triniTEA

[jbaynard]

Has anybody used this wonderful looking tea maker? How does it work? It looks like it has a basket and two pots... Does it steep in the top of the machine or the top