Finum Reusable Stainless Steel Coffee and Tea Infusing Mesh Brewing Basket, Large, Black

The filter is working out good for me. I have a tea maker and the lid sometimes pops off the container holding the tea and then the tea leaves float out. You know what that means. Tea leaves everywhere. The tea then gets dispensed into a tea pot about 2 cup size. I put the Finum into a single serving cup and pour enough tea in to fill the cup. I have some tea that is very small, no big leaves in it yet the finum filter caught all the fine leaves. That is great. One of the most important tasks of a loose leaf tea infuser is to keep the leaves in the basket. Yet, making single cups of tea is not why I originally bought the filter. I want to make tea in quantity in a pan for my Kombucha. I have yet to do this but I'm pretty sure it will be ok. It should be big enough for a large batch and since it seems to be easy enough to rinse clean I can confidently make multiple batches. Although I have not used the filter much as I just purchased it, it is sturdy. The tea didn't have any strange flavors from the filter. The lid is good and that it doubles as a stand is nice too. I also used the filter in a cup that narrows at the bottom without any problems...The filter fit perfectly. Anyone who makes tea in a coffee size mug should have no problem fitting the filter right in the mug. From my experience with the filter so far I can recommend it. You would want to make sure the screen comes clean or flow could be reduced. There is plenty of room in the large basket for nice fluffy tea leaves. I have a lot of different tea leaves to choose from and this filter could get the best out of them all. I always disliked the tea balls that close in the middle. This filter presents none of the normal problems associated with a tea ball. I have not tried coffee in it but I don't see how it would be any problem. I guess the main thing for you to deal with when using this infuser is the temperature of your water and how you pour it into the filter. And that we all know is not up to the infuser. This is a simple to use filter without many drawbacks. I would like to say I will update with more use but I'm so busy I might not even get reviewed all the products I buy anyway. I'm a happy customer.

As the title says, these fit perfectly in the Starbucks Modern Classic Mug, 12oz and the Starbucks Modern Classic Mug, 16oz , and really well in the Starbucks 14oz double-walled glass tumbler. I am also glad I ended up buying this Large Finum Brewing Basket, Blue instead of the Medium Finum Brewing Basket because the large is actually a bit smaller than I thought it would be... Actually, the size of the filter is fine, there's plenty of room for enough tea to make 2-3 cups if you want to use it in a teapot and still have enough space for the leaves to properly expand... however, the lid itself is not wide enough to completely cover most mugs larger than 12oz and if you wanted to use a cup that was small enough in diameter to be completely covered, chances are good that it might also be too small for the filter since the lid is only as wide as the actual filter itself, it doesn't extend out past the filter like the "handles" do. The only mug I know of where the lid ALMOST covers completely is the Starbucks Modern Classic Mug, 16oz ... I'm actually a little disappointed by the lid size because when I ordered it, for some reason I was thinking that it was much wider than the filter... Maybe I got the idea from one of the photos or the product description? I'm not sure now why I thought that. At any rate, the lid needs to be at least an inch or so wider than the filter so a larger mug could still be completely covered for better steeping and to keep your tea hot longer. Everything else is very nicely made, I especially like the extremely fine mesh which ensures that all but the tiniest particles will stay in the filter and not end up in your mouth. The bottom is flat, which is great because it means it will stand upright without falling over if you to use a cup that is shorter than the filter, and the lid also doubles as a drip-free holder once you want to remove it from your cup. All in all, I recommend this infuser, it is the nicest one I have seen at this price point. But if you do not like the idea of a plastic tea filter and want a metal one, then for around $7 more I would highly recommend the FORLIFE Brew-in-Mug Extra-Fine Tea Infuser with Lid , which does also have a lid that extends further than the filter. It measures 4" in height and 2 1/2" in diameter. The handles stick out an additional 3/4" from the filter which means it will fit cups that are between 2 3/4" and 4" wide.

