Bluesea wrote:

I've used the Chatsford basket as a strainer by holding onto the tab and
pouring very carefully so as to not get backsplashed. Using the tab as a
handle isn't something I recommend, but it can be done. It's easier to set
the basket inside the receiving vessel and pour the brew into the basket
then retrieve it instead of holding it like a strainer.

My "receiving vessel" here is a 12-oz mug that easily takes my
tetsubin's infuser basket all the way to the bottom. Not much point in
trying to fish it out with the leaves after pouring hot tea in.

Instead, I hold it above the cup, at the edges with thumb and
forefinger, and pour tea in the middle of it. Haven't scalded myself
yet.


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