Wacky Practicals has developed a new take on the conventional tea kettle, a collapsible version that is made of silicone.  The Pack Away Kettle has a stainless steel base that does conduct heat so it will stay hot after boiling.  It is safe for all heat sources, electric, conduction, and gas stoves.  Now you can be sure to have tea wherever you go or have a new way just to boil hot water, be it abroad or even on a camping trip.  This tea kettle shrinks down to 5.5 cm and expands to 14 cm.  It is dishwasher safe too.  The capacity of the Pack Away Kettle is 1.1 litres (just under two pints).  Enjoy your favorite drink wherever you are.  If you are attracted to a tea kettle that whistles, this one will disappoint you.  Pack Away Kettle is FDA food safe and weighs 350 grams.  To get it shipped from the UK to the USA, it will set you back approximately $81, about half is shipping fees.  Please go to http://wackypracticals.co.uk for more information.

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Pack Away Kettle – A Collapsible Teapot originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 8, 2011 at 10:00 am.

Your coffee swigging buddies will be Green with envy when they see your Tea-Rex Tea Infuser from the NeatoShop. It’s made of food-safe silicone with a stainless steel chain. It’s cute as a button and is available for $9.95.

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Infuse your Tea with a Dinosaur originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 12, 2011 at 4:27 pm.

Apparently, they also make really cool tea infusers. The Tea Duckie from Fredflare.com swims around in your cup of English Breakfast (or in my case Stash Tea Organic Premium White) while it allows your fave tea to impart its caffenated goodness to a cup of hot water. The $12 3-piece tea set includes a base and the yellow rubber duckie with a screw on mesh basket for loose or bagged tea.

[via Likecool]

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In case you were wondering, rubber duckies aren’t just for the bathtub originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 13, 2011 at 7:53 am.

The Teafu looks a little like something you’d see on the latest sci-fi alien abduction flick. In reality, it’s not so scary. It’s a loose leaf tea infuser from Dreamfarm. Available in a variety of colors, this infuser has a premium grade dishwasher safe silicone pod that holds the tea leaves. By squeezing the pod, water circulates around the leaves for faster brewing. This also allows you to avoid drips by squeezing all the liquid from the pod / leaves when the tea is ready to drink. The Teafu is available now for $12.95.

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Alien Torture Instrument or Home Beverage Gadget? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on December 12, 2010 at 2:30 pm.

Here’s one for my fellow tea enthusiasts. It’s the TeaSub submarine shaped tea infuser. It’s made of dishwasher safe silicone and looks cute as a button. You can find it a Giftlab for £7.95

[Via Gizmodo]

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Dive Dive! Submarine Tea Infuser originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 26, 2010 at 12:34 pm.

Ok, this came out of left field… Chris Pirillo of lockergnome fame has teamed up with Mighty Leaf Tea company to create a smooth and energizing green tea called Geekalicious. The description is a genmaicha-style loose tea, blended with Japanese green tea and popped and toasted rice, a unique combination of green tea leaves and rice that produces a sweet, nutty and refreshing infusion. You can try the tea for $9.95. What do you think? Should I review it? Or maybe figure out how to get a gadgeteer flavor? Hmmmm

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Chris Pirillo Tea? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 11, 2009 at 6:44 pm.

The Rosendahl Tea Ball is an interestingly designed tea infuser made of stainless steel and Black nylon. Pressing the button on the narrow end opens a spoon that can be filled with tea. Let go of the button to close it back up and place in hot water.

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Rosendahl Tea Ball originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 23, 2009 at 2:12 pm.

I love a hot cup of tea in the morning to go along with my breakfast. During the work week, I typically drink Stash Tea Premium White tea from individually packaged tea bags. On the weekend I’m more adventurous and like to try different loose teas. I’ll either use a French press or a mesh cup infuser to steep the leaves. Recently I reviewed the Teastick, which is a cool idea, but turned out to be a little awkward to use and clean. In a comment to that review, someone suggested that I try the ingenuiTEA teapot from Adagio Teas, Inc. My friends at ThinkGeek sent me one and here are the results of my review.

The ingenuiTEA (say it like the word ingenuity) is a small teapot made of food grade plastic that will not shatter or break. It can hold / dispense 16 oz. of liquid and is dishwasher safe.

The teapot is a little over 6 inches tall, has a large handle and stand off feet. These feet are important, but I’ll get to that in a minute.

The teapot has a nice lid that you can flip open with your thumb in order to fill the 16 ounce reservoir with water.

In the bottom of the teapot is a small plastic filter that will keep loose tea leaves from ending up in your cup.  The filter can be easily pulled out and removed for cleaning after you’re finished using it for the day.

The way the ingenuiTEA works is that you put some loose tea leaves in the pot, then either pour in boiling water or fill with cold water and put the pot in your microwave. You want to make sure that you set the teapot on the included plastic coaster or on a flat surface.

After you have waited the desired length of time for the leaves to steep, you’re ready to fix your cup.

The ingenuiTEA is unique because it has a built in dispensing valve on the base of the pot. It’s activated by pressure. When water is in the pot, the valve is closed and won’t leak.

But, when you set the teapot on top of a cup, it will press the valve up, causing it to open and the brewed tea to flow out the bottom of the pot and into your cup. It’s a very clever design. Most cups hold less than 16 oz. so you have to pay attention to the tea as it pours out of the teapot. When your cup is filled, just lift the ingenuiTEA to stop the flow.

Mmmm, Jasmine tea…

I will say that the ingenuiTEA is a lot easier to use than a French press. It’s also easier to clean.

All you have to do is reach in to the teapot and pull out the filter. This might be slightly difficult if you have large hands though… You can then just knock the wet leaves into a trash can and rinse both the filter and pot. Clean up is pretty easy, but in my opinion, it’s not really something I’d want to do at work as I would need to take the ingenuiTEA into the restroom to pull out the filter, clean off the leaves, rinse and dry both parts. At home this is much less of a hassle and doesn’t feel inconvienent at all, but at work it just feels more awkward. I guess it all depends on where you where too. The ingenuiTEA has replaced my French press and mesh infuser at home for sure. At work, I’ll just continue to be lazy and use tea bags

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ingenuiTEA Teapot Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 5, 2009 at 7:26 am.