This isn't the first time I've purchased a Finum brewing basket. Ages ago I got a medium-sized one and that one still works fine, but I wanted a bigger size to better suit a mug shape, so I got the large size, and just like the medium size, it works perfectly. Of all the tea infusers on the market, Finum is peerless when it comes to this style. Typically, other competitor infusers are metal baskets welded together and they have a variety of small holes, and while they do work, Finum's brewing basket is one of the few, if not the only brewing basket with an incredibly fine steel mesh that easily lets fluid through and keeps solid particles away. If you look at things like the popular Oxo tea infuser, the holes just aren't as small as the Finum, which in some regard means tinier tea particles, and even fluid aren't going to travel through it as easily as the Finum. They still work obviously, but if you want something extra-fine, there's really nothing else like the Finum. The only bad thing you can say about the Finum is that the fine mesh can be tricky to clean over time, as you'll probably need to take a brush of some kind to clean all the caked up dust. Also, the Finum brewing baskets have plastic in their supporting frame. It's not an all-stainless steel construction like other brewing baskets, and it's a shame because I think Finum should really consider making an all-steel version basket, I'd buy it in a flash if they did. But at this point, I think I've resigned myself to accept that no matter what, I will be exposing myself to microplastics in some manner. If you can't accept that, then yes, get a stainless steel infuser, but if it doesn't bother you, then the Finum is a phenomenal product I'd highly recommend.

I've been a tea drinker for 5 years now, and also REALLY into gadgets, especially ones that look cool. After trying many other ways/gadgets to make my tea, this is now my most used tea item. It's not the prettiest thing, but it works THAT well that I have trashed my other infusers. I have one of these Finum baskets at work and one at home. I am using the large size because it's more versatile in my opinion (it WILL fit in smaller mugs, but it will sit on the bottom and the top of it will extend up above the rim of cup - this is fine with me though). I have yet to see a mesh as fine as this product has, and that is what really sets this apart from anything else I've found on the market so far. I have many types of strainers/infusers and the finer particles of tea always escape, but NOT with this Finum. It is a very strong, thick, but very fine mesh that works perfectly. The bottom is also mesh, allowing even more flow-through. I use it for coffee in the mornings and tea the rest of the afternoon each day, and it makes a yummy cup of coffee. It has much more flavor & strength and is less watery than what comes out of a coffeemaker. I let it sit for a few minutes in there, much like I'd do with a French press. The coffee almost tastes as good as French press-style, but still a notch below it. I did a little experiment and took some coffee & brewed it through our coffeemaker. Took same brand of coffee and used the Finum basket to make it. Poured them into 2 separate cups and asked boyfriend to pick his favorite one. He thought they were 2 totally different coffees... that's how different and better the taste of the Finum-made cup was! He loooved it and said it tasted much better than the cup made with the coffeemaker. Some important points about this product: 1) Some people don't realize that the little round black piece can function as both a topper/cap to trap flavor in while brewing, AND is also the drip cup for when you remove the basket. 2) Makes a better tasting and healthier cup of tea than stuffing tea leaves into a tea infuser ball because of the fact that the leaves are allowed to flow freely around in the large infuser cup area and are completely surrounded by water during the brewing process, pulling the most antioxidants and flavor out of each leaf. The leaves can fully expand. When you stuff tea leaves into a tight ball infuser, they cannot each come in full contact with the hot water and aren't allowed to expand all the way. To me, this is a waste because the leaves in the very center of the ball aren't being used fully. 3) The mesh is very fine... so if you ever forget tea leaves in there and it dries, it's a heck of a time to clean it compared to normal mesh. I am not a simple-type person in general. I don't purchase the "minimum to get by" and don't think "this is all I really need" about products. I am really into gadgets and robots and automatic-type things, but after trying all that with tea, this is really the best thing out there right now in my opinion. Sure it might be a little more work, but I have yet to have any other tea infuser/strainer give me the great result that I get with this one - great tasting tea, superfine mesh which means no tea leaf pieces in my cup, superfine mesh also allows me to brew some great coffee, tea leaves can fully expand and come in FULL contact with the hot water and so it's healthier, it's very portable, and p.s. the plastic is BPA-free. Interestingly, it's also the simplest and one of the least expensive. Don't waste a lot of time or money going through a lot of gadgets like I did, just purchase this :)

