Takeya Flash Chill Iced Tea Maker - Versatile Tea Brewer for Loose/Bagged Tea - Patented Flash Chill Tech Hot/Cold Use BPA-Free Tritan Dishwasher Safe - Airtight Lid Made in USA - 2 Quart/Avocado

A great container that makes it easy and fast to make great iced tea. Below is a recipe for green tea that I had been making for some time...this is perfect for it. 5-Minute Fresh-Brewed Iced Green Tea This iced tea preparation method is FAST, and still delivers unsurpassed taste. Amazingly simple and effective (did I mention fast!), the method is adaptable to any tea variety. Best of all, if you use the brand of green tea recommended, it costs ~$1 to make 2 quarts (64 ounces) of iced tea, or about 15 cents per 8 ounce serving of tea! Ingredients: • 2 qt container • 8 x 1.5g bags (12g) green tea (or to taste) • Dash matcha (optional) • I qt water • ~1 qt ice Directions: 1. Bring 1 qt water to 175 deg F (NOT boiling) 2. Transfer hot water to container 3. Add tea (and dash of matcha) 4. Remove tea after 45 seconds - 1 minute 5. Add ice to make 2 qts (i.e. 1 quart tea + 1 quart ice = 2 qts) 6. Agitate (stir or shake) to melt ice 7. Pour into a glass over ice 8. Enjoy Notes: • This method is adaptable to any type of tea desired by using 8 tea bags (or the equivalent in grams), and modifying the steeping temperature and time as appropriate. I like to make an iced hibiscus tea (16g hibiscus leaves per 2 qt final volume, 212 deg F boiling water, steep 5 min). • The time it takes to heat your water is really the time-limiting factor in this preparation. You might be able to beat 5 minutes, or perhaps it will take you 8 minutes. I use an electric tea kettle that has an adjustable temperature control. As explained below, temperature does matter. • Yes, that's right, that's how green tea is done. The Japanese have studied green tea for centuries, and you use water heated to 175 degrees and steep it for 45 seconds to 1 minute. They tell you to bob the bag three times, then hold it above the tea and shake it three times before discarding. Seriously, they have studied this issue. If you like stronger tea add more, but steeping it longer just makes it taste bitter, or so say countless generations of people who have made it their business to know something about such things. Of course you can burn it with boiling water and let it get bitter, just saying. Or maybe it’s different with Chinese green teas, I have found I prefer the Japanese teas. • The container can be any sort of pitcher or jug, and it is especially nice if it has a lid that seals so you can shake it to melt the ice. Takeya makes a good one that includes a strainer. Make sure to think about how you will remove your tea ahead of time if you don’t have a strainer or the strings aren’t long enough…chopsticks work in a pinch. • I recommend Costco Kirkland Signature Brand green tea, which is manufactured by Itoen in Japan. Costco picked the best supplier they could find, and then provide it to members at the lowest price possible (that’s what they DO). It includes a bit of powdered green tea called matcha in each bag that really adds to the flavor of the tea. • Matcha is a finely ground powder of specially shade-grown and processed (the stems and veins are removed) green tea. Many Japanese restaurants use matcha to make their green tea, both hot and iced. If you don't use the Costco tea, you can always add a bit of matcha, or you can flavor the tea entirely with matcha. • If you like your iced tea sweetened or with other flavorings like ginger or jasmine, add it after steeping but before adding the ice (between Steps 4 and 5). Agitate it a bit to help combine the sweeteners/flavorings if that helps.

