Tea leaves

[MrsHoarder]

I like to make myself a pot of loose leaf tea during ds's afternoon nap, but can't work out how to get Rudd of the leaves afterwards withoutusing lots of kitchen towel and making a mess of the sink. So how do you clean out a tea pot?

You need one of these, they come in different sizes so you can get one that will fit a pot or one that will fit a cup.

Lift it out, leave it in the sink untill all of the water has dripped out then unscrew and tap into the bin. Rinse out the last few little bits.

slightly off subject but the nuns at my junior school used to sprinkle tea leaves on the classroom floors before sweeping to keep the dust down.

So no easy way? I have a tea ball, but prefer to let the leaves float until its time to clean the pot.

Thanks

I always used to half fill the teapot with water, then swill it around, until the tea leaves weren't stuck to the edge then quickly tip the water and leaves into the compost bucket (not from the spout). I then used a tea rose, now I use tea bags

But it's the same for cafetieres. Add water, swirl, then hope the coffee grounds are caught in the water.

I use ony of these.. www.whittard.co.uk/equipment/tea_and_coffee_accessories/tea_filter_basket_for_6-cup_chatsford_teapots.htm
It makes lovely tea, and is very easy to wash out and can go in the dishwasher too.

That should read : tea ball / infuser, not tea rose.

why can't you just tip them down the sink and rinse away with cold water?

Because our drains aren't great so I'm very careful about what goes down them. Should really pay for them to be cleaned properly rather than manage on monthly "drain cleaner" down all the plugs.

then I reckon a tea strainer would do the trick, and knock it on the bin to empty it.

It's mostly cooking fat that blocks drains.

The sieve is clearly the answer when I do the rinse and throw! And I avoid cooking fat down the drain too, but the less goes down there deliberately, the less can form blockages.