4/5 strains well, contributes no flavor, but more effort to clean that I'd like. I have gotten great use out of these, but I wouldn't buy them again. Suggestions before review: • the medium is good for "deep" 8-ounce cups (not tiny, shallow ones) & smaller teapots • get the large for use in large teapots, latte glasses, and "french press" sized carafes. • return for a replacement if the one you get is not perfectly straight; dents make it much harder to clean I've tried a variety of uses for both the medium & large versions of the basket. Small cups, tall cups, big glasses, large pots, single brews and double or triple brews. It works best when: • there's plenty of room for water around the basket and the basket isn't full OR • as an easier-to-hold/maneuver strainer, after steeping the leaves alone It also works better with higher-quality teas, with less "dust" or grit. The flow of water is reduced by the same feature that filters out all the stuff we don't want in our tea: the mesh is very tightly woven. That's good for keeping out impurities; it's bad for steeping, because the water has trouble flowing. You could agitate the basket every minute or so, but that's more effort than most of us want. That's why I swapped from its "intended uses" (of brewing single servings or even in a teapot) and use it as a strainer. This way, I still get maximum amounts of water reaching the maximum amount of leaf. There's a lot less spillage for me than most strainers, and no added flavor from the not-really-stainless steel. One final note: my "large" version came indented. It looked cosmetic. And, for the most part, it is: it doesn't seem to have affected water flow or filtration. However, it does make it much more difficult to clean: it's harder to get the brush to clean the indented part of the mesh, both inside & outside. I don't like to sent stuff back just because it's not perfect. In this case, I wish I had.

I have been searching all over for a good fine-mesh infuser and this is it! I love using for single cups of tea or even finely ground coffee. It does leave the tiniest bit of residue from fine-ground coffee but it is still the best I've found for this purpose. I drink a lot of rooibos which is IMPOSSIBLE in other infusers I've used, but this one works great. I've bought something like 3 other infusers before this one and let me tell you I was extremely disappointed in the others--rooibos and even some larger-leafed stuff came right out at the seams so I would always have bits of leaves and things floating in my tea, but not with this one! I have also read that it's supposedly better for the tea or coffee for it to have room to move around and that's what this strainer provides. Most of the bad reviews on here are simply about the size so just make sure to check that carefully. The other review here with the video was very helpful to me. I actually bought both sizes since they were so cheap and I'm glad to have both. The smaller size is great for a single mug and the big one is good for a tall mug (like the kind that hold 2x as much as a regular mug). I was hoping to use the tall one for a tea pot but I don't think it would work for that because the tea pot rim is wide and the strainer is too narrow so if you're looking for that look elsewhere (I use a reusable gravy bag for larger tea pots). This thing is also really easy to clean as long as you don't let it sit and get crusty. I'm pretty lazy when it comes to cleaning but this thing really just needs a quick rinse and maybe a pass with a sponge right after you use it and it's good to go. I would also agree with others here that it would be nice if the lid snapped on in some way, but it doesn't really bother me as much. I like that it's detachable since I can just rest it under the strainer. Overall a great product and I'm extremely pleased with it!

Note that I got the 'large' sized. If you want to brew a single cup or smaller batch, the normal or 'medium' sized is probably more appropriate. I bought this when I found out my fiance was buying pre-made tea at the grocery store to take to work. I was horrified at this, since that is pretty darn expensive. Besides, in general pre-made teas made by the major brands taste gross if you ask me. Tastes like chemicals, not like tea. I bought a nice big bag (1 kilo) of tea to go along with this. The idea being - I'll brew a gallon of it, and you take some of that to work every day. The manufacturing of the basket looks excellent. NOT MADE IN CHINA! Made in germany (I confirmed this on the box upon getting it). I was initially considering many of the stainless steel brew balls, but they're all made in china, and after months of use, apparently almost all of them succumb to rusting. I doubt this will be there case here. The quality of the mesh itself is great, it is clearly designed for brewing tea. It is pretty 'flat' or thin if you will. It is gold-coated to keep out any metallic taste or rusting. The mesh is also very fine, I did not notice any rogue pieces of tea leaf getting into what I brewed - even though I poured nearly a gallon of hot water through the basket and tea leaves. The tea leaves I had were quite small, so I was impressed at this. To brew a gallon - I filled the basket nearly full of tea, placed it into the top of gallon pitcher I had (just barely fits), poured in hot water over the tea, and let it sit in the sun for a few hours. Brewed a delicious gallon of tea - with no tea particulate matter escaping. Cleanup was easy - just wash out the tea with your sink sprayer. Note - this is also dishwasher safe! Last note is that the lid makes a nice 'coaster' for the basket itself to prevent dripping when you go to clean it out. For only 10$ - this is a bargain. Excellent quality (not china quality), makes great tea, dishwasher safe.

