Oh since we're nitpicking... :) > You need to take a spoon (extra tool), scoop out the loose leaf tea from the container I tilt the container and use the Eart

Oh since we're nitpicking... :) > You need to take a spoon (extra tool), scoop out the loose leaf tea from the container I tilt the container and use the Earth's gravity to get them leaves out. I'm not afraid to use my fingers when no one's watching! With puerh it's more of a fight, I'm not afraid to use whatever's at my disposal to pry the leaves out the cake. > you need to dump the used leaves [...] with more potential for spillage than when disposing a tea bag Yes but it's more ecological - the leaves can be composted while the tea bag can't. > (assuming you aren't planning to re-steep) I definitely am planning to re-steep. With puerh, I'm even going as far as disposing of the first two steeps. I'm too fancy to drink them! > then take the strainer to the sink, add a tiny drop of dish soap, rinse the strainer, and find a place to dry it The gaiwan goes inside the dishwasher like everything else.