The Power of the All Mighty Tea Infuser  

Hello mylot! I love tea! I like all kinds of tea, and all kinds of preparation for the perfect cup of tea! You can make white tea, green tea, herbal tea, black tea and red tea. I'm sure there are kinds of tea I don't even know about. There are all kinds of way to make tea, too, from microwaving hot water in the microwave, to participating in a traditional tea ceremoney with matcha. What I am interested in are the tea infusors, as my mom is all hyped up about them. I admit she has got me interested in tea infusors, too. Yet doesn't using a tea infusor usually require loose leaf tea? I don't have any loose leaf tea, but instead have plenty of tea in tea bags. Do you think tea is better with a tea infusor or even a tea press? I'd like to get one of each, and have an adult tea party (not throwing the tea into the ocean of course). How do you like your tea?

A tea infuser is a device in which loose tea leaves are placed for brewing, usually in a cup; it is often called a teaball or tea maker, and sometimes a tea egg. The tea infuser gained popularity in first half the 19th century. By the time of Queen Victoria no respectable British household would be without one. Tea infusers enable one to easily brew fannings and broken leaf teas. A tea infuser performs the same function as a tea bag. Most tea infusers have spherical bags of tea in them when purchased. The infuser is generally a small mesh or perforated metal container or covered spoon that holds tea leaves, in varying sizes to brew single or multiple servings at once. Tea infusors placed in a cup or pot of hot or boiling water, allow the tea to brew without loose tea leaves spilling into the pot or cup. A rod or chain is commonly attached to the container of the infuser to make retrieval from the pot or cup easier. Infusers with large holes may not catch all the leaves, requiring the use of a tea strainer to remove the remaining pieces

Cool, huh? I bet you didn't know all that about tea infusors!