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| #1 Post by XeniaE, on Fri Jan 14 2011 10:20 PM |
| WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR FOOD USAGE!!! I bought the "Tea Duckie" tea infuser for my husband for Christmas, and as cute and functional as it may be, I cannot recommend this item to others, as it NOT safe for food usage! The duckie is HOLLOW inside--instead of solid plastic, as it should have been, and as I thought it was, when I bought it--and it has gaps around the head and base where liquids (tea and soapy water, when you wash it) can seep into it, and there is no way to get the head or base off to drain out the liquid inside. Because of this, the liquid that collects inside it gets stagnant and moldy, and if you then set the duckie in your tea, that inside liquid can seep out into the tea, contaminating it (whatever seeps into the duck can just as easily seep out again). Also, the black rubber eyes have partially melted from the hot tea, so I doubt those are safe either. I just wanted to warn everyone who sells these ducks or who has bought one that they are NOT safe, and that the company that makes them should recall all of them, to avoid anyone potentially getting sick from using it. |
| #2 Post by 4kidsandacat, on Mon Jul 25 2011 5:55 AM |
| I have this item and unlike the user above I have not had any issues with the tea getting into the duck. I will say however that there is a little bit of an issue with the duck capsizing in the tea, he does tend to do this until the tea leaves in the basket absorb enough water to make them heavier than the duck and then he can remain upright. Other than this I think it works better than my tea balls and spoons. I use it all the time to make Earl Grey (the one loose leaf tea that I have) and it works wonderfully, I seldom get sediment or leaf bits in my cup as I would with the other gadgets. The nicest part of this gadget is the duckie rest, I don't have to worry about getting tea stains on my counter as not only is it a perfect fit to hold the mesh cup/duckie assembly, it also catches any drips. |
