The Tea Bag Buddy is an innovative tea bag holder that creates a solution to the tea drinker’s most common problems. It provides a convenient way to secure the tea bag string while covering the mouth of a tea pot or mug, trapping steam to keep tea hotter when brewing for optimal flavor and temperature. The 100% silicone product will keep the tea drinker’s fingers cool while squeezing tea bag's excess water, and the deep wells of the tea bag holder. 1. SECURE TEA BAG STRING. It provides a convenient way to securely hold the tea bag string without the drinker holding it (or having to stick fingers into your hot tea to pull it out). 2. KEEP TEA HOT. The Tea Bag Buddy covers the mouth of a tea pot or mug, trapping the steam below while keeping the string and tea steeping in the cup or pot. This promotes better brewing temperature and provides for optimal flavor. 3. SQUEEZE TEA BAG: When the tea bag has steeped long enough, you simply lift and squeeze the bag inside 100% silicone (non-staining) Tea Bag Buddy to trap the bag and its wet contents inside. This keeps the tea drinkers fingers cool and dry while squeezing excess water from their tea bag. 4. USED TEA BAG HOLDER. Then turn it over to hold on to the bag while you drink your tea, keeping your table dry and the mess contained.