Primula Personal Glass Tea Mug
by Primula
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PrimulaBrand: Primula
Model: PTA-3512
Product features:
- Individual tea-brewing mug with removable infuser
- Both parts made of laboratory-strength, stain-free borosilicate glass
- Excellent for brewing tea with loose tea leaves or tea flowers
- Safe for stovetop, dishwasher, and microwave
- Includes a sample tea flower
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Primula Personal Glass Tea Mug
Customer Review: Tea Time!
Summary: 4 Stars
The Primula tea maker mug resembles a mason jar and it's quite charming. The glass is fine and thin so it feels very fragile; if you're washing by hand, make sure you handle it gently as it can easily break. However fragile it may feel, the mug and all its parts are dishwasher safe as well as microwaveable.
Just as the directions indicate, you put your favorite loose tea into the infuser and you let it rest on the lip of the glass mug while you pour hot water into both infuser and mug. Invert the lid and now it acts as a coaster for the infuser. Everything is artfully designed, fits in well and looks simple and beautiful.
One little caveat: I notice that once you lift the infuser out of the cup and place it on the coaster, you have to be very careful as the infuser gets hot quickly and you can burn yourself. I'm not sure if later designs can incorporate some rubber band around the outside edge to prevent this minor annoyance, but it could only help.
Also, once you lift the infuser out of the mug, you can't put it back in for more infusing. The water level rises immediately and it spills over out of the mug, making a bit of a mess. Just make sure you steep the tea for the proper amount of time before you're ready to remove the infuser.
On another final note, don't pay $14.95 as Amazon advertises. Linens-N-Things sells this for just $9.99. Other than these few quibbles, I love this design and I love this mug.
Description of Primula Personal Glass Tea Mug
Primula Tea Maker is used to brew loose tea for individual use. The glass tea infuser inside makes the tea maker easy to use and dishwasher safe. Flowering Tea Sample Included.This glass tea mug turns the act of brewing tea into an artistic presentation. Loose tea leaves are placed into the glass infuser, hot water is added, and when the water reaches the desired color or strength, the infuser is lifted out along with all the loose leaves. With its wide loop handle, the mug can be picked up and carried without fingers touching the hot glass. Tea flowers look beautiful in the mug, too, and work best without the infuser. Made of lightweight yet laboratory-strength borosilicate glass that won't stain, the mug may be used on the stovetop or in the microwave, and both the mug and infuser are dishwasher-safe.
For the tea drinker, Primula also sells a glass teapot and packets of tea flowers, which are AA-grade green tea leaves and actual dried flowers that are hand-sewn into tight balls by artisans in China. After a tea flower ball is place in hot water, it will slowly sink to the bottom and unfurl into full "bloom." Some even have two different kinds of flowers that unfurl into a colorful spectacle and add flavor to the tea. --Ann Bieri
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