My Mom's ice tea maker broke. She brews strong tea without ice, then pours the tea over ice when she wants it. Is this a good product for that?
2064962
Yes. This is perfect . I do the same filling the water reservoir twice for a batch made with on large tea bag.
2064963
Yes I brew without ice. I do put a little bit of water in the pitcher though. I believe it was recommended in the instructions to do that. Overall this Iced tea maker is awesome. You can use any pitcher that fits under it too.
176608
Yes although when I bought mine I was encouraged to use it for cold brew. I told the vendor I didn't have a lot of time to brew water & make tea so the solution was to fill pitcher with cool or room temp water, fill tea basket and let sit overnight in fridge. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT. The handle also allows you to hang horizontal on a shelf and it is leakproof. I'm not sure if the other reviewers have a defective product or are not using product correctly. It's great.
743232
If you put measured amount of water in the machine and then the measured amount of ice into the pitcher-both marked on the pitcher-it will not over flow. Also you have control of the last of the tea in the "brewer" and can let that sit for as long or as little as you like to make the tea the strength that you like. I have had one of these for more than 10 years and love it. I bought this one for my daughter as she has always liked the tea from it as well. So she's happy and I don't have to share with her any longer. ;)
1071154
I wouldn't. I steep extra strong tea in a pot, let it cool and pour over pitcher that is filled with ice. Hope this helps. The plastic does not seem to be the type for boiling liquids directly.
247774
Yes, what I use it for. I have a pitcher that I can pour the hot tea into & add ice or just refrigerate.
778039
I've made loose leaf & tea bags....same way as coffee....with excellent results. You have to be the judge as to how much tea to use, depending on how strong you want the tea to be. I've made hot tea and tea for iced tea. I love this item...tea keeps without growing stale, same as coffee. No metal and no plastic makes for a great brew!
539790
YES! I've had 2 now & they've both leaked after 6 months & rusted on the bottom. And my last one finally just shorted out...the button light will come on, but it won't make tea. Mine have only lasted about a year with heavy daily use, but i'm still ordering another one. This tea maker is my most used appliance. If they could fix the leaking & rusting issues, this tea maker would be perfect.
2152357
Yes. In addition, generally, the tea is made a little stronger. That way people can add water from the bottom to make it to their desired strength after pouring a little tea into their cups.Just be sure to remove the brewing basket once you get the tea brewed.
1487345
I don't see why not. Just like regular iced tea, you may want to brew it stronger to make up for the ice melting.
263641
I actually purchased it so that I could use it for hot tea. I was using double-walled glass tea bottles and kept breaking them. I drink mostly loose leaf tea and found a strainer that fits in the top of the 22oz Go Glass -- it was from one of my old smaller stainless tea bottles. You can use a teaball or use teabags. HOW I MAKE HOT TEA: I temper the Go Glass with hot tap water then add my loose leaf tea, put the strainer in and add the near boiling water from my hot water dispenser. Works great! It is a little hot to the touch, but with the silicone cover it can be handled. As with any glass, the key is to use hot tap water to temper it. Don't ever just take it out of the cold car and add boiling water. It will shatter like any glass would. Even the tea bottles need to be tempered. I once added boiling water to one that sat in the cold car all night and the inside wall shattered. Although I just purchased this 22 oz Go Glass bottle a couple days ago, I can already tell I am going to love it. It is more durable, easier to hold on to, and looks cool. Hope this helps.
2184718
There is an option for that, but I haven't used it. Honestly, we use it to make Tevana tea's so it's not 100% accurate. It's always a few degrees over and we end up having to let it sit for a minute before we pour it into the tea pitcher.
2236197
it should work really well if you're trying to get rid of the powder. if the tea leaves are whole, it will be fine. if they're crushed, it won't be good. you're best off putting a coffee filter in the strainer and brewing the tea that way.
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Answering an old question... but somebody else might want to know. This is designed to have boiling water in it, and handle the sudden temperature change of "flash" chilling it. I regularly (almost daily for over a year) boil water in the tea pot, fill this half way with boiling water, brew for as long as desired, add ice or water depending how soon I want to drink it, and put this straight into the fridge.
260821
yes-we never use ice. we run the machine twice with extra loose tea which makes 1/2 gallon of strong tea. we add that to a 1 gallon pitcher and fill it with cold water to the top(after dissolving the sugar or sucralose in the hot just-made tea portion). then the gallon pitcher goes into the fridge. lasts about 2-3 days in our house. this has been the best way to make tea. only it cost about $35 NOT THE RIDICULOUS $119.99 they are asking here.must be a cheaper somewhere else or i would not get it again.....
1235974
I make my tea with boiling water. I love this Tea Maker. It is for loose leaf teas.
1888055
It would ruin the tea or coffee, Pretty strong stuff! I keep mine in the frig. & just take it cold. much better!
220683
Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was... » Read More Yes and no. I did get some loose leaf jasmine green tea and put it in the filter and cold brewed the tea the same way I cold brew my coffee in it. Within a couple of hours I did get a good green tea out of it. However I know it's not possible to cold brew certain types of teas. I'm not a tea expert but from what I hear certain types of tea requires you to hot brew it and then cool it down later. If you are trying to make Southern style sweet tea for example you need to brew it hot before cooling it down in order for the sugar to break down etc. When I made my iced green tea in this, it was really simple, tasted great, and clean up was easy. « Show Less