So my husband and I are not hot tea drinkers but we do strive for natural, healthy diets. We recently realized we have wonderful herbs naturally growing in our yard: Henbit, dandelion and Deadnettle. After reading the benefits of consuming these in a tea, we decided to give it a go. We picked and dried our herbs and ordered these Tea Infusers for several reasons; the lids screw on, so no worrying about them coming open while steeping, the holes are extremely small, which is best for our homemade tea leaves because they can crumble easily into small bits and, of course, the price for two was very reasonable. All of these reasons for selecting these particular tea infusers have been verified as great choices. The bonus was the two, tiny plates that are included to place the infuser on after steeping! They are absolutely adorable but also so very needed! I must've looked over the fact that the tiny plates were included but I'm so glad they are! I literally squealed with delight as I unpacked them and, after steeping our tea, I realized how very functional they truly are. Being such novices in the hot tea department, I am glad we chose wisely with these tea infusers!