"sf" wrote in message ...

On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 13:05:55 -0500, "MaryL"
> wrote:

> I was talking about a tea maker that brews the tea and drips onto a
> container of ice. I realize that tea could be made in a coffee maker.
> However, I only have one coffee maker, and that will be used at the same
> time (and for the same group) where I was talking about making ice tea.
> Incidentally, none of them drink hot tea--only iced tea.

I was talking explicitly about iced tea. You can brew it ahead of
time in the coffee maker, transfer it to a water pitcher, then brew
your coffee. You certainly don't need to brew tea one glass at a time
in some specialized contraption.

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The ice tea makers I was looking at do not brew tea one glass at a time.
They hold 2 to 3 quarts each, and they could be refilled (if needed) when we
are visiting. Some of that space is taken up with ice cubes, so I'm not
sure how many glasses will be made each time. The tea drips onto the
container of ice cubes, similar to hot coffee (or tea) dripping into the
carafe. I have decided against getting one because it would seldom be used,
but I'm also not going to use the coffee maker since I would need to clean
it each time (just like the iced tea maker). I think I will just heat water
and make hot tea in a pot, then refrigerate it until shortly before people
will arrive. Then it can be transferred to a pitcher of ice, just like
someone on this NG suggested.

MaryL