Hi Hamilcar

To me this device is closer to a true teapot process. I say this
because in a teapot you throw the leaves in and they are free to do
whatever they want to. There can indeed be activity in the steeping
phase, the Chinese call it the "agony of the leaf" which you can see
on select greens when brewed in a clear vessel. The tea moves not the
water. Most infusers that I have seen restrict the leaf somewhat,
particularly if you barely cover the leaf with water as the original
poster implied.



On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:39:05 -0700, Hamilcar Barca
> cast caution to the wind and posted:

>In article > (Sun, 19 Dec 2004
>22:40:04 -0500), Mike Petro wrote:
>
>> Personally I don't use infuser baskets anyway. I prefer to allow
>> unrestricted movement of the leaf and full contact with as much of
>> the water as possible.
>
>If the water isn't moving, does it really make a difference?
>
>> I recommend the ingenuiTEA teapot, it allows full contact and makes all
>> of that infuser debate unnecessary.
>> https://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingen...982 307ced4d5
>
>I have a Teeli "pot-size" basket I use in a 12-ounce mug. The ingenuiTEA
>is quote a nice looking gadget, but is it that much different from an
>infuser basket?


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