Copco’s Total Tea – Stainless Tea Thermal
Name: Stainless Tea Thermal
Company: Copco
Cost: $14.99
Thoughts:
I am always on the look out for ways to enjoy tea outside of my home so I was really excited to receive this travel thermos from Copco. They have come out with a line of teaware called Total Tea that is “a collection of solution-based products that address the specific needs of tea drinkers through superior functionality and forward design”. Upon opening the package I was really intrigued by this tea thermal. It is quite modern and innovative which might or might not appeal to some people. As for myself, I was drawn to it. The first thing I did was take it apart and found that it had 4 main components: the base where the liquid is held, the lid, the infuser basket, and the lid for the infuser basket.
There are many on the go tea products out there that include an infusing basket but this one is really unique. It features a mechanism that enables you to stop infusing the tea leaves. I will try to explain this as best as I can, but basically the basket goes into the lid of the thermos and has three options of where to turn it. ‘In/Out’ is the choice you want when you are taking the basket in or out of the thermos. The ‘Steep’ option allows the tea leaves to be exposed to the water through the little holes in the infuser. ‘Stop’ turns the basket so the holes and leaves are no longer in contact with the water.
For the most part I find this thermos easy to use, though the nob on the lid is a little hard to turn and grab a hold of especially if you have long nails. My major complaint is the size of the infuser basket. It is tiny! Take a look at the 1st picture above to see how small it is compared to the thermos itself! Since the thermos is 16oz you need to use a good amount of tea leaves and I really feel there is not enough room in the infuser to do the leaves justice. I found myself wishing it was at least longer because it doesn’t seem to go very far down into the water.
I think the idea of this thermos is nice and the design is on the right track. I have used it several times and even had success resteeping leaves by refilling the thermos with water and turning the infuser back to ’steep’. The only other thing that bothers me is I haven’t quite figured out how or even if there is a way to pour water over the leaves which is just my personal preference. To me it seems the only thing one can do is pour water in the thermos and then insert the infuser basket.
Overall, I think Copco has an interesting product that with a little tweaking could really become a nice staple for those of use that like to take our tea on the go. I enjoyed using it and will continue to do so because I love tea thermos’ and I especially like that I can stop my leaves from steeping without having to take the infuser out and then trying to figure out what in the world to do with it.
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Woah! I like the colors of this thing, and how you can go from “Steep” to drink in no time. Very cool stuff
Thanks for your comment TeaCast! “Steep to drink in no time” should be their tag line for this product.