I received this part of a birthday gift basket from my wonderful neighbour and I use this every evening to create my own herbal/floral and spice infused teas. The stick infuser is very sturdy, holds an immense amount of tea, herbs, whole spices, and florals. Easy to wash and dry and does not have a metallic smell/taste after may month of use. My favourite part of this infuser is that the handle does not get hot and that after washing there is no residual smell of the tea I had just made.