I would give up home Internet access before I'd give up this tea maker -- it is an AMAZING appliance.
I'm a budding tea connoisseur that loves loose leaf teas to be brewed correctly and at the right temperature. The Breville One-Touch Tea Maker is the only tea brewer I know of that does a phenomenal job of brewing tea that is to be enjoyed to the last drip.
What I love:
- Brewing tea is easy.
- The instruction manual is extremely well written.
- You can brew using their preset brewing cycle for several different types of teas or you can custom program it the way you like.
- You can wake up to freshly brewed tea with its Auto Start Option.
- There's a keep warm feature that works up to 60 minutes after the tea is brewed. You do have to turn this feature on after the brewing cycle and each time after you pour yourself a cup and return the carafe to the base.
- The way the brewing basket works is so space age.
- There's a Basket Cycle available that allows you to auto lift and lower the tea basket for maximum tea infusion--it aerates the leaves.
- The carafe top has a strainer in front that prevents any wayward leaves from escaping into your cup.
- You can boil water with this appliance for other uses.
- There's a space under the base for storing the electric cord, which I found of sufficient length but others might still think it's too short.
- It is simply a GORGEOUS machine that looks great on my counter top.
- It's a pleasure to watch the brewing cycle.
- You can wash all the parts EXCEPT for the base (obviously) and the carafe itself (that needs special care of wiping down or rinsing gently inside only)
What I hate:
- The cost --- it's the most expensive small appliance I've ever personally purchased in my life; but I'm not sorry I own it.
This is a superior tea brewer from a manufacturer well known for its quality products. However, despite how wonderful I think this machine is, it is certainly not for everyone. If you are a tea bag fanatic that covers up your tea with milk and sugar or only drinks black tea, then perhaps this isn't for you because you probably won't notice any flavor difference in the brewed cup. However, if you just love different loose leaf teas and want to experience the various subtleties in the liquor of these different brews, then this is "THE TEA MAKER" worth saving for.
Update November 23, 2012 - After using this tea maker for almost two years, I bought another one for myself as a backup or for when I want to make two different flavors of tea at a time. I cannot picture the day of having to live without this tea maker and since the price came down $50 (from my original price of $250), I decided to splurge and buy it for myself for Christmas. I have the Nesco TM-1 Teamaker, 1-Liter which is very good for brewing black tea but this Breville is the only tea maker I can't part with.
Update December 26, 2013 - I alternate between the two one-touch tea makers I purchased and I have come across one design flaw. I've noticed that water gets stuck in the carafe cover. I rinse the cover by hand and since it is made by two pieces screwed together, apparently the seal is not air and water tight. As a result, I hear water sloshing around inside. Sometimes I'm able to get it to drain out and other times it just stays in there. So far this is the only flaw I found after using one unit for 2 years and the 2nd one I purchased for 1 year.
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Fully Automated Tea Basket
Tea basket descends into and back out of perfect water temperatures for the perfect brew
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Unique Flavors and Aromas
Create ideal brewing conditions for Black, Green, White, Herbal and Oolong teas
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Pre-programmed 1-touch functionalities and customizable settings create the ideal brew with ease
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Best tea brewer there is!
I bought my first Breville tea brewer 12 years ago at Teavanna and the first day i got it home i fired that baby up. As a matter a fact i used it daily and many times multiple times a day. I’m going to guess that throughout these 12 years I have brewed no less than 7,650 pots of tea in that same brewer, and I always thought of it as “the little teapot that could.”.That Breville brewer has seen me through years of joy and sadness, and it always remained faithful.. To this day that glass kettle still looks brand new. For anyone out there that’s leaving stupid reviews of the kettle rusting after some uses cannot be more wrong! What they are perceiving as rust is actually tea deposits or tea stains around the bottom of the kettle. This is not rust!! After a few uses, the best way to clean and make the kettle look brand new again is to fill with warm water and drop in a Finish ( must be the brand Finish) dishwashing pod, let sit for a couple hours, and it’s like magic, all stains are removed! Now, it was bittersweet to have to purchase my second one after 12 years and not because it stopped working, it was because the basket slider trim got worn to death sliding up and down that pole, (you know, kinda like an old stripper) It was simply just time to replace, and all I simply would have needed was a new basket. (Hey don’t we all?)
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- Dr. Tim ParkerReviewed in Canada on July 7, 2016
Consistently brewed, excellent tea with lots of user-definable control. Kinda fun to use, too!
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- FWReviewed in Canada on September 10, 2015
Love It! Highly Recommend (Worth the Splurge!)
