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If you cook a lot with a lot of whole herbs and spices you need this little gadget,
An avid home cook that is a collector of both cookbooks and cooking gadgets writes this review. I purchased this product because I was tired of fishing bay leaves and herb stems out of my dishes and did not want to bother with cheesecloth bundles or straining sauces. I have summarized my observations of this product below:
Pros:
1. No more hunting for the last annoying bay leaf in the sauce
2. Small size means it is easy to store
3. Easy to clean by hand because it is stainless steel
4. Fine mesh also makes a nice pot of tea or herb infused wine or vinegar
Cons:
1. Due to its the light weight it could be a problem in a dishwasher, although I haven’t tried it there because it is so easy to clean by hand
Overall, if you do a lot of cooking, and use a lot of whole herbs and spices this little gadget is much easier than straining sauce, making a cheesecloth bundle or searching for bay leaves and herb stems in your finished dish. My only regret is that I didn’t purchase this product sooner.
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|Looks a lot bigger than it is.,
If you want a big tea ball I suggest you look at the 3 inch tea balls. I use it for fruit based tea so the tea is basically dried fruit chunks which are bigger than ground tea. The tea ball is around two inches in diameter so when you open it you only have one inch to put your tea in. I just have trouble getting enough tea in this to work for me.
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|Finally after search I found it!,
I saw it on an episode of Good Eats. Alton uses it to infuse herbs into a stock without the messy digging out of sprigs and leaves. Very helpful. Cleanup is a bit of a mess. Do not put it in the dishwasher. Don’t know what the deal was…it can sit in a pot of boiling water but put it in the dishwasher and it rusts! That is why I got 2!
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|Big Size, I was looking for,
I plan to use this for infusing herbs into soups. I wanted a bit one that would hold bay leaves and good volume of other ground herbs. The size is just perfect.
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|Great item!,
This was a great product! I bought this for my mom to drink loose leaf tea without having to use wasteful paper filters. She loves it. It works great and is very cute as well!
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