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When you brew tea, you want the tea leaves to have space to unfold completely when they come into contact with the water so that all the surface area of the leaf is exposed, and the tea leaves need to stay submerged for the entire brewing time. If you're making a small quantity, the easiest thing to do is just to put the leaves into the cup and strain (or strain while drinking), see: Gaiwan. For 2-4 cups, a small tea ball is an okay option, but above that it's really better just to use a strainer that occupies as much volume inside the teapot as possible, again, Chatsford teapots are the bee's knees.