Great
I got this for my Grandmother's birthday and she absolutely loves it. She says it is wonderful!
Thin glass
It worked well. But the third day I had it, I broke it. The glass is thin, you need to be careful with this one. I wish they had one like this made out of something thicker.
Bought this for my mother for Mother's Day
My mother loves Bodum Assam 51-Ounce Tea Press she owned a smaller pot that she bought in a local store that cost twice as much and she is much happier with Bodum Assam 51-Ounce Tea Press.
I got rid of mine
I can not possibly understand why they would make the strainer basket out of plastic. Why would I want to subject plastic to boiled water? There is a great deal of concern with plastics reaction to heat today. Is this plastic safe? I don't know. I emailed the company asking exactly what kind of plastic is used. They responded the plastic used is safe for human use. ???
That's their opinion without knowing exactly what plastic is used who knows if it is safe. Why not use stainless steel strainers in all their units?
great tea press if you love making tea!
I'm buying my second one. The first was a casualty of the 14 year old cleaning the kitchen when she dropped another glass on it and destroyed the carafe. I really enjoy(ed) making tea with this press. I didn't even know such a thing existed until my wife and I saw one at a Chinese dim sum restaurant and enjoyed some jasmine tea from it.
I found it easy to use. I don't understand many of the complaints in these reviews. I would fill it with water then transfer that water to a tea kettle to heat it. As it was heating I would measure out the loose tea. I generally would use 5 tablespoons of loose tea per pot (usually green tea - Twinings Gunpowder variety or Jasmine). When the water was hot I would pour it over the loose tea ... Read More
