"Fantastic! A friend has a similar one. She emptied her teabags into a container and then only used the tip of teaspoon for a cuppa. I started doing the same. 6 tea bags has given me about 20 cups of tea so far, and I can let it brew a bit longer. With a teabag, there is so much tea that 15seconds is almost too long. I always felt that most of the tea was wasted. Of course I won't buy teabags anymore. But this filter is so fine that it will handle tea as fine as teabag tea. After use I leave it on its side on the supplied lid to dry. After an hour I tap it on the worktop and bin any loose dregs, and leave it to dry some more, repeating the tapping, emptying and drying a few times."