I don't know about you but I had yet to find a really great loose leaf steeper to go cup.
All the ones I was finding you had the take the steeper out of the tea before you could drink it...or the water continued to steep with the loose leaf tea and it would over steep. If you have to take the steeper out of the tea it always made a mess, dripping water, and having to find a place to set the wet loose leaf tea.
So, I have been searching for a better travel loose leaf steeper. I finally found one!!
The first time I ordered it, it came broken. So, I had to order it again. I finally got one that wasn't broken and I was pretty pleased. I did have to make an adjustment, but once I did that it was perfect!
With this one, you put the loose leaf tea in the bottom glass part. You screw the base back on to the tumbler. You then can take off the lid of the tumbler and add the water.
The base can twist to close and keep the water from flowing down to the leaves.
You want to be sure you you are not twisting the base off- because all the water will drain out, lol. But, if you twist the base when it is tipped over and the leaves are at the top, it will close. When you turn it back over you can see the water and tea are no longer touching...thus you have a perfectly steeped cup of tea.
My issue was the holes were so large that tea was coming through and getting in my water. It wasn't a lot of tea and it is okay to drink the leaves, but I do prefer not to have leaves in my tea.
Here you can see that the base with the leaves will come off when closed and no water escapes.
HERE IS MY SOLUTION!
I glued a little screen over the filter. The filter has little holes and so the teas are no longer escaping into my tea.
