ENJOY YOUR TEATIME The holes reduce the amount of leaves floating in tea pot. Which also allows the water to move through the tea leaves but keeps most of them out of teapots, so you can enjoy every bit of your tea time. VERY PRACTICAL Easy to use. Simply pop off the top of tea infuser and spoon the tea inside the stainless steel cup. Comes with a little drip tray to drain to rest the tea strainer. The drip tray helps collect water that might drip off of the tea infuser after moving it around in the water. WIDE USAGE Suitable for all kinds of loose leaf tea, especially for medium to large tea leaves,such as chamomile tea, ceylon tea,raspberry leaf tea, etc. The tea leaf infuser is ideal most kinds of tea. HIGH QUALITY Safe to use and dishwasher-friendly. Discard the used leaves and place your tea infuser bottle in the dishwasher. The silicone won't stick tea leaves to it,and its easy to wash the stainless steel teabag. The loose tea steeper is made of FDA-approved, pure silicone and stainless steel.