

Oh I should also note that this is for the office and not for at home so nothing too crazy. That looks good though!

I like the teaball on a chain, but idk if that's much diff from yr tea tongs.

I think I am srsly into getting one of these but idk are there any downsides?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el02EHxRoZg

I swear by these:

http://shop.tgtea.com/Permanent-Teafilter-Small-003130/

There are similar ones on Amazon. I have one at home, one at work, one for travel and they're just great.

PS depending on mug size, the large size could be better (I have a mix).

just go to an asian grocery store and get one of those metal basket filters that fit in the cup — they're dirt cheap and last forever.

this is what i mean:

http://www.spicesandtease.com/img/items/acc/strainer.jpg

Yes to those things clouds posted. They work great.

either get a real teapot or just DWI the leaves in yer cup

the problem with the tea leaves in a small metal ball is that THE TEA LEAVES CANNOT BREATHE (underwater)

yours can't, but mine can

i take back what i said.

xp to dayo that is exactly my problem w/ the tea ball. No room to expand! Also that IngenuiTEA thing looks so great and NO DRIPS NO MESS WHO HAS THE TIME?? etc

no stevie just buy the thing i posted

get a tea strainer for the cup, leave the leaves loose in the pot, the British have been doing it forever

us 'mericans don't have time to be cleaning up three different pieces of tea equipment, we have a world to run ok

also what clouds and Jaq have suggested, these work just fine ime

I wish I liked tea more. I am going to brew some now (from a teabag--the horror!) and see how it goes.

yeah I mostly use teabags at work #warcriminal

nowt wrong with teabags

nowt wrong with teabags

― kinder, Friday, September 6, 2013 9:54 AM

true fact

clouds/Jaq/quincie otm

This is what we fuck with

http://strandtea.corecommerce.com/Tea-Tiger-Tea-Brewing-Cup.html

wow that's some fancy tea brewing

We used to be really into tea. Sadly less so these days. Would be nice to get back into it.

i tend to only drink loose leaf tea in winter, when I get in my earl grey mood

the rest of the time it's green tea in teabags

that basket is going to make so many drippy drips all over my desk and keyboard!!

make tea in the kitchen!

... or get a smallish bowl you can use to catch drips as you remove the basket from the cup and then can put the basket into until you're ready to clean up?

2 teacups, 1 strainer

i use this. it may not be much better than the classic ball, but it handles my silver needle white tea pretty well. and those leaves are pretty long.

http://www.teavana.com/tea-products/tea-makers-infusers/p/perfect-tea-ball?cm_mmc=seng-_-Shopzilla-_-PF-_-1&mr:referralID=4ca2d804-17cb-11e3-a88a-001b2166becc