I have the mikado-small size-i enjoy watching "the agony of the leaves"
It can be difficult to clean if tea leaves are small-i use a toothpick to
clean if necessary-
Adagio tea has the best prices on (imho ) jenaer products
joanne
"Melinda" > wrote in message
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> I have a Bodum Assam and a smaller Bodum (also and Assam? Not sure if
> it's called that). The small one makes about two cups and the larger
> one makes around 5 or 6. These two pots serve for 99% of my teamaking,
> but the larger one is annoying me because leaves and bits get stuck in
> the fliter and can be hard to get out depending on the tea. I am
> considering getting the Jenear Mikado and am wondering if anyone here
> has it and can tell me if the filter is more resistant to bits
> sticking in it. I don't seem to have as much of a problem with my
> small Bodum pot: the filter plastic in that is a hard type, not the
> softer half-opaque plastic like my large Assam. The softer plastic
> filter definitely has a difficult time of it when it comes to stuff
> sticking in it, so I thought that a hard glass filter might also be
> easier to clean. What is your experience? Thanks in advance