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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
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those are evil. Evilevilevilevilevilevil
They don't give the tea enough room to expand so the tea does not taste as yummy as it should. Get a cup infuser.
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Prof, the ball infuser is the size of the cup. It's not like the little spring-loaded spoon-sized thing. But the problem remains, there is no way to clean between the wires of the mesh. It's just too fine.
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I use Polident to clean my basket infusers. The denture cleaners are built to remove stains from dentures and work really well on tea and coffee gear.
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Polident was the very first denture cleaner I tried. While it did make the infuser 'look' cleaner, it didn't make it 'taste' cleaner.' I tried several other brands with the same result. I had the same problem with bleach. Looked great; tasted like resin. Now if I use an infuser, I use a stainless steel 'ball' type. Something like this;
It's easier for me to keep clean. It's large enough for my mug too, and that holds a liter of tea. But since I found good quality empty tea bags, I don't use any infuser any more. The tea bags don't impart any taste to the tea, and I can just throw them away. I still like the 'idea' of the French Press. It just wouldn't work for me.
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