Copco’s Total Tea – Snap Open Tea Infuser
Name: Snap Open Tea Infuser
Company: Copco
Cost: $9.99
Thoughts:
I have a couple of infusers lying around that I do occasionally use when I want a quick cup of tea. Infusers themselves aren’t bad but I much prefer to use something where the tea leaves have lots of room to move and dance. That said, infusers do have a place in my tea routine, especially at work. When I received this Snap Open Tea Infuser from Copco’s Total Tea line of tea products I immediately added it to my work tea area so I could put it to the test.
This infuser has two wings that pop open when you press the buttons on the side. These wings then allow the infuser to sit on the top of the cup with the basket suspended down into the water. I will go ahead and state right now that I wish the infuser was a little bit longer and wider to allow the leaves more room to move and more contact with the water. However, it still works as well as any infuser can.
When it is time to remove the infuser, the wings can be snapped back down so that they now cover the infuser preventing drips. This is a very nice idea but I have noticed that it doesn’t totally prevent tea from getting on the table so it is important to make sure you let the tea drip out in the cup as much as possible. The holes in the infuser aren’t overly large but they still allow small bits and dust to escape. If tea dust bothers you then I suggest you not drink the last couple of sips because with this infuser it is inevitable to get a little bit of a collection at the bottom of the cup.
Clean up is fairly easy and the tea leaves glide out smoothly with an occasional leaf getting stuck in one of the holes. I think all infusers have a certain amount of annoying cleanup involved but that just comes with the territory of using one. Again, for some of us there is a time and place to use infusers and so for an easy, modern, and fun looking infuser this one does the trick.
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Great photos. I am giving one away on my blog and wondered just how it worked. I received the Tea Basket tea infuser and I love it.
Thanks Beth! I have enjoyed using this one and have been tempted to check out the others. Especially the adorable lily pad infuser. So cute!
Thanks for the review. I like the new CopCo Total Tea line products, but they all seem to have less than optimal infuser baskets…but they are all pretty functional and I like the design.
Thanks for the comment Madam Potts! I too find the Total Tea products to be functional and the designs are fun. If the infuser baskets were tweaked a little, they would be really wonderful products!
These are really valuable information and I think lots of tea lovers love this kind of tea infuser. There are tons of great infuser out there and I think this one is one of the coolest.
Get a tea infuser and see how easy it is to fit healthy habits into your daily life.
Great post! Many tea infusers are decorative and the different materials used make no difference in the quality of tea produced, it is simply a matter of preference. Whether the tea drinker chooses glass, bamboo, metal mesh, porcelain or silken infuser bags the drinker can be assured of a fresh cup.