- 3-quart iced-tea maker works with loose or bagged tea
- Water window in reservoir; removable brew basket; adjustable brew strength
- Simple on/off button with power indicator light; auto shut-off for safety
- Dishwasher-safe pitcher with ice-level marking and nondrip spout
- Measures 8-1/2 by 15-1/2 by 12-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
Dishwasher safe pitcher. Steeping lever to select your favorite brew strength. Makes great tasting iced tea. Brews tea bags and tea leaves. Water window. Adjustable tea steeping control. Auto shut-off. On/off indicator light removable brew basket.
I too had to chime in after seeing the negative reviews. All the tea drinkers in my household love the Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker. It brews perfectly and has never leaked. I’m ordering a couple more pitcher’s to cycle with the original. This method is so much better than those glass sun tea jugs – those always leaked and were difficult to wash. Clean up is easy and the tea tastes great!
Rating: 5 / 5
The reason they had to make it 3 Qt instead of 2 Qt. is because you actually have to clean up a quart of tea off the counter after you make it because the thing leaks so bad. Also, when you put sugar in it, its kind of awkward to stir in a square pitcher. I got fed up with it after the last time it leaked all over the counter and just threw the thing in the trash.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was really surprised by the negative reviews. We’ve used ours for a year and never had tea spill/puddle on the counter (I’m making tea right now as I type this and even tried to rig it so it would spill (by misaligning the brew basket) and couldn’t make it happen, so I’m not sure what is causing some to have that issue(it may be that those with issue have a brew basket where the area where it drips out is damaged). Also, I have always brewed on the strongest setting, so try adjusting that. It is important that the spout of the pitcher be in the proper position, not be warped, and not be cracked. Also make sure to clean the brew basket regularly and it should be fully seated.
I grew up brewing tea on the stove and then putting it in gallon jugs in the fridge. I drank a bunch of it an had 16 sweet tea induced cavities when I first saw the dentist as a kid!! After dropping a pot of boiling tea and burning my foot, that was it and for years I drank Crystal Light…much safer for the waistline too, but it was never anywhere near as good! Over time I began to buy gallons of tea, sweet and diet(w/Nutrasweet), at the local store, but at $2-$3 per gallon it was too much, especially as I drink about 5 gallons a week myself!
When visiting my sister in GA my wife and I discovered tea at the Walmart supermarket made with Splenda and loved it, but when our supermarket in PA finally got it it was $3-$4/gal.
Then my sister bought the Mr. Coffee iced tea maker and the tea was great. She did note that the sugar didn’t dissolve well when put in the brew basket and she was right. She gave us our own Mr. Coffee TM70 last Christmas and we’ve found a way of using it that works great, but won’t lead to immediately cold tea:
1) Fill with water but don’t overfill or it will spill out the back all over your counter.
2) Put the tea bags in the brew basket. We use one large “family size”(we use Lipton, a $3 box of 24 will make 12 gallons) as our supermarket no longer has a generic offering) tea bag per cycle (set on the strongest brew setting), though two or three regular sized bags will work fine.
3) Mix your sweetener (we use 1 1/2 cup per gallon of brewed tea) in a pint or so of water in the pitcher.
We use Splenda(a $6.99 bag will make about 8 gallons) which we buy in bags at the supermarket.
4) Run through one full cycle.
5) Fill with water a gain and put in an additional large tea bag or two regular size bags(leave the used ones in the brew basket) and run through a second cycle.
At this point the pitcher will be almost full.
Typically I then pour it into a gallon jug and add a bit more water to equal a gallon.
I’ll usually will make 2-4 gallons in a row this way and stock the fridge. I just keep adding the tea bags in the brew basket until I make the last gallon and then throw all the bags away at the end.
We’ve had it now for a year and love it. I figure I was spending $10-15/week buying the gallons of tea(sweet or diet with Nutrasweet) at the store. That’s more than $500/year!! It would have cost $800+/yr to buy the Splenda tea at the supermarket. Using Splenda we buy in bags and Lipton bags cost about $1/gal. Of course with sugar it would be even less. We’re looking to buy a bunch of them now for Christmas presents, which led me to this site.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m a bit surprised by the amount of negative reviews on this item. I received it as a Christmas gift and I have to say, its pretty awesome. I never wanted to use a coffee maker to make tea because i can taste the mix of flavors and it really freaks me out so I have always just boiled water on the stove the old fashioned way. Ive seen this item before but never cared enough to get it but now that i have used it I will be using this product from here on out. It doesn’t leak for me.I have no issues with holding the pitcher. The setup is sooooooooooooo easy and it brews perfect and QUICK. The only negative thing i can say is that i know this product will get stained but thats the tea’s fault not the maker. ( c’mon now, I have stained POTS from making tea!!) All in all…. wonderful product and im glad I own one!
Rating: 5 / 5
This tea maker leaks. Every pot of tea I made ended up mostly on the kitchen counter and sometimes on the floor. I finally got so disgusted with it that I tossed it in the trash tonight after only a couple of months of use. I can’t recommend this product.
Rating: 1 / 5