★★★★★
i just wish it was easier to take the infuser basket out. other than that they are great.
Our portable tea activiTEA sports a stainless steel infuser, tough borosilicate glass, and double-walled construction to keep your tea warm for hours.
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i just wish it was easier to take the infuser basket out. other than that they are great.
I love this infuser. I carry it around all day at school.
This is so convenient. Thanks to this travel tea tumbler I can finally take my tea to class/work without spilling all over myself. The best thing since sliced bread. However, I already have a small crack in it from knocking it into my sink while washing it it out. I hope it's klutz resistant.
I am extremely disappointed in Adagio with this product... with the infuser basket being so high, you cannot steep tea with it right side up. Yes, I know you flip it over, but the container leaks easily and this also causes much loose tea in the container. I returned this product, and was further disappointed that Adagio does not stand by their products with a satisfaction guarantee. Makes me wonder more about their tea products when I was not fully refunded and charged $6.65 for their 'disposal' fee.
It's a little fragile-- I wish the glass were a bit thicker. The infuser is also too high for convenience.
I love this! I broke my first one by dropping it and right away I ordered another. It really compels me to drink more tea.
Other reviews complained about the filter basket to be too shallow but perhaps they did not realize that the brewing of the tea takes place while turning the bottle upside down. The bottle did not come with any instructions so perhaps it should as it does not seem as intuitive for everyone.
The only reason I am taking a star away from my review is because the holes in the filter basket are too large to be able to brew rooibos or mate teas. I found a workaround for it though by cutting a coffee filter into 3-4 pieces and wrapping my loose rooibos tea in it.
A couple of enhancements would also make this little device great: if there was a way to be able to drink without removing the top and if it was available in larger sized. Oh and if there was a plastic mesh thing around the glass that I have seen some other glass bottles have to be able to protect the glass a little better. Otherwise I definitely recommend this product for all tea lovers.
Just noticed that some other reviewer said the brewing basket is not removable but it is. Just pop it out.
I just think this container is beautiful. I am scared of dropping it when carrying it around. Otherwise, I enjoy using it at my desk. I also enjoy drinking a lot more tea than this container can hold, so it's basically over too soon with this. :)
like many before me have said, a mesh filter would be preferable, but other than than that, this is a fabulous way to bring tea with me wherever i go!
The holes in the strainer are too large and tea leaves end up in the tea. I like the idea...I just wish it worked better.
A cute little tumbler, but the thing leaks easily if the lid is not screwed on as tight as it will go.
This bottle is beyond great. I use it every morning to bring warm tea to work. And it never gets over heated and hard to handle. The design is brilliant and I get tons of people asking me about it.
This was much sturdier than I was even expecting. It feels like it's actually going to able to stand up to an active life. Don't me wrong, I won't take it hiking... but the strap on there is not just for decoration!
I think it's important to note that the filter is not a removable one. Since I don't like keeping my leaves in my tea, I'll brew in another vessel and then just use this to carry around my tea... OR I'll try doing some fruit infusions. Yes! I think I will...
I was excited to use this product with fall approaching, but was dissapointed that I cannot use this with my finer teas such as roobios and mate. The holes in the infusion basket are way too big and even with larger tea leaves, there are always floaters. I was surprised that the same mesh was not used that is in the ingenuiTEA. The basket is detachable, perhaps Adagio will make mesh baskets we can buy and put in?
Really handy. I had the misfortune of accidentally dropping and breaking mine and I missed it so much I immediately ordered another one.
The key to this item is knowing how to work it. Once you've put your leaves into the top and the water in the actual container, screw the lid on very tight and flip it over. When the steeping is complete, flip it back over and take out the leaves. The only real problem with this is that some of the leaves do tend to get through, because the holes are a little too big. I recommend using larger leafed teas with this item.
Great idea, but needs a few tweaks to be brilliantly executed. Like said in other reviews the infuser is too high making it difficult to brew tea without filling it all the way to the tippy-top. The infuser really needs to be fine mesh, like in the ingenuiTEA, so that I end up without filters and can brew something with roobois in it without super floaters
I think this is better used as a device in which to steep your tea on the go and then pour into a mug at work and whatnot than as a travel mug. How I used it was to put the leaves in the glass part and then the filter keeps you from drinking leaves. At least for the most part...the holes in the filter should be much smaller to be more affective.
So so beautiful! This is going to be a favourite now that the weather is getting colder
This is pretty awesome. I bought it to use at the office and it's definitely useful for that - a completely self contained way to have my Adagio tea while at work.
I just wish I could use it on my commute as well, but I have to fill up so high to reach the tea basket that just opening the lid on a moving train seems like the perfect recipe for a disaster. Maybe a pop top or deeper basket if it ever gets revamped could help it out.