Love the look the feel

Can't wait to use my new steeper with my chai.

All of my family wants this. I am waiting for them to be available so I can order more. This is a must have!

Definitely cute, but the finer tea/spice pieces do still escape, needing strained or just watch out for when drinking.
It says stainless steel but it does make me wonder about the springs inside, and with the tube there's just really no way to clean the inside of it that gets exposed to the tea and water and stuff because the there is visible space.
I do find the dry chai mix soaks up a lot of water and you get this almost floral looking mass to empty later which kind of makes me think how much room the spices have to move around in there and steep. The size is also just so that i almost need a tall or narrower cup to steep for 1-2 cups to submerge the ball.

Although cute, the design is awkward (and slightly challenging) when adding loose tea. Not the best strainer. Lots of bits were left at the bottom of my mug once I drank it all. The design needs a finer mesh.