I think it could be a function of age and size of pot. I've got pots I
couldn't pour and strain at the same time with two hands. My wrists
aren't as strong as they use to be. I think it would be easily to find
a hand strainer that would fit in the sink drain. The everyday sink
strainer can handle the larger leaf. It is the fines that get through
and clog the trap. However most disposals will power flush the trap.

Jim

stePH wrote:
> CM wrote:
> >
> > My parents seem to be the last people in the country using tea leaves
> > rather than teabags,
>
> Haven't been reading this group long, have you?
>
> > ... and they have this little triangular plastic thing (about 6" wide)
> > that they can tip the remnants of the teapot into.
> >
> > Well, they need another one, and there doesn't seem to be anyone
> > selling them in the whole world.
>
> What's the aversion to using a hand-held strainer like the rest of us
> do? They're much easier to find.
>
>
> stePH