Quote:
|
Originally Posted by avernus
I would add something if I may - the cup shaped infusers are a fantastic and quick way of making a nice cup of tea but make sure you have a *metal* one. They are much easier to clean! (Can use bicarbonate of soda or a scourer) The plastic ones eventually seal up with all the tea remains....
|
I've never had a problem with my plastic cup insert.... I have a couple of dozen floating around my house at any given time, most of them designated to a particular mug. *grins* Plastic being porous, too, I like to keep my strainers separate for certain different kinds of tea. I use them when I'm making tinctures and other herbal decoction, too, and I've never really had to ditch them for getting gunked up with herbs...... Occasionally heat will warp one, or a batch of something goes bad and spoils the strainer. But the ones I use particularly for tea never gunk up.... I have a small toothbrush I bought at the dollar store that I use for small, specific cleaning, and if I have to, I use it to scrub the holes clean, though that's rare.
I like my metal one, but I find that it sometimes gives the herbs a funny, tinny taste. *shrugs* I used to have a glass one, but I broke it and I can't find another one.