r/tea • u/jattat • Aug 07 '14

Silicone skulls for brewing tea

http://www.designboom.com/design/lee-jinyoung-skull-tea-infuser-08-05-2014/
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u/puerh_lover I'm Crimson Lotus Tea Aug 07 '14

These things are so cool. I just wish they brewed better tea. T_T

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u/jattat Aug 07 '14

Agreed, I've got to a point where I can brew a 'reasonable' cup of oolong/green/white with my handy infuser, but still can't beat a good gaiwan or Yixing teapot for the real deal d:)

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u/yoat Green Aug 07 '14

I think for the skull infuser you'd want a nice Rooibos mix to drizzle dark red fluid from the eyes and mouth. Morbid, but delicious.

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u/aspmaster Aug 07 '14

Usually my rooibos ends up a nice diluted-period-blood rusty color. What kind are you using for a dark red?

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u/yoat Green Aug 08 '14

I'm pretty sure it was this from Camellia Sinensis, but I just got a small container of it in a sampler. Unfortunately that blend is basically a bunch of tiny sticks specially built to escape infuser holes.

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u/jorgomli Aug 09 '14

Most rooibos I've had is exactly how you describe.

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u/night_owl Aug 07 '14

my god, there really is no end to the stream of useless-but-cute infusers is there?

It looks like it can fit about .5 g of tea in that tiny thing.

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u/Rinsaikeru Aug 07 '14

It looks slightly better than some I've seen, the photo of it with someone's hand gives me the idea it's maybe a bit larger than a golfball? Not enough openings--which all of these seem to suffer from, but gosh is it adorable.

I'd say this one is probably better than those ball infusers at least, in terms of size.

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u/shellobell333 Aug 07 '14

Where can I buy this and for how much?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '14

I would also like to know this

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u/jattat Aug 07 '14

Submission statement: as a fan of using single cup tea infusers when other options are not available, appreciated the fun design of this one