"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
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>>> Define an electric tea maker. As far as I know the only electric tea
>>> maker I know of is an electric tea kettle, it boils water is all. A
>>> teapot is for brewing tea. I tea kettle is for boiling water. I've
>>> no idea what yoose are talking about nor do I think any of yoose know
>>> what you're talking about either. There are numerous electric tea
>>> kettles... my electric tea kettle is a Braun, been using it for like
>>> ten years, works great. Mayhaps some of yoose are thinking samovar,
>>> heats water with charcoal.
>>
>>She is talking about an iced tea maker like the Mr. Coffee models.
>>Works similar to the drip coffee makers.
>
> Yeah, but that makes hot tea... any hot tea can be iced... I don't
> know of any machine that brews iced tea. I don't think it makes sense
> to brew hot tea and then ice it, it won't taste like freshly brewed
> tea. If she's in a hurry she can use instant tea granuals with water
> from the tap and then add ice cubes... simply adjust tea
> strength/granuals to suit, tastes better than icing hot tea... my
> mother used to make iced tea with instant tea granuals, there are
> countless varietals:
> http://www.walmart.com/search/search...5&wl4=&veh=sem
> I'm not much of a tea drinker, 'bout the only time is at a Chinese
> restaurant. But I do like the Crystal Light products for a summer
> thirst quencher and I think this blend is pretty K-ewl... good with a
> slug of Crystal Palace, a Crystal Pistal... LOL:
> http://shop.crystallight.com/Peach-I...art=1&cgid=tea

It makes hot tea that you pour over ice. It is being marketed as an iced
tea maker. When they first came out, I was intrigued and was going to buy
one thinking that the machine somehow had magical properties that would
instantly chill the brewed tea. It doesn't.