Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These days, product designs worth even commenting on are few and far apart. I'd like to take a minute to praise this design - here are the highlights: - Incredibly fine masking - even teas with really fine particulates (such as Rooibos and some green teas) leave almost no residue at the bottom of your cup. - Perfect fit for almost any cup in my cupboard - even fits in teapot (and is large enough), if we have guests. - Insulated lid keeps the tea hot for a good, long steep (I like my tea strong and hot!) - and it's rubber all the way around, so you don't burn your fingers when you remove it. - The lid has a ridge, which helps it insulate better, but also doubles as a "parking spot" after steeping, so there's no mess! Beside the design, the quality of manufacture is also great - the masking is the finest I've ever seen, and the metal parts are beautifully finished, almost like chrome. In my humble opinion, this is the best tea-strainer you'll find. And this is coming from someone who thinks 98 out of 100 products (especially kitchen products) on the market today are absolutely terrible in terms of design. Manufacture, for the most part, has gotten cheap and very good in the past 5-10 years - but design, in general, has been reduced to second-place, in favor of branding. Consumers, pay attention! Don't be fooled by over-priced brand-name junk - recognize good design, and spread the word when you see it. Talk about the products - ignore the brands. Help bring back good design and put an end to consumerism! Given how much money you could spend on overpriced so-called "designer" junk, at 15 bucks, this product is worth every cent, and will stay with me for a long, long time! :-)