I am INFUSiastic about Tea!

My morning cuppa is the start of my tea making day. It starts with me placing my choice of tea leaves (today it is vanilla and rooibos) in my small tea pot.

I am not fond of getting bitter leaves stuck in my teeth so I use a teapot with an infuser inbuilt.
I don’t have a problem with teabags as some tea buffs do, for me they are great to use when out and about, when visiting people who don’t really know how to make a good cuppa or for a quick tea burst; but I prefer for my tea leaves to have space to open up and spread their essence in some type of infuser.

I have a few different infusers, depending on the number of people I am making tea for, the size of the cup/pot and how much I want to ‘impress’ my guests.

A tea infuser is a ball shaped, apple, or basket shaped container, depending on who is describing it, used for brewing tea. It is very small in size, though the size varies depending on manufacturers and the consumers needs. On each end and the sides, there are perforated holes.

There are several types of tea infusers. They can be large enough for an entire pot of tea or small enough for a single cup. They can be made out of mesh like materials, metal, glass, and a variety of other materials. Furthermore, they come in different shapes nowadays, which can make a great gift. For example, a heart shaped infuser or a sterling silver infuser, great for gifts.

The infuser has been extremely popular throughout our history, particularly in the nineteenth century. In fact, it is still extremely popular today. It has become a very popular gift for many different occasions, particularly weddings and baby showers. A search on the internet will provide you with an abundance of results when you are looking for great gift ideas, such as gift sets or particular tea infuser shapes.

The Tea infuser is great for those who are looking for a fresh cup of tea. For those who like to brew their tea with fresh leaves, the infuser is a necessary kitchen tool. In today's world, most people use tea bags for quick and easy brewing. However, for a fresh cup of a tea, you should use the infuser. How it works is simple, You would place the loose tea leaves into the infuser and lower it into the cup or pot in which you are brewing the tea.

You would then pour your boiling water over the infuser and allow your tea to brew. What happens is that the water works with the tea through the holes in the infuser. However, you need to be careful of small leaves and large holes within the infuser. The large holes could allow some tea leaves to escape and then you would need to remove any leaves in your tea.

There are so many different and unique tea infusers on the market now. I like the elegance and idea of the ‘tea sticks’ but wonder if the full flavour of the leaf can be achieved in such a small space. I haven’t seen them where I shop!

Some infuser designs are really works of art. How brilliant to have an infuser that is the talking piece of the morning tea table.

I like to use the infuser, mainly because it enables me to mix my own brew. I can take a few pinches of leaf flavours that take my fancy at that time, and place them into the tea ball. It then becomes my own special blend.