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Your cart is empty.HIC Kitchen’s Mesh Snap Ball Tea Infuser makes it quick and easy to steep a fresh, more distinct and flavorful cup of loose leaf tea with the same ease and convenience as using store-bought tea bags. Simply squeeze the spring-action handle to open the snap ball. Fill it halfway (about 2-teaspoons) with loose tea to allow the tea leaves room to fully expand. Place the infuser, ball end down, into the cup and pour in hot water. Steep no less than 3 minutes to release the naturally occurring essential oils in tea and maximize the infusion with aroma and flavor. Once desired brew strength is achieved, take the Infuser out from the cup and discard the used tea leaves. Great for making mulled cider, too. Just fill the Infuser with mulling spices instead of tea. Made from 18/8 stainless steel, HIC Kitchen’s Mesh Snap Tea Infuser is reusable and more economical than using store-bought or single-use disposable tea bags. Compact to store away easily. Easy to fill and empty. Just rinse clean or pop it in the dishwasher for easy cleanup. Brought to you by HIC, a third-generation family owned and operated company in the USA since 1957.
heidi cope
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025
Perfect,,, I put peppermint leaves and ginger inside and place into my mug of hot water.
Dr. Vijay Garg
Reviewed in India on February 6, 2025
Good product does what it says
Jonathon Griffith
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
I bought this item to use for applying flocking material to my model cars, and it’s absolutely perfect. Highly recommended
José E. García
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2024
Sirve para hacer té
Susan M Mauro
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024
I really liked this product. I got two of them. I did notice a little bit of resting happening with it, but I drink tea a lot so I mean it’s a lot of use.
Gigem74
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2023
Bought this to make pitchers of herbal tea. The mix I am using has some short stringy bits that leaked out of the ball where the two halves meet and I had to strain the finished brew through a coffee filter. Don't know if a product exists that would be adequate. Maybe that's just how it is but this doesn't work for my needs. I like that is is stainless steel but there is one hinge point and one little locking device opposite the hinge which seems inadequate for a 3" ball. A couple of locking mechanisms could reduce what escapes where the two halves meet.
Yu Jinyang
Reviewed in Singapore on March 22, 2020
to small for a portion of tea
Andy
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on January 21, 2020
Good product
Chloe Jeffreys
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2019
This device is perfect for the serious tea drinker. Unlike tea balls, these are easy to fill and easy and tidy to clean. They do stain after awhile but tea stains so that's not unexpected. They also are very sturdy and last a long time even with heavy, daily use. (Can you tell I'm serious about my tea?)Of all the ways to make tea from loose leaf, I deem these the best.
Alexei
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2016
Great diffuser with a fine mesh that tends to keep most of the things inside the ball and doesn't leave it in the cup. It also has enough space to put enough tea in and still have room to allow it to "open up".The only caution I have with it is to consider its size. 3" doesn't seem to be that big but it actually doesn't fit into 90% of mugs that we own.
Brad
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2016
I purchased this snap mesh tea infuser after I gained a taste for loose leaf tea (everyone should experience tea this way, it is MUCH better tasting than the stuff that comes in teabags)This little mesh ball is big enough to hold about a tablespoon of tea in each side (good luck loading up more than one side at a time!)You can leave the tea submerged as long as you wish to steep it. I will note that sometimes you have to shake the ball a little bit to get the air bubbles to wet out and leg water get to the tea, but that's a function of physics, not really a function of the design of this product.This item claims to be made of stainless steel. I can say that I have used this item 5 days a week for the past 18 months, washing it once a week, and have not yet seen any rust forming.It is fairly easy to clean. I just rinse it out in the sink every day between uses, and wash it in the dishwasher once a week. I have found that this cleans better in the dishwasher if you can keep the infuser ball open during the cycle. I have found the best way to do this is to clamp the infuser down on a fork head, so that the ball is slightly open and facing down. This seems to get the water from the dishwasher in the infuser, and keeps it clean.It is tall enough that I can leave it in a 16oz Tervis cup to steep, and still grab the hook on the top when done. I usually set the item so the rim of the infuser ball is on my cup, and let the water drain out. The only bad thing about a tea infuser is that you need a place to store it when it’s not in use. I suggest something small like a soy sauce dish, or use a disposable cup.I would rank this a 5/5. The price point and the amount of uses I have gotten out of this item make it worth every penny. I would suggest this to anyone looking for a good brew of tea.
GJ
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2015
We used to use those cute little tea stirrers that opened the same way but looked like spoons and have holes cut out of the metal. Have you ever tried to drink rooibos, or the loose leaf tea from the bottom of the bag out of those? You end up being to tell your own fortune at the end of the cut with the amount of tea leaves still left at the bottom! he leaves just float out of the holes.With this one, the netting is small enough, it catches *most* of the leaves. Rooibos is just super sneaky, so sometimes I wrap a paper towel around it before the plunge. I've had the first one I purchased for over a year and we always fought over who got this one and who would be the lucky one that didn't end up with embarrassing tea leaf in their teeth. I had to get another just to stop the kitchen battles!THINGS TO BE CAREFUL WITH:1) Make sure all the leaves are INSIDE the rim of the scoop before closing the scoop. If a bit is on the rim, it won't close all the way and the little tea leaf prisoners escape.2) Don't ever dip the scoop in wet (like if you are going for round two!) It makes leaves stick to the outside and it hard to get off back in the bag. You *could* rinse it int he sink, but that would be wasting a very precious commodity!!3) Don't be lazy like me and when you are done, rinse it out right away. If you let it dry on your tea rest, it glues together and the metal hinges are not quite strong enough to break it free. Just rinse it under hot water to loosen it up again then empty.
Lisa
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2013
I purchased this to hold dried Hibiscus Flower tea which I have purchased bulk here on Amazon. Prior to this I had been buying teabags and would have to use two bags for my two cup coffee mug. The bulk purchase is definitely cheaper than purchasing tea bags but I did not want to deal with floating flowers in my mug.My mother use to drink loose leaf tea without an infuser and would just sip and spit the leaves back into the cup. I have tried that method but I find it slightly annoying, and not something I want to do while I drink tea at work. I also have a bad habit of using too many tea leaves and my tea would be way too strong.This little infuser holds enough hibiscus flowers for my two cup mug, was easy to load up and easy to clean out. I'm here today to buy a second one to use at home.
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