On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:43:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
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>"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 [electric] 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.
I guess I'm out of luck for an electric iced tea maker, my stove boils
water with propane. LOL
I'd much prefer instant iced tea mix:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...words=iced+tea