On 10/5/2013 8:37 PM, Zob wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:50:34 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 02:23:46 -0400, Zob <zobva1 @ gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I've been using an iced tea maker for several years and it's one of
>>> the most-used appliances in my kitchen. Yes, it works kind of like a
>>> drip coffee maker. I pour water in it, then fill the 3 quart pitcher
>>> with ice (I keep plenty in our freezer) and place it under the drip
>>> basket. I put 2 family size tea bags (I use decaf) in the drip basket
>>> and turn it on. Simple as that. It makes an absolutely perfect
>>> pitcher of iced tea.
>>
>>>
>>> The tea from my iced tea maker is far better than the sun
>>> tea or stovetop tea that I used to get in the South before I
>>> discovered this nifty little appliance.
>>
>>
>> If you use it often, it is worth having. One advantage of a tea
>> maker is consistency. As you note, the brewed tea in the south can
>> vary depending on how well it is made. It is simple to make good tea,
>> yet careless people can screw it up. Mostly making it bitter.
>
> Yep. Bitter and/or... cloudy. And I'm not even sure how some people
> end up with cloudy iced tea. Boiling the tea or tea bags maybe,
> instead of adding boiling water and letting it steep.
>
>> I never got the sun tea thing. Tried it twice some years ago and
>> thought it sucked.
>>
>> So quit lurking and join in.
>
> Thanks, I might just do that. Just testing the waters for now; every
> newsgroup has its own dynamics.
>
You'll certainly find some interesting dynamics here! LOL

Jill