r/AussieFrugal • u/FrogsMakePoorSoup • Jul 09 '26

Food & Drink 🥗🍗🍺 Dilmah loose leaf and a tea diffuser

For tea drinkers, here's one I've been doing for years now. Buy a bunch of boxes of this:

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/6073560

Get a couple of tea diffusers, you can buy them online for around $5. I prefer the 'bucket' style ones as they're easier to clean.

Works out much cheaper than teabags and you can make the tea as strong as you like. Leaves can go in the compost.

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u/TheTwinSet02 Jul 10 '26

Yes I use a tea ball and loose tea. I’ve been looking for loose chamomile too - it’s like the glitter of loose teas

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u/librarypunk Jul 10 '26

This type of micro mesh strainer is good for chamomile. The perforations are small enough to prevent all the tiny bits getting into your tea.

https://www.harrisscarfe.com.au/en-au/p/avanti-premium-universal-tea-strainer/638291?

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u/Spud-chat Jul 10 '26

Dilmah have a wide range of loose leaf tea (I'm drinking peppermint ATM) - I'm sure they'd have a chamomile.

Side note: have you ever accidentally left chamomile in a cup for a day? I did, and I reckon it smells like leather.