I have been making green tea in a regular 12 cup coffee maker. Any advantage in switching to a tea maker?
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The only reason I switched was because my tea started tasting like coffee (I was brewing both in the same coffee pot). Now my tea tastes delicious since it's only used for tea! :) Hope that helps?
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Do you brew the tea into a carafe filled with ice? If not the advantage would be that by the time the tea is done brewing its already chilled and ready to drink. Also, you can store the leftover tea in the container in the fridge. I suppose you could do that with the coffee carafe too, but I guess that means no coffee until that's done. :) Long story short: if that system is working for you I guess you don't "need" this brewer, BUT I am still loving mine for its convenience and simplicity.
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Well I've never used a coffee maker but I use 8-10 bags per pot of tea. If you use less I don't see a reason to switch.
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I sold mine and bought a Keurig so I don't know. You could probably find the info on their website. Having owned both, I would recommend the Keurig Mini. Same size but makes better coffee by far. Huge difference. That's why I sold my Cuisinart.
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I got it on sale for 100$ two years ago. If you are a prime member it is also about 100$ which is a much more reasonable price. It's not much more work than filling the kettle, getting your cup with tea prepared, waiting for it to whistle, pouring the hot water, waiting a bit to steep and then enjoying. The only difference is you get a consistently perfect cup every time. I personally love it for the greens, and white teas that can get burned if the water is too hot making it bitter.
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No. You have these choices: 175-180-190-200-212. I use 180 to steep green tea and 200 for my French presses.
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It took twice as ling as regular coffee makers to make full pot of 12 cups. I don't know how long it takes for less than that.
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Well the wonderful thing about this maker is that you can use most pitchers, which means you can make a normal gallon size pitcher of tea or you can make a 1 qt pitcher of tea. You fill the reservoir with water, then you adjust the strength level to your needs. The way I use it is I will add the tea bags to the basket, then fill the pitcher in question, I will fill the reservoir from that, then add the amount of sugar to the pitcher and push the button, when finished I just stir and serve. Perfect everytime. I LOVE it!!!! It beats Mr. Coffee hands down!
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I have a Breville tea maker that I use to brew my tea (various settings let me go up to 212 for black tea), BUT after brewing I immediately pour the hot tea into the pitcher to cool and haven't had a problem doing so. (I love the pitcher because it holds almost 2 full brews from the Breville so I'm set for all day drinking.)
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I found out about the Softbrew from an article in the NY Times on brewing coffee. The writer said that the Softbrew was also his favorite pot for brewing tea from loose leaves. I haven't tried making tea with it.
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I have the 12 cup model. I'd say it's always better to go with the largest model if you ever think you'd need it. You can always make less, say 4 cups in the 12 cup model. Just my $.02.
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The official answer is no, because thats what the manufacturer say in the included card. If you know how to control the temperature well though to avoid any sudden changes in temperature in the glass, you can probably get away with it. I would use the tealite warmers over putting it on the stove though. This works very well with the temperature controlled water boilers to brew the perfect tea when dealing with the more delecate ones (green and white teas especially). The difference in taste is night and day when using the proper temperature water and correct brew time for the specific tea. The official answer is no, because thats what the manufacturer say in the included card. If you know how to control the temperature well though to avoid any sudden changes in temperature in the glass, you can probably get away with it. I would use the tealite warmers over putting it on the stove though. This works very well with the temperature controlled water boilers to brew the perfect tea when dealing with the more delecate ones (green and white teas especially). The difference in taste is night and day when using the proper temperature water and correct brew time for the specific tea.
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Absolutely. We are used to high quality coffee and my husband brewed one cup in the regular Keurig, did a little research, and the requested that we buy this this one instead. The key things are that this system allows your coffee to be brewed at a MUCH higher temp and you can also choose to brew it stronger, so that I think it drips into the cup a little slower. Our coffee now tastes like it was brewed in a coffee maker.
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I was told that it holds water at a higher heat for longer which is better for brewing stronger teas like chai spice teas. Green and white teas would get to strong if left to sit in the pot because of the extra duration of the heat. If you time the brewing duration and remove the infuser (or teabags) then this will be a non-issue.
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I make coffee in my Keurig and also make tea. I have never tasted coffee in my tea or vice versa. I believe that if you keep the area where you place the K cup clean you should have no problem.
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The tea maker has a strength knob you can adjust from weaker to stronger tea. You can try brewing on the strong setting and then diluting the stronger tea to your liking in a gallon jug.
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I broke my teapot right off the bat. I replaced it with a coffee carafe from an old coffee maker. It gets as hot as the warmer on a coffee maker gets - I wouldn't put my decorative china teapot on it.
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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
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Nope. Senseo coffeemaker far superior to the Keurig relative to taste. And the coffee is so much more cost effective.....