A tea strainer.
A tea strainer is a type of strainer that is put on a cup or inside it to filter the tea leaves.
When tea is traditionally prepared in a kettle, the leaves do not go inside a tea bag but they float free in the water. As the leaves themselves have an unpleasant taste, it is customary to filter them with a tea strainer. Strainers usually fit over the cup to catch the leaves when the tea is poured.
Some deeper tea strains can also be used to prepare individual cups of tea, much like sachets or infusers: the strainer is filled with leaves, put into the cup before pouring the hot water and then remove together with the leaves used when the tea is ready. Using the tea strainer in this way allows the same sheets to be used to prepare several cups. The use of tea strains has declined in the twentieth century by the mass production of bollers, but remains among foodies who claim that having the leaves in a bag instead of floating freely inhibits the diffusion of flavor. Many claim that poor quality ingredients, particularly powdered tea, are often used for tea bags.
Tea strains are usually sterling silver, stainless steel or porcelain. Often they come in a game, with the colador on one side and a little dish to leave it between one cup and another. Strainers have often become artistic works of goldsmithing, as well as rare examples of fine porcelain.
The infusoras baskets (or infusoras baskets) are similar to tea straws but are usually placed on a teapot to contain the tea leaves during their preparation. There is no definitive boundary between an infuser basket and a colander, and the same utensil can be used for both purposes.
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