Office workers increasingly indulge in their favorite loose leaf teas at the office. All of us need to reward ourselves at various times as a motivator to keep going for additional effort or attention. At other times we need time-out to recover our sense of ourselves and calm down.

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Office kitchens can thwart our attempts at achieving that perfect brew of our expensive boutique loose leaf tea. Whilst standard office kitchen equipment often supports cafe style coffee machines in support of the coffee addicts, the most the tea drinker can expect is a hot water urn.

The traditional tea pot could solve these issues but the modern office only allow a certain amount of space. A teapot will consume too much and may not suite your image at the office (ie not a masculine look for the tea loving guys).

Tea takes time to "draw"(brew) - the modern office worker can't afford to be seen loitering too long in the kitchen. Once the cup is poured, there is usually some tea in the teapot left to stew before serving a second cup.

A tea pot may work well for a group of tea enthusiasts. However enthusiasts all have their particular favorite with the issue of who decides which tea will be brewed today for morning tea?

With a teapot in the office there is also the need for tea strainer to get rid of the leaves (more equipment to bring to work!) so they are not scattered around the sink after rinsing the cup.

Some will use the hot water urn to fill their cups with a quantity of loose tea leaves and drink from the cup as this brews. This is workable - but not ideal. It has the advantage that the tea can brew at the desk and be consumed at the same time. It does not however allow optimal brewing to taste. The result is that tea can become bitter unless consumed fast and repeated infusions are more insipid.

A solution to these dilemmas can be found in the "tea infuser all in one" - a glass cup with a glass infuser chamber/lid on top. There is a mechanism to release the tea once brewed from the chamber via the strainer into the glass vessel serving as a cup below.

• Loose tea leaves are placed in the chamber and filled with hot water.

• The tea is released from the chamber to the tea cup or mug when brewing is completed - according to tea instructions for that tea type. The colour of the brew can be observed as an aide - since the infuser chamber is transparent.

• The tea can then be consumed - with infuser detached.

• The tea infuser supports repeat infusions, since the tea leaves are not stored in a brew.

This solves the issues of brewing tea at the office since the "tea infuser all in one":

1. Is compact and office friendly: is a cup, pot and strainer in one vessel.

2. Differs from a coffee plunger arrangement adapted to brew teas, since once the tea is brewed, it is drained. The tea leaves are not soaked to make the tea too strong, too dark with a rather bitter and unpleasant flavor.

3. Tea leaves are held by the infuser (ie they don't float in the cup).

4. The detachable infuser facilitates easy removal and disposal of tea leaves.

5. The whole process supports tea brewing at a desk - no mess to wipe up.

You can now brew easily at the office by loading your "tea infuser all in one" with loose tea at your desk, walk to the office kitchen, fill with hot water to brew on the walk back to the desk/meeting room. Repeat infusions can be enjoyed at a time that suites (ie after the meeting), and leaves cleaned and discarded easily at a time of your choosing.

The "tea infuser all in one" is compact, convenient and very easy to use. It can make a day in the office easier, healthier and more enjoyable. The "tea infuser all in one" also makes a great gift for the office warrior you know. There are different types and sizes, with a larger version available for those generous enough to want to share their indulgent brew with others.

EnJie is the owner of Valley Green Tea : a site promoting premium grade Chinese tea. She sells a range of tea infusers, with tea preparation instructions for different tea types.

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