OXO Brew Twisting Tea Ball

This is a wonderful solution as a tea strainer. It is very easy to empty the tea leaves, once the tea is brewed. The basket is dishwasher safe but is also easy to wash at the sink. The stainless steel hasn't tarnished at all in the time that we have had them.

Had so many tea balls before all ended up in bin for many reasons, finally found a good quality one works great, doesn't leave any aftertaste and is easy to clean and maintain. It will not open by itself inside your cup and as for tea leaves disposal, just twist the handle over a bin and shake the leaves out, clean and easy, same for grabbing the leaves from jar, no need to touch the leaves with your hands at all. Just use it as a spoon to take as many leaves as you need from the jar and close the ball. Some dust will fall through the holes of course so its not very good for fine grind coffee and its a bit expensive, but i like the design and its well made so i guess its worth the price

The shape of this product is perfect. I had one previously which instead of rotating to close, it slid back and forward and left a gap for large chunks of tea to leak into the rest of the cup. This however shuts close very tightly ensuring no chunks of tea get left in the cup when you go to drink it. The holes seem to be optimum size to allow the tea to steep whilst again preventing chunks of tea being left in your cup at the end. The material is good with no signs of wear or rust after 9 months of constant use, and is reasonably easy to clean being stainless steel. Overall a very good product, I would highly reccommend.

These were purchased to replace some "scissor" type infusers that we purchased from a high-street shop. Didn't simply do a replacement, as the other type were prone to falling apart after a couple of months use. These were more expensive, but worked better and haven't dropped to bits yet. They can be a bit harder to clean that the other type, as tealeaves get stuck between the two halves, but they are probably the best of the types available.

Overall speaking this is a great product. Much easier to fill then the silicone ones, easier to clean than the traditional push type ball strainer, and the true spherical shape makes more even room for tea leaves to expand. The only reason I'm taking one star a way is that even for a person without arthritis, I find it.....uncomfortable for the upper plastic(ABS?) part so down the rod and close to the turning knob. It's it's just slightly a bit far away from the knob, and add some non-slip dots, it would have made single hand operation much more natural and handy. Though with some practice you will get use to it. It's also worth mentioning that it makes a great tea strainer when you open it 270° for use with clay teaports or any tea ports w/o a filter, especially when you're brewing teas in the oriental style( which uses more tea leaves and less water per brew)

Simply the best tea ball I have ever used. It is sturdy, works well and holds quite a bit of tea inside it. I have also found that it is easier and faster to clean up than claw-type and screwed ones (you basically never need to touch the ball with your hands). I don't understand people complaining about it not holding large leave tea, not only large leave tea must be brewed outside of a ball, but it does work fine if you don't cram the leaves inside.

If you’re conscientiously trying to stop using teabags, this is an excellent product; it’s very well designed and made, and, after several months’ use, I think it’s going to be durable. It’s especially easy to empty and rinse. Frankly, I’m not sure about the present price, but at £8 to £9, I’d buy it again. Hmmm .... well, after about 7 months use, one of the plastic grips became detached from the metal shaft. I’ve attempted a repair using epoxy resin adhesive, which seems to be holding up. But how long it will last remains to be seen.

It looked good and well finished but after about 10 uses, it fell apart with the cage detaching from the top part. What might have been spot welds looked almost non-existent. Fixed it with superglue and will have to wait and see how long that lasts. It's expensive compared with other products so I expected better.

Muy buen producto, lo he comprado un par de veces, para mi y para regalar. El precio varia mucho de un día para otro

Excellent tool for no mess, easy cup of loose leaf tea. You just fill and put it in your mug and afterwards empty by turning the end of the handle.

Funciona genial. El hecho de que sea así te permite usarlo de cucharilla para remover. Calidad excelente

Inox de qualidade, espesso na medida. Furinhos minúsculos, não deixa poeira no chá. Nada de plástico. Cabe legal em qualquer caneca maior que 200 ml e o material é de qualidade, não deixa gosto residual. A borda da tampa é de silicone, para não queimar os dedos. A tampa apenas fica sobre a xícara, mas fica tudo vedado porque a parte de inox é mais larga e não deixa escapar o vapor. Vai para lava-louças. É bem caro, mas muuuuuuito bacana e vai durar.

Well worth it. It's strong and the mesh basket is cleanly finished. Love that it has the handle tabs on both sides, could not understand why some other models only had one. Fits securely on my giant mug. The lid really keeps the heat in while steeping.