I bought this specifically for brewing coffee while traveling (and, I have to admit, partly out of curiosity to see how it would compare to my French press, which has several parts to dissemble and wash). I also bought the universal filter, not knowing exactly from the specs which would work best for which vacuum insulated mugs/tumblers I have... In short, I really like both, but with each, there would be some tall tumblers that are too narrow to allow insertion of the filter, and with this brew basket, some mugs' openings are wide enough to allow significant heat loss (which may be important to some). I have brewed with the large brewing basket in a 12 oz stainless steel vacuum insulated mug at the same time as my usual French press brew. I used the same amount of fresh coarse-ground beans (25 grams), the same amount of water just off the boil (12 oz), and the same steep time (4 min) with initial stirring and then intermittent swirling. In terms of brew quality, I cannot tell the difference-- they are both excellent. There is less fine sediment with the basket, yet the coffee drains quickly from it when it is removed from the cup. This could easily be someone's (?mine) primary brewing method for a single 12-16 oz cup. Tips: 1) Always use fresh, coarse-ground beans in a similar grounds:water ratio as with alternative brewing methods; 2) Always use hot enough water; 3) Brew a full cup, with water level up to the top of the filter mesh; 4) A shorter mug (as opposed to a taller tumbler) would seem to allow the basket to sit deeper during brewing and in turn allow better contact between water and grounds; 5) After initial stirring of the brew, keep the cover on to keep heat from escaping, but swirl it several times during steeping so the grounds sink into the water. The large brewing basket has a larger volume than the universal filter, and I like that better, but the ideal size is more limited. For this size basket, I would recommend the following ideal dimensions for the cup: maximum outer diameter 3.25 in, minimum inner diameter 2.75 in. The important dimensions for the large basket are: top of filter that inserts into cup 2.75 in, upper outer lip 3.125 in, depth of filter inside cup 3.75 in. The universal filter sits as far down into the cup/tumbler (3.75 in), but the basket is smaller in diameter and height and so there may be less water-to-grounds contact, and this may or may not matter, especially if one agitates through swirling during steeping. Preventing heat loss during brewing is important, and so if the cup/tumbler has an inner diameter of more than 3 inches, then the universal filter would be better.

Product as advertised. Overall very satisfied. Delivery was prompt, though the box arrived rather crumpled. Item was not damaged, fortunately. Have used it daily over the past two weeks, found it to perform well: easy to wash, ample room for the leaves to infuse, and fits well in a standard coffee mug.

Es un muy buen infusor, el cuarto qué compro, dura mucho y ka malla es muy fina, muy remondable.

Easy way to make one cup of your favourite filter coffee, I use it most days. I tap used coffee grounds straight into the bin.

Por fin he dado con un filtro lo suficientemente fino como para que no se filtren hojas de la infusión que me daba mucho asco a la hora de tomar el té. Este filtro es súper fino pero suficiente útil para que se filtre la infusión. Muy contenta.

Das Sieb ist praktisch, da es genau in eine handelsübliche Tasse oder Glas passt. Der Durchmesser sollte am oberen Tassen oder Glasrand jedoch nicht mehr als 10cm sein, sonst fällt es durch. Entgegen mancher Rezensionen riecht es nicht nach Plastik. Fein gemahlenes Kaffeepulver lässt einen Bodensatz in der Tasse/im Glas zurück, -ansonsten passt jegliche Art losen Tees oder Kräuter hinein. Mir gefiel sehr gut, dass man den Siebdeckel als Abtropfschale benutzen kann. Hochwertig würde ich das Sieb nicht nennen. Es ist schon sehr dünn verarbeitet. In die Spülmaschine würde ich es nicht legen. Zum Säubern kann man eine Kinderzahnbürste nehmen.