Last month, my buddy Lisa and I had a delightful lunch at Essencha, a local yet posh tea house. I will share more about Essencha later, because today’s post is about tea accessories.
After lunch, Lisa and I browsed around the tea house hoping to find a treasure or two to take home. There is one item in particular that I have been in need of… an infuser. Why? So I could rid myself of the dreaded tea ball – which while handy is somewhat cumbersome. Nevertheless, I was quite excited to find a universal stainless steel silicone infuser by HuesNBrews with a black lid and handle, sitting on a shelf just waiting for me to purchase. The purchase price was $15.00.
Ever since I brought my new tea infuser home and used it for the first time I have been in love. First, the infuser fits easily into practically every tea cup and mug in my home. The lid makes a perfect resting place for the infuser after removal from your cup. The handle fosters easy transfer of the infuser from tea cup or mug to resting – the black rubber-like covering doesn’t conduct heat and prevents the infuser from burning your fingertips. Even the smallest tea leaves, like rooibos remain trapped inside the HuesNBrews Tea Infuser – it’s holes are extremely small, yet plentiful.
Additionally, I found that after use, the infuser is easy to clean with mild soap and water.
It has been officially one month since purchase and even though I use the HuesNBrews Tea Infuser multiple times a day on a daily basis, I have yet to see even one spot of rust. This is pretty impressive considering I have several rusted tea balls.
If you are looking for a new tea infuser, I highly recommend the HuesNBrews Tea Infuser.Unfortunately, after visiting the HuesNBrews website I found the infuser can only be purchased for wholesale. Therefore, you will have to find a retail store that carries HuesNBrews products, like Essencha if you live in the Cincinnati area or online. While surfing the net, I found the HuesNBrews Tea Infuser on eBay for $9.99, Pearl Fine Teas for $12.50, and AlwaysBrilliant.com for $13.99.
Until we chat again… Happy Tea Drinking!
This looks terrific! A portable tea infuser is just the thing.
Lainie
I cannot rant and rave enough to express how much I love this infuser.
Hi Nikki – We love the HuesNBrews infusers. The Universal version you have is a great investment. What Ive come to love is also the Universal Infuser Mug. I had mixed feelings at first, but just love it! You get a ceramic vessel and the infuser and its PERFECT for the office environment. Im still attached to the teapot but find myself using the Mug a lot more during work hours. Our sale on teaware ends at Midnight tonight!! (12/22/08)
I also use a tea infuser at home but its not made of metal (i find the metallic taste to seep through and affect the tea). I use Rishi’s finum brewing basket which is available from their website for $9. The infuser also comes with a lid which acts as a tray and it fits nicely into any cup or mug.
I also have one of their ceramic mugs which comes with an infuser and lid as well. Very convenient when I’m only looking to brew one cup.
Anyway, thanks for the great post and happy tea drinking!
Sarah,
Thanks for sharing. Thus far, I have had a great experience with the HuesNBrews infuser. No metallic taste. I will have to check out the infuser you described by Rishi Teas.
ohhh only wholesale, that’s annoying! It seems like a nice infuser, but I don’t like the steel part to be honest, not humble enough or something haha, but very nice review!
The infuser sounds like a great product. If there is still some interest in tea kettles then here is a good website that offers information on Tea Kettle types, tips and overviews of the top brands. The website is TeaKettleKorner.com. Hope this helps for all those looking for ways to make their tea. All the best!
Dave
This product seems nice, but I much prefer the teavalize tea infuser mug. I don’t even need to take the leaves out, they stay in there and the filter at the top keeps me from drinking the loose leaves. Plus I got mine in a free trial, can’t beat 3.95 compared to 15 dollars.
Hi Nikki, we are proud to let you know we are now carrying a bunch of products from Hues & Brews, including the Universal Tea infuser, which my wife and I find it to be the best infuser ever!
By the way…interested in doing another review? let us know which blend and we’ll send it to you!
Ricardo