I love tea and I love iced tea. But since I do not have an ice maker, there is something very messy about making iced tea. To get a potent tasting beverage, you need to steep it when it's hot. And so you then need to cool it down—that requires a lot of ice or a lot of waiting around. What I enjoy about this iced tea maker is that the seal is watertight, which allows the container to be put on its side. I have used it for a few months now, and it has never leaked or spilled. The second advantage of that seal is that, more importantly, the tea does not "taste like the fridge"—which I'm sure is a frequent problem some of you may have encountered, especially with more delicate or subtle teas, such as green teas. Finally, I find the materials robust, the construction of very good quality, and the pitcher's design is well thought out: for instance, it is not perfectly cylindrical, so as to not roll when it is on its side. Finally, everything rinses out very well—as soon as I empty a pitcher, I just rinse it out, put more tea, and start the next pitcher. That is how you can have on-demand homemade iced tea all summer long with minimal effort. A few tips to brew good iced tea: — Consider using a blender or (clean) coffee grinder to turn your loose tea into some sort of powder (this sounds barbaric and I would not recommend this for enjoying the subtle notes of a sencha; but when brewing iced tea, this helps make the infusion more potent). — If you want to do single-use iced tea that are ready immediately (takes about 10 minutes to make from scratch to actually drinking with a straw), you might consider looking at an alternate solution, such as the award wining Taiwanese teapot: Company Pu'erh Tea Starter Pack Comprising Piao I Teapot (500cc/16 Ounces) (it has less than stellar reviews because at some point a vendor was sending knock-offs, but the teapot itself is a prized possession). This allows you to steep a very concentrated tea, that you can then pour over half a cup of ice cubes, pour a bit of water and mix.

I like Arizona Green Tea, and Argo Ginger Twist Tea, but with as much ice tea as I drink, buying from the store was not good for my budget. So, I adapted copycat recipes to get the best-tasting homemade versions and now with the Takeya Iced Tea Maker, I can easily make a week's worth of tea in short order with no other dishes and without over-brewing. Before, it was harder for me make my clone tea recipes as I had to boil two pots of hot water in the water kettle, then leave the water in a bowl (monitoring with food thermometer) till the water cooled to the right brewing temperature, before putting in the tea bags. Meanwhile, in my VitaMix, I'd put in the sugar, spicing, and lime juice, then pour in the brewed tea and blend, before pouring into a pitcher or single serve tea jars (I have more than enough from all the store-bought teas) and put into the fridge to cool down before I could enjoy my cloned iced tea. Now, with the Takeya Iced Tea Maker I only have to boil one kettle of water, can put the water, sugar, juice and spices into the Takuya, along with the tea (and now I can use higher-quality, lower-cost, loose leaf) which makes it easier to brew at the right temperature. The tea itself, which goes into the easy to clean and use infuser, means that I can brew, blend, and cool all in one dish. So, there is much less clean-up, I get a workout shaking up the Takuya (bonus), and I can drink the tea right after making it, instead of waiting for it to cool down in the refrigerator. Also, I can pour the batch of tea into my collection of single serve tea jars, and quickly make the second batch from the same tea while it is still potent without wasting time or having to do any extra work. I don't know how or what the quick flash technology really is, but it works well, cleans up easily and simplifies my clone recipe ice tea making.

Excelente producto y lo encontré a muy buen precio, de muy buen material si lo cuidas bien te duran mucho tiempo

I bought this for my husband's birthday and it is the most fantastic product. The lid is really air tight, it makes a whole bunch of tea, you can cold brew in the fridge overnight and it is the easiest thing in the world to maintain and clean. i got this to replace the electric ice tea machine I had in America and this is so much cheaper and easier and makes tea just as good, I would choose this over a machine now if I had the choice! The materials are really good quality, the handle has a nice rubber cushioning and it looks attractive. Could not be happier.

I somewhat bought this by mistake as I was after the cold brew coffee maker but decided to keep it and give it to my wife who is a tea drinker. So far I have found that using regular tea bags work great. I steep for 12 hours in tap water using 6 bags instead of the recommended 8 and it makes a great brew. I prefer it sever on ice with a dash of bitters and Elder flower cordial and it is so refreshing on a hot day. Otherwise it is easy to clean, doesn't leak when stored horizontally, looks good, takes up little space as slim and is well designed for function and form.

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I adore iced tea, and this is a good substitute for the electric iced tea makers available in states. It's fast and easy to use, and the seal on the lid is very tight so there's no leakage, even if you store the carafe on its side in the fridge. I'm very happy with this purchase - I've used it loads this summer.