"hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> Kenneth > wrote in
> :
>
> > On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:30:55 -0400, "John" > wrote:
> >
> >>Excuse me, but what is your problem? I cross-posted my message because
> >>there are a number of different cooking-related newsgroups, none of
which
> >>appeared to be any more relevant than the others.
> >>
> >>So, exactly what is the issue here?
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Mike
> >
> > Hey Mike,
> >
> > Perhaps I missed something, but why not use a French coffee press? It
> > seems to me that it would do just what you want.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
>
> Do it on the cheap. a saucepan and a strainer. Get water to boiling , add
> strainer with tea inside. After tea is steeped ready remove strainer.

Well, that's basically what I am doing now - I have one of those expensive
fine-screen "cone" strainers (I needed a very fine screen because my leaves
are finely powdered). After straining, I take the leaf material and squeeze
it "dry"(ish) with the herb press thing.

Now, I've gotten a few friends interested in this stuff (Kratom), so I find
myself making quite a few big batches of it on a regular basis. The
separate strainer and herb press are messy (I spill leaf material all over)
and a pain to use (one scoop of material at a time.)

I mean, my current mechanism works, but I'm hoping for something better!

Thanks for the replies,

Mike

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