Norpro Push, Fill 'n Brew Mesh Tea Infuser

. . . from the praises given thus far. However, in all honesty I too was taken by the lovely design and idea and so I ordered it from another tea specialty site. (In my then-innocence, I thought if it's on S.....'s site, it has to be good!) After a few weeks of use I noted that there were more tea leaves in my cup than in the infuser -- not a good thing unless you read tea leaves. It seems that the two halves of the infuser no longer fitted together as tightly as they did when it was new -- not that it was exactly old and well used at that point. Try as I may, I could not get the plunger type lock to close the halves; it was stuck where it was and wasn't going to budge except to accept new tea leaves. So I stopped straining my "infused" tea and went back to a reliable tea ball -- cup size -- for my cup of tea. What a waste of $8 !!!

The design itself is a great idea, however, after a few weeks of using this device it ceased to work properly. Now, the push-mechanism used to open the lid of the screen often does not work or gets stuck. In addition, the opposite happens when the device is filled with tea leaves steeping in a teacup - it does not close completely, letting the tea leaves out into the tea cup.

I have cleaned this device both via hand-washing and the dishwasher (since it is stainless steel, the dishwasher theoretically shouldn't harm it), however, nothing seems to work.

I wish I had returned it within the first 30 days after I purchased it, but I was out of town - now I am stuck with it. I will look for a better tea infuser - perhaps one with a chain.

Norpro Push N Fill Mesh Tea Infuser

This is the best tea infuser I've ever used! The mesh allows the water to flow through and no tea leaves can escape. The hinge is strong and the spring holds both halves of the mesh ball tightly together. What I like best is that this is all one piece and I don't have to fumble around with screwing two parts together. I open the hinge, scoop up the tea, close it and stick it in a cup of hot water! Brilliant. I use the infuser as a spoon to stir it up, too. I'm ordering several to give as gifts.