Timolino Travel Mug with Infuser
A vacuum insulated, 18/8 stainless-steel bottle, that keeps your
beverage hot or cold on the go. It has a patent-pending sip-through lid
that is leak proof and comes with stainless steel mesh filter
attachment to make loose-leaf-tea. Smooth stainless interior is
virtually unbreakable and easy to clean.
About Brewing Tea in a Timolino
Using the Timolino is easy, and it's a good opportunity to talk about different ways to make tea.
The three important things to consider when making tea are the amount
of leaf, the temperature of the water, and the length of time that the
tea steeps.
We usually instruct people to infuse the tea leaves and remove them
from the water when the tea has steeped to their taste. This can be
anywhere from one minute to five. Those of you who make "gung fu" style
tea are used to the idea of using a lot of tea leaf for multiple short
infusions.
In China almost every taxi driver (as well as many other people)
carries a canister with loose tea leaves floating in which they drink
directly from (just like the Timolino). They also carry a thermos with
hot water to add to the first container when they finish most of the
tea and the flavor gets too strong.
By using a little less than half the leaf of what you usually use to
make a similar amount of tea in a pot, you will be happily sipping all
the way to the office. You can either make tea in a pot and decant into
the Timolino or you can leave the leaf inside and drink through the
screen. This is an opportunity to experiment with different amounts of
tea over varying amounts of time. I like to cold infuse my tea in the
Timolino in the refrigerator. I use the same amount of leaf that I
normally do and let the black teas sit for 2 hours and the greens,
whites and oolongs for three hours or so. This way you really get to
know the leaf.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
- 18/8 stainless steel
- Vacuum Insulation keeps beverage hot or cold for hours
- Leakproof stopper
- Negative pressure auto-release valve design
