Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker

by Adagio Teas

Product Features

• 32-ounce easy-to-use electric tea maker steeps loose tea leaves
• Quickly boils water and steeps four 8-ounce cups at a time
• 2 temperature settings; 2- to 7-minute timer for adjustable strength
• Keeps tea warm for hours; works with all tea varieties; made in China
• Measures 13 by 7-4/5 by 15-1/2 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 7.8 x 15.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0011O1XOQ
• Item model number: 89708500004
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,927 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Looking to simplify preparation of loose tea? Our electric tea maker is the answer. Say goodbye to kettles, teapots and over-steeped cups. This wondrous appliance does it all - heats water, steeps leaves, and keeps tea warm so you may enjoy it all day long. Variable timer and temperature control lets you adjust the strength of an infusion, ensuring a perfect cup of tea each time. Works well with all tea varieties.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made by tea drinkers for tea drinkers, November 24, 2007

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Stacey A. (Beautiful Pacific Northwest, USA) - See all my reviews

Finally, an electric tea maker that was clearly designed by tea drinkers and not as an after thought by the coffee-maker crowd. It heats the water in the top chamber, drops it into the steeping chamber with the tea, steeps for however long you've set it for, then drops it into the carafe at the bottom. Perfect! In the winter I use mine almost daily. I set it up the night before, then just hit the on button before I hop in the shower in the morning - hot tea with no risk of over-steeping! Pros: two temperature settings (for black/green tea); variable steeping times so you can adjust to your taste and the type of tea; can use either tea bags or loose leaf tea; keeps your tea hot all day so you can make a whole pot and not worry about it cooling off like it would if you used a traditional teapot. Cons: while it is possible to pour the tea without dribbling, you must pour slowly and carefully and hope that the stars are aligned just right. But then again, I don't believe I've ever owned a traditional teapot that didn't have the same problem. I'm considering buying another one to have at work.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best on the market by far!, September 30, 2009

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Adam N. Capper (San Luis Obispo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker (Kitchen)

I was very weary when I purchased this product. I had read many reports of the triniTea leaking, the pot spilling, the unit not getting hot enough to make a good pot of black tea, the unit being temperamental about the order each segment is put into the stand, etc. Here is what I have come to realize. There are 2 different versions of this unit out on the market. The first version, which I assume has the above issues, beeps 4 times when the tea is finished (the unit beeps after water heats, after steeping finishes, and after all the tea is in the pot). The newer version beeps 3 times when the tea finishes. I have come to this conclusion based on a number of different reviews. I have no official word on this from adagio, but I would bet money it were true. So my suggestion is, when you first get the unit, let it do a run through with just water, no tea. If at the end it beeps 4 times, dry it off, pack it back up, and send it back with amazon's amazing return policy. If it beeps 3 times, you are in for a truly wonderful experience. I ordered my triniTea on Sept. 22 2009 and received the new version from amazon. Perhaps all the old units are off the market now, but check to be sure.

I have now made black tea, oolong tea, green tea, and white tea. I simply went across the spectrum of tea, one after another to see how the unit performed. FYI, I have had to pee about 10 times today, so I suggest you do not do this kind of test =) The tea comes out perfectly hot and perfectly steeped. Some people love their tea to burn their mouths when they take that first sip. If you set the machine to make black tea (boiling water and a 5 minute steep) it will burn your mouth, or at least it burns mine. However, if the let it sit for a minute or 2, and allow the heating element under the pot to take over, the tea becomes the perfect drinking temperature. Some people complain the tea doesn't keep hot enough. This is of course just my personal preference, but I think it stays at the perfect sipping temperature. Secondly, I have yet to see any tea dust in the finished product, which speaks to the quality of the infuser. The pot has not spilled a drop of tea no matter what speed I pour. All around a perfect tea experience, and fun to watch each step happen because of the clear plastic infuser and glass pot.

Some people have complained about the size, and this was a concern for me, because I live in a dorm room. No offense meant to the people who think its too big, but I was actually surprised by how small it is. I picture on amazon I think gives a good perspective on the size. All I will say is that I have plenty of room for it in my little dorm room.

As for one review which talks about the health risk of boiling water in a plastic container, I am sure you can go out an find web pages which will tell you about the "risks" of doing so. These will probably also be the pages that tell you not to reuse ANY plastic water bottle because of "leaching". You can believe who you will, but instead of looking for pages that will tell you about these "dangers", look for pages that just give food safety ratings of plastic. I wont start attacking other people's reviews, but I will just tell you that I am not worried about the triniTea killing or poisoning me.

In conclusion, the triniTea has by far exceeded my expectations. I was expecting to have a few of the problems I have read about, and just had to deal with them. Instead, I have had no problems, and will continue to use the unit everyday. The unit looks very high caliber, makes a wonderful cup of tea, and makes tea drinking worry free (no more watching the clock making sure I am not over steeping. The trinitea is expensive. You cannot argue that point, but for the quality of the unit and the tea it puts out, and the fact that there really is no other option if you want a device like this one, it is well worth it.

167 of 193 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING !!!! STEEP CHAMBER IS POLYCARBONATE !!!!!, June 18, 2009

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Rose "tea lover" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adagio Teas triniTea Electric 32-Ounce Tea Maker (Kitchen)

I got this tea maker today and checked it out. I used to have a Krups teatime, which died last week after 25 years of use. The Trinitea is of much lower quality operating with the same technology. The water heating chamber looks like non stick or painted black inside, my Krups had a aluminum chamber. The lid of the tank is marked PP5 which is ok according to US plastic food safety standards. THE TEA STEEPING CONTAINER IS MARKED >PC< IN A TRIANGLE, which means Polycarbonate, which could be leaking toxins under high heat. (duh, boiling water!). The lid of the steeping chamber and the lid of the glass carafe are marked >7< in a triangle with ABS written underneath. which is not recommended for food and might leach toxins which may be causing cancer. Mostly used for elimination water pipes in the US. This appliance is made in China !!!!!
Do your own research before you buy !