I'm basically the curmudgeon of the tea world.

Whenever I see a Kickstarter for some overblown gadget that supposedly makes tea brewing easy, all it seems to do is over-mystify a hobby that is already associated with snobbery or complication. In my opinion all you need is a Finum tea basket, a gaiwan (dude, it's just a bowl with a lid!), or a simple teapot. That's it.

When I saw the ZENS Pi Travel Tea Brewer on Amazon I rolled my eyes and thought "here we go again." However, there was something simple and approachable that perfectly fit my need for an all-in-one brewer for work. At work I don't want to go all out with a tea table, or be sloshing water around with a gaiwan. I've been using my Libre infuser, but I've been finding it increasingly difficult to clean thoroughly due to the long brewing chamber and small crevices near the strainer.