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

Thermos Nissan 12-Ounce Stainless-Steel Tea Tumbler with Infuser [amazon.com]



Thermos vacuum insulation technology locks in temperature to preserve flavor and freshness; keeps liquids hot for 6 hours and cold for 10 hours
Unbreakable 18/8 stainless steel interior and exterior withstand the demand of everyday use
Leak proof travel cover seals closed for carefree portability
Infuser lid lets you brew tea right in the tumbler; Splash resistant drink lid lets you enjoy any beverage on the go
Contoured body is comfortable to hold and fits most automobile drink holders; 12 ounce capacity

can the infuser be used for coffee also ??? or only tea ?

I've 2 of these. The infuser's mesh is pretty big, so I would actually suggest teabags only (rather than loose tea). That also means it wouldn't hold coffee grinds. Also, for coffee, it would be pretty small. For portability/spillage resistance and drinking, you would have to unscrew the cap entirely each time you wanted to drink.

Looks nice

You could also use something like http://www.amazon.com/Maxwell-Hou...B001M05070 to make coffee in this.

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

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

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how to make Tea in it? You need tea bags or tea leafs?

+1

I have it and it's okay for some loose leaf tea like Early grey but if the tea has many small particles (as many from places like Teavana do) it would be best to bag it up.

I also have had mine leak some, so it's not one that I would just toss in to my bag without making sure it won't leak.

I have one and I really like it for keeping liquids hot. As far as the tea mesh goes it can be a little annoying. You have to replace the normal drinking top with the mesh top for tea and the mesh is quite large as others have mentioned. Also I usually don't steep tea very long so there's not much use for putting the lid on after using the mesh. I think it's a great mug for coffee, also maybe for tea if you use bags.

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

Almost bought this yesterday, thanks!

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

You could fill in the looseleaf with the mesh, fill amount of water you want, screw on lid tightly then invert the cup.

:lol:

haha. I thought about that, but if the mesh is too big for the leaves, I'll end up with leaves in the water anyway.

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

You would think it would work, but I'm not too sure. While I was cleaning the tumbler without the cap attached, I surprisingly found that water would not come out when I turned it upside down! It's magic!