Others say...

"I wouldn't get it again"
I wish the description for it was better. I wouldn't have bought if I knew more about it.

There is a disk inside it (with holes). I'm still not sure why (I'll explain in a second). It's attached to a metal wire which is what one would use to fish it out of the pot or cup. The tea ball itslf comes apart at the middle. So if you put some tea in the bottom half, then put it together, the only thing the disk could pissible do is agitate the contents of the tea ball becuase once you want it out of the cup or pot, you pull on the wire and the disk goes back to the top of the ball.

As others have said, the instructions are worthless. If a manufacturer introduces something new, they really should document it better so people know what the intent was.

I used it twice and put it in the dishwasher twice and it has permanent marks from the tea (tea leaf stains) on it. I put it in the trash can yesterday.

My advice is get the infusers that fit on top of the cup or teapot: Nothing to take apart when you're done, most are dishwasher safe, and you can get them in finer mesh so little tea leaves can't escape.

"Odd man out"
Being new to brewing tea, this is the first tea infuser I have ever used, so I have nothing to compare. However, if this is a good one as the other reviewers seem to think, then either I'm doing something wrong, or this is not the way to brew tea.

Note that the instructions with this gadget are minimal to the point of being worthless.

I tried it with Oolong, my favorite, and the brewing time is way to long to make a good cup of tea. By simply pouring the water over the tea and brewing for about 5 minutes I get a really great pot of tea. To get the same strength with this infuser I would need to brew perhaps twice as long, thus making the tea bitter.

With green tea it worked somewhat better, but still, no better than simply running it through a coffee pot.

I will continue to experiment with this gadget, perhaps adding more tea than would be necessary with conventional brewing. As for now, if I want a really good tea, I will simply brew it the old way.

"This is the best Tea Infuser Ever!"
I bought this little item as an add on to get super saver shipping. It turns out to be one of the best things I ever bought on Amazon. And I buy a lot of stuff.

Not only does this little egg hold a good amount of tea leaves for a strong cup, but it has a little disk inside attached to a cable so you can squeeze out the leaves when the tea is brewed.

"Very functional"
Well, I suppose one can't wax eloquent about a tea infuser. These things are functional, not sexy. This one does its task quite well and it is invaluable if you are a daily, multiple-cup tea drinker such as I.

Using it has not changed my life. I'm no smarter and I'm still as poor as a billy goat on an ostrich farm, but this thing is good and I'll buy another one when I need it.

"Surprisingly handy little tea infuser"
I have to admit I was surprised by how much of a difference a good design can make. It's amazing the little features some designers can think up! I don't know who finally thought of including a saucer with a tea infuser so you could put it down afterward without needing a separate plate, but they deserve some sort of award for being the only person to see and solve what probably should have been the obvious, yet wasn't.

The plunger is nifty. It really does make your tea brew faster, if you're the impatient type. It's the equivalent of sitting there stirring your teabag around or swishing your infuser through the water, except niftier.

The holes are small enough that you end up with a minimal amount of tea leaves actually in the water. It's pretty close to using a tea bag, and better than the "minuet" infuser mugs we have. It's also dishwasher-safe! I just take it apart, put the pieces in the part of the utensil bin that closes shut, and it's fine. Not the tiniest sign of rusting or damage. You can brew two cups of tea at once. So you can use this in your mug, or you can use it in your teapot.

I admit I'm surprised to find this much to say about a tea infuser, but I do like this one. Not only does it work very well, but it's quite the conversation piece, too!