Thermos Nissan 12-Ounce Stainless-Steel Tea Tumbler with Infuser $14.99 sss eligible @ amazon / lightning deals!

I think I saw this on clearance at Target for around $5. Looked like a pain in the arse to clean and put together. Maybe the one I was looking at was broken or missing a part.

I am a coffee and tea drinker, the porcelain, glass or special clay made mugs are better than this steel material. Coffee has much stronger flavor/taste than tea...Learned from Asian tea drinker...

Quote from GoWhiteSox : I bought this at Target and it's great. Keeps coffee to semi-warm after 5 hours.

Quote from coup nazi : I think I saw this on clearance at Target for around $5. Looked like a pain in the arse to clean and put together. Maybe the one I was looking at was broken or missing a part.

bought one from Target too, at clearance for $7 I think. But I didn't use it, gave it to my dad, he likes it.

Quote from TofuVic : Thanks for the response. I was hoping the tea leaves won't go into the water. I think I'll pass on this tumbler; thanks for saving me $14.99. I've given you reputation points, Tofu Vic

really depends on what tea you use, the Chinese type tea leaves, should be big enough, so you don't need to worry about. But for other type, might have small parts.
It is kind of a hassle though, the mesh on top, you need to fill it full and keep it for a while for the tea to be "cooked", and you might want to exchange to the drinking cap... but it keeps the tea warm for long time.

I use this a couple times a week for loose leaf tea. I don't think much loose tea gets through the mesh. The last couple sips at the bottom might have some tea stuff in there, so once I'm down to the last couple ounces and taste that, I just dump.

Not a real hassle to use, just change out a couple tops real quick, bang out the mesh holding the tea, rinse it real quick, and it's good for the next time.

Plus it keeps tea hot the whole drive to work. I definitely like it, but my first experience with all this. Didn't even consider tea bags as the loose tea that leaks in doesn't bother me enough. You're only tossing like the last couple sips. As you tilt to drink when it's full those couple strands will continually push back, so I don't find it a problem till the end.

Quote from FAMIR : bought one from Target too, at clearance for $7 I think. But I didn't use it, gave it to my dad, he likes it. really depends on what tea you use, the Chinese type tea leaves, should be big enough, so you don't need to worry about. But for other type, might have small parts. It is kind of a hassle though, the mesh on top, you need to fill it full and keep it for a while for the tea to be "cooked", and you might want to exchange to the drinking cap... but it keeps the tea warm for long time.

Thanks for replying. My girlfriend mainly uses Longevity Eyebrow (aka Shoumei) tea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoumei_tea). I wonder if that will work.

Tofu Vic

Quote from TofuVic : Please respond if you have experience with this. I'd like to purchase this for my girlfriend, who drinks only looseleaf teas. I'm curious as to how well the infuser works. It looks like the infuser is at the top of the tumbler - does this mean the water has to fill all the way to the top for the infuser to work? Thanks, Tofu Vic

Well, even if you don't fill the tumbler all the way up, you'll need to tilt at an angle to drink thus making the fluid go through the loose leaf tea.

I have two of these and my wife and I use them for coffee (I have a different thermos for teas). They're the perfect size--most coffee tumblers are obscenely big, this is slender and sensible--and seal extremely well. It's the only thermos I trust to throw in my bag.

They keep liquids super hot, so in order to drink your coffee within the first hour of pouring it into the preheated thermos, you have to take the lid off and let it cool for 5-10 min. If you don't preheat it, you can overcome this. I paid $11/shipped for both of mine through prime and would happily pay $15/shipped if I had to buy them again. This thermos looks like a precision instrument, and is much higher quality than most out there.

I do agree with the other comments concerning this and tea. It would work well if filled to the top with water and used with full leaf teas. I have a Teavana Yixing tumbler for pu-erh tea that I prefer when a teapot isn't a possibility.

Quote from TofuVic : Thanks for replying. My girlfriend mainly uses Longevity Eyebrow (aka Shoumei) tea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoumei_tea). I wonder if that will work. Tofu Vic

Interesting, I don't have any experience with that type. But for Oolong tea type in general, it is a bit smaller with pieces.

Quote from FAMIR : Interesting, I don't have any experience with that type. But for Oolong tea type in general, it is a bit smaller with pieces.

Yeah, the tea I pointed out is a white tea (similar to oolong), and the leaves are pretty small. She's currently using the AzureGreen Tea Strainer [amazon.com] available on Amazon when driving tea from her normal tumbler, and the tea ball works pretty well.

Tofu Vic

Quote from sammita : Yes, the tumbler has to be completely filled with water in order to cover the leaves in infuser. Also, I'd recommend putting loose leaves in a tea pouch first. The holes in the mesh are just a tad too big. Small leaf pieces get into the tea. Otherwise, great tumbler. Keeps the tea hot for 5+ hours - sent by iPhone App Deals & Steals 3.5.8 -

Could you fill the water below the mesh, and turn it upside down only when you are ready to steep the tea?

Also, I believe good quality loose leave teas should do just fine, though there may not be enough room for the leaves to expand properly.

Quote from ubermoxi : Could you fill the water below the mesh, and turn it upside down only when you are ready to steep the tea? Also, I believe good quality loose leave teas should do just fine, though there may not be enough room for the leaves to expand properly.

If sealed tightly, this would work well. I'd test this before taking it into the real world though.

Quote from TofuVic : Yeah, the tea I pointed out is a white tea (similar to oolong), and the leaves are pretty small. She's currently using the AzureGreen Tea Strainer [amazon.com] available on Amazon when driving tea from her normal tumbler, and the tea ball works pretty well. Tofu Vic

Yeah, pretty sure you'll get some small leaves that go through, but not all of it (there are large leaves in there). I think it depends on how small the leaves are cut. Western teas just won't cut it, whereas I would have no problems with my Japenese Green teas.