Teavana Perfect TeaMaker

I love this tea infuser. I've had it for two years and it still works perfectly. It is really simple, especially the part where you just place it on the top of the cup and the tea drains into your cup. No messing with tea bags and whatever, just put everything in the infuser, even the rock sugar, and steep! I love it. :)

I received this infuser as a birthday present along with three loose teas. I've enjoyed using it a lot, but my only problem is cleaning it. I'm currently in college and live in a dormitory. I don't have access to a dishwasher or a quality sink. While it's recommended to dump the tea leaves out after use, a lot of the leaves will stick to the inside of it since they are wet. I'm going to try using cheesecloth or something to make it easier. I do think the bottom dispenser is really cool though, and I'm glad I have it. It's just a bit of a hassle to clean, and I wanted others to be aware :)

After a year of daily use, this darling teapot fell and one of its feet broke off...I continued to use it, propping it up against a mug, until this week when the lid fell unnoticed into the trash when I dumped out the spent tea leaves. I have at least 10 other infusers and pots of every type but I have to replace this thing RIGHT AWAY, because it is PERFECT. I get a full mug of tea with it, the big leaves have room to unfurl completely, and, until it lost a foot, it was drip free. The only negative thing is that it becomes stained with use, but a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser takes care of that. This is an ideal gift for tea novices as well as old pros like me...there's just nothing else like it!

I use The Perfect Tea maker with all of my fresh teas. I have a tea infuser but this is even easier. I can travel with it!! Best gift I have gotten in a long time. I will be buying some for friends this next holiday.

It's awesome

I'm relatively new to the tea scene and a friend recommended the perfect tea maker as a great start to drinking loose leaf tea. It's really convenient and easy to use and a great beginner's tool if you're looking to make the switch to loose leaf teas. It's pretty awesome, I love my perfect tea maker.

I have been using the previous version of this for about 3 years, roughly 2-3 times a day, on average. The bad part about it is it was impossible to clean. It didn't really bother me because if you go in the store, their's is also dirty looking. Since that one is so old, I decided to get the newer version.

It is a better product for a few reasons. First off, it comes apart and you are able to clean almost every surface of it (if your hands are small enough). The old one would clean itself; into my tea usually (I would get little bitter flakes of dried tea, in my tea). This one also seems to hold the heat better; the last version would heat up almost immediately after you poured the hot water in, this one takes a good 10 seconds to warm up - which means the material in this item will keep your tea warmer, longer. Lastly, this one looks nicer; it has better lines, and better colors - it looks much more modern.

The complaints I have about it, and they're minor, is that the valve/bottom piece doesn't come off for cleaning, and there are no instructions on disassembly. I don't really know how the bottom would come out without wearing down the valve quickly, but you should be able to get to it somehow - maybe sell replacement valve parts. Also, there are instructions in the box, but they don't explain that the mesh pulls up and out (though, not easily) and that the lid is the only other part that comes off; a couple images with captions would do the trick.

All in all, I would buy another one, once this one gets dingy, like the last one. I would reccomend it to people. I suggested it to my father when he wanted to get away from coffee, and he really likes it as well. It's a great product and the best on the market; I looked for other similar products, and this one is very unique to the market.

I recently discovered Teavana and the wonder of loose leaf tea. Even before that, people still saw me as a tea snob, judging me by my preferences (if the tea bag isn't nylon or pyramid, I won't drink it).

Of course, when I bought my tea, I had no apparatus for brewing it, so I bought this. This is beyond convenient. It isn't messy in any sense of the word; just put in the tea and sweetener and brew. Plus, it looks nice on my little tea stand in my bedroom, and I know its convenience will be boosted once I transfer to university (I'm talking dorm rooms here).

I use this brewer almost every day. It's the new way to brew outstanding tea plus I love to see the tea leaves open as they brew. I use a small electric water kettle that allows me to control the temp for the tea I'm brewing so after I fill the brewer itself, I use some of that hot water to heat up my small, individual sized tea pot. When brewed, I transfer the tea to my pot and off I go. Is it extra work? Yes, but so very worth it plus its simple and quick to do. Watching oolong leaves open is pleasing and I will transfer that to a Japanese cast iron pot instead. Fantastic product for tea lovers. Those who must use a tea bag will not want to bother but loose tea lovers will see the difference immediately. Bonus: if using good green/oolong teas, your leaves are poised and ready for a 2nd brew and you can control the color easily. The only time I don't use this brewer is when I'm using one of my Yixing pots. Brewing in it is a lovely ceremony all its own. I hope this review helps others make a decision. I simply can not see myself without one of these brewers. Once you begin to use it, you will be hooked. Easily cleaned as well.

This tea maker is life changing. I have been a tea drinker all my life and always used balls to steep my tea. Once I received this as a gift, I have been awakened to a new easy and quick way to make tea. I put my tea and rock sugar into the Tea maker and let it steep for however long needed. Sometimes you have to stir it a few times to get the tea to really open up. You can see the flowers and components of the tea start to blossom inside the Tea maker and that's how you know it's really working. Then, all you have to do is sit it on top of your mug and your tea is ready! Simple and so practical. I love it. Great gift for tea drinkers!