Tea infuser - for those who like tea without loose leaves

Does not it bother you when you see tea leaves flowing in your cup? When you take a sip and one or two always try to get into your mouth? Because of them instead of enjoying your favorite drink you have to get them out. This nuance bothered people in all times. And people found the way to remove this aspect from drinking and enjoying its refreshing and tonic nature. And the name of this magical device is a tea infuser.

Infuser has several names ? tea ball, paper infuser, mesh ball, handled infuser, press, etc. The history of first infusers starts in the early years of the 19th century. Back then it was a must to have a tea infuser in every British house. Drinking tea was and still is one of the most important parts of the day routine. The whole variety of sizes and shapes are coming to us from those times. Making a infuser was an art. Tea infusers were decorated and made unique in order to attract the buyer. But as times went by and disposable t-bags appeared the need in tea infusers dramatically decreased. Nowadays, they are made from cheap materials and are mostly used for infusing herbs and spices. That is why real connoisseurs treasure the early infusers. There are still some people who follow old-fashioned way of making tea. For them a real unique tea infuser would be the best present ever.

Making infusers as an art

Modern art today includes such branch as making exclusive tea brewing. For example, Texas artist Kevin Ard is well-known in the world for making unique tea brewing. He started in 1998 and since then does not imagine his life without creating new infusers. In his works he combines functionality and beautiful designs. Tea infuser besides being interestingly made must present certain functions. In general Kevin creates an infuser for a certain individual. People come to him and order infusers. There are no limits. The artist can inlay the infuser, can present it in any imaginable shape. Everything is up to the customer?s wish and desire. The work is laborious and everything is hand-made. Each masterpiece costs quite a lot. But just imagine the feeling when you brew your favorite tea with an infuser that has no analogs in the whole world and was made specially for you.

Infusers for different types of tea

Talking about infuser?s size it is important to know that if you brew a black tea, small infuser will work perfectly well. But if you want some green tea, then you should take an infuser of a bigger size. Green tea leaves need more space to expand than black leaves.

How to use an infuser

It is very simple to make tea with a help of an infuser. You put leaves into the infuser and lower it over the top of the tea pot or a single cup. After several minutes, when you think that water has taken all aroma and taste from the leaves, you take out the infuser with leaves in it. The tea is rich and ready to be drunk. One thing that should be remembered while brewing the tea is that a lot of people put too much leaves into the infuser. It does not let leaves to expand and give away all their taste and aroma. That is why it is recommended to fill an infuser only in half. Despite the invention of a tea bag infuser is still a vital accessory if you prefer to buy your favorite leaves and brew it according to the oldest rules.