Kikkerland Tea Infuser, Tube

The monkey is very cute. i received lots compliments. I used to have ball tea filter. The chain tangles, or break, or slip of the rim, drive me crazy. No more fuss. This monkey is good. I should say the hands fit better for a 20 oz diameter BIG mug, so the arms are too long for my regular mug. Then again the water cools too quickly if use 20 oz Big mug. I just let the arms rest on the mug rim and let the hands dangle over the mug. You can adjust tea strongness by fill the tea leafs to tummy and head or just the tummy or just the head part. Tray is a little too small, monkey for some reason doesn't stand well on it. Wish the tray is bigger for the monkey to lay on it. But that is OK. I am glad it is stainless steel, rust free. I bought two. After few weeks of usage, I found out if I let the monkey hands dangle over the mug, the tea leaves in the monkey head never sim in the water, because the monkeys hands can not bend close enough to its head to let the head sink into the water. So I fold the hands, and let the monkey dive into the water entirely.

As soon as this little guy came in the mail he got a good washing and we went for a test run and it was flawless. This is a great tea infuser. I love it! It is large enough to accommodate plenty of loose tea and large fruit chunks and you could even put tea bags in it if you are like me and hate dealing with the string and mushy bag after the tea has steeped. Plus, it just looks so awesome! No complaints from me, the only thing I would say is you would need to be careful in wash and use as the hinge at the bottom that holds the parts together is small and when you open the infuser it does move around quite a bit so it would be somewhat breakable in the hands of kids or if you are in a rush washing it up. Other than that, no worries from me so far and I can't wait to use it again! This is a great purchase!

Very cute little tea strainer. It doesn't get a full 5 stars because most of the tea I have (black tea) is kind of fine and there is a lot of seeping from this little guy into the water. But if you have bigger loose leaf tea, it would work better. It's cute and a fun novelty but the construction is a bit flimsy and I have doubts about how long it will really last. In addition, it's hardly the most convenient tea strainer I own. But, if this product speaks to you, and you must have it, then go ahead and buy it. You will enjoy it (even if you don't use it all the time). Excellent gift for the tea lover, too.

Loved this idea when I saw it on Amazon. Bought 4 of them, one for me and 3 to give away as gifts. I love mine and use it all the time (it still makes me smile every single time I use it). Everyone I gave one to loves theirs exactly as much as I love mine. I have seen other people commenting that their steepers leak the loose leaf tea and spoil their experience. I didn't have that problem, neither did I hear that complaint from any of the three people who got these robot steepers as gifts from me. Even if mine did leak though, I wouldn't be troubled by that since in my opinion that wouldn't ruin my tea. I recommend this with complete confidence, especially as an impressive, inexpensive, cute, conversational piece gift.

So cute! Just the right size to hold the right amount of tea. It's gonna take some practice to get used to putting on the top when it's full, but that's really the only big downfall because it's a little flimsy. Very little falls through the holes. Gotta remember to not fill it up too much and not too play with it too much while it's in the mug cause then it sinks (cause the air escapes). Love it, easy to wash too! ----- Ok well that's what I posted when I first got it, but since then I found that things have changed. It isn't floating for as long anymore, the air keeps getting out, probably because the tea leaves get stuck in the tiny seal cause of static. I also find that the water doesn't get through it enough. My tea's lacking flavour because it's not letting out enough. Also, a lot of pieces have started falling out now. Otherwise, everything else I mentioned before stays the same. I'm just a little upset now that I got large particle loose tea that won't fit in this thing, this weekend out of town. So I knew i had to return it but i got back home and found out I missed the return deadline by 2 days. Darn it

This is adorable. It works well to steep the tea and it looks like a cute little robot hanging out in a mug-shaped hot tub (don't think too much about electricity to avoid taking that thought to its logical and macabre conclusion). I like how the hands grab the mug rim and the arms suspend the tea in the middle of the cup rather than at the bottom or top of the water like some other infusers do. Some smaller tea leaves or tea dust can escape through the holes, but no more than is usual with other infusers. Easy to clean (his antennae are the opening clasp and he folds open and shut, hinges at the feet). Comes with a drip tray.

I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend. It is perfectly adorable and fun for making tea--"Time to drown the monkey!" He's a little flimsy--It seals reasonably well if you get the snaps at the monkey's shoulder joints, but there are still some small bits at the bottom (not sure if you can ever expect to be free of that). We always put the monkey in the tray on his back, and even though the head and feet extend a little, we haven't had drips outside of the tray.

Okay, this little guy is just too cute!! Fun to use as the arms are totally adjustable at the shoulders so it can hold the rim of any diameter cup. It holds and diffuses perfect amounts of tea and the real plus with this item is the included drip tray!! That's awesome at work if you're making tea some distance from the sink. I use the tray with all my other infusers too. This is a well made item.

This is a cute tea infuser, but I've found that once the loose tea rehydrates, it becomes too heavy to continue floating, and it sinks to the bottom of my cup! Nonetheless, it does the necessary job and doesn't take up too much space.

I got this for my grandma as a gift as she is a tea lover. It was a perfect gift she uses it all the times. It cute and easy to use no complaints.

Presa principalmente per la forma originale. La plastica sembra di buona qualità, non prende colori o odori. Permette di fare il thè per più persone volendo ma ovviamente se ne può mettere meno e farlo per una sola. Un po' caruccia onestamente ma tutto sommato è di buona qualità e sembra duratura.

Lo compre para un regalo y fue todo un éxito, queda genial y supongo que la función la hará correctamente.

Solo una parola...semplicemente fantastico...un piccolo capolavoro di design che svolge egregiamente la sua funzione originale...io pur usandolo lo tengo esposto in una vetrina e devo dire che suscita sempre l'interesse e la curiosità ospiti...consiglio la seguente accortezza per mantenerlo sempre chiaro e lucente: dopo esservi fatti il vostro buon the immergere l'infusore in un bicchiere con acqua molto calda e un cucchiaino di bicarbonato... con questa semplice operazione l'acciaio non si scurisce e mantiene intatta la propria lucentezza rendendo l'oggetto sempre bello e nuovo... Personalmente ne consiglio l'acquisto.