Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker

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An electric tea make specifically designed to brew tea. 

The water is heated in the top chamber. Once hot, it is then released to the brewing chamber at the bottom where you place your tea leaves or bags. You set the brewing time and the tea-type setting (black vs. green tea). When the time is up, Adagio beeps 3 times. The brewed liquid is dropped to the carafe down below, ready for your enjoyment. Your tea is kept warm for you as long as you like.

Makes  FOUR 8-oz cups of tea at a time for a total of 32 ounces.

PROS: 

• Small enough to fit into even the smallest dorm rooms.
• Separate settings for black (212 F degrees) vs. green tea (180 F degrees).
• Brewing  time setting between 2 and 7 minutes.
• Built-in timer eliminates the need to look at clock to prevent over-steeping.

CONS:

• Older units (which had a drippy carafe problem) beep 4 times when the tea is ready. If that is your set, you may consider return it for a full refund or exchange with the new and better models that beep only 3 times.
• Some consumers think the tea is not hot enough. This is a personal matter that only you can decide. If you like your tea scalding hot and boiling, this set is probably not for you.
• Less-than-satisfactory customer service, should you need it. Best advice: the unit comes with 90 day warranty. If something goes wrong during that period, return it for a full refund. Amazon, for example, has a great return policy for cases like that.

What the reviewers said:

“Over all this is a good tea maker. I love the timer aspect which makes it so much easier to brew the different teas. I just wish it made more than 4 cups...” 

“It's the only automatic tea maker I could find that actually steeps the tea for a time you select. A nice feature is the ability to select a lower steeping temperature for green tea. The tea tastes great. I highly recommend this unit...”

“This machine is fantastic. It allows me to brew my tea while I'm accomplishing another household job. The tea comes out perfect both in the green tea cycle and on the black tea cycle...”

“If the pot isn't positioned properly on the burner the tea doesn't brew or if it does, it leaks all over (has only occurred a couple of times)…”

Available at a discount at Amazon.

IQ Innovations 51552 Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine

One of the most sophisticated and programmable electric tea makers available today. Makes 4 cups of perfect tea.

Not-hot-enough water is one of the complaints directed at some other tea makers. You won’t have that problem with this unit since, through its seven built-in settings, this 1200-watt tea maker heats up your water from 160 to 205 degrees F. For white and green teas you can try a lower temperature and select 205 degrees for black teas.

The 24-hour programmable clock allows you to program this high-end tea maker so that you can wake up to a warm fragrant pot of hot tea every morning.

Besides its eye-catching design, the back-lit LCD Digital Program Control Panel is a distinctive feature of this tea maker. You can search for the correct program (that is, the water temperature and brewing time combination) for different tea types by pressing on the up and down menu buttons and viewing the menu options. To select a setting, press the Check Mark button.

Follow these easy steps to brew a pot of great tea with IQ Innovations 51552 Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine:

1. Pour appropriate amount of water into the top chamber. The outside water indicator clearly shows the water level in the chamber, eliminating all guess work. The minimum and maximum marks inside the water chamber eliminates the possibility of not having enough water or adding too much water.
2. Add loose-leaf or bagged tea into the infusion basket and close by swinging the basket back in on its hinge.
3. Select from the 7 different available settings for the correct water temperature and brewing time.
4. Freshly brewed tea will drain to the carafe at the bottom. Serve and enjoy!
5. The hot plate keeps your carafe warm for 30 minutes and then shuts itself off automatically to prevent any fire hazard.

Measures approximately 8-3/5 by 8 by 15-8/9 inches.

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Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker

This double-chamber unit is one of the best tea makers out there in the market.

Its logical construction consists of three chambers placed right on top of one another.

The top chamber is for water. From there, the heated water drops down to the steeping chamber in the middle. This is where you place your tea. Instead of just passing through with the force of gravity, the tea is steeped for a configurable period varying between 2 to 7 minutes. And once the steeping is completed, the brewed tea drips to the glass carafe at the bottom. It just makes sense and yields rich perfectly-brewed tea every time.

We also like the fact that this unit comes with a temperature dial for black and green tea. That's a well thought out feature since black tea usually requires a higher temperature than the green tea.

Follow these easy steps to brew a pot of great tea with Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker:

1. Pour 32 oz. or 4 cups of water into the heating chamber on top.
2. Place your loose-leaf or bagged tea in the infusion basket.
3. Place your glass carafe at the bottom, with the lid on.
4. Turn the strength dial to the appropriate setting.
5. Set the brewing timer to an appropriate value between 2 to 7 minutes.
6. Switch the unit on and soon you'll have a pot of great tasting tea, brewed at the correct temperature.

The auto-warm feature will keep your tea ready for drink for hours at home and in the office.
Measures 13 by 7-4/5 by 15-1/2 inches.

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Sunbeam HTM3 Hot Tea Maker

Here are the things we like about this unit:

• It has a 28 oz. glass pot which is preferable to plastic ones and will last longer if handled properly.
• Its removable tea basket can accommodate both loose tea and tea bags.
• The strength control dial in the front of the unit helps you determine the strength of your tea: mild, medium, or strong.
• After brewing, this unit will keep your tea warm until you shut it off manually.

CONSUMER TIP: This unit does not shut itself off automatically.

Follow these easy steps to brew a pot of great tea with Sunbeam HTM3 Hot Tea Maker:

1. Fill the water reservoir with clean water.
2. Place your bagged or loose-leaf tea into the steeping basket and close the lid.
3. Select tea strength (mild, medium, or strong tea) by turning the strength control dial on top to the appropriate position.
4. Switch on the unit by pressing the manual on/off switch in the front.
5. Within 5 minutes you'll have pot of great tasting hot tea.

Measures 8-3/4 by 9 by 10-1/2 inches.

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Zarafina Tea Maker Suite

We love Zarafina electric tea maker "suite" because it's a complete brewing system and comes with a serving tray, a ceramic tea pot and two 8 oz. cups. Thus the "suite" designation.

Zarafina has several different settings to brew exactly the kind of tea you like.

First, you can select what kind of tea you want to brew by pushing the slides on the side of the machine to the setting you like: Black, Oolong, Green, White, and Herbal.

Once you decide that, you can select whether you’re going to use Bags or Loose tea.

Then comes the strength selection: Strong, Medium, or Mild.

The 16 oz. water tank on top has grading marked for 1 cup or 2 cups of tea which eliminates the guess work.

The infusion basket is built into the water tank and that's where the tea leaves or bags go.

Follow these easy steps to make tea with Zarafina Tea Maker Suite:

1. Place the amount of tea (bag or loose) you like into the infusion basket. Close the basket lid.
2. Fill the tank up with the amount of water you like.
3. Make your selections for tea kind, bag/loose, and tea strength.
4. Switch on the unit and Zarafina takes care of the rest.

It's a simple yet sophisticated way to brew two cups of tea allowing you to make different kinds of tea and the proper temperature, thanks to the multiple settings it provides.

Measures 19-3/7 by 12-3/4 by 25 inches.

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