Review on Fox Run 5143 Metallic Tea Ball Infuser - 3 x 3 x 3 Inches for Spices & Loose Leaf Tea by Nikki Shen

They're a good size (halfway between a ping pong ball and a baseball in the palm of your hand) and can take a beating. The hook is great too. I use them with dried mint and a lot of the smaller pieces fall out, although the mesh is quite thin, I'm not sure they could make it any thinner and still allow for good circulation. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because it changes shape after one use (in iced tea, and my single uses last several hours at a time). It's fully functional again, although the upper needs some play, but it's the body part/lower mesh that loses shape the most. It becomes like dried plums. EDIT/Update: It died after the second use (net case detached from the metal ring). However, I bought a second one because I really liked it. Unfortunately the second one had the same problem after the first use. Downgraded to 1 star and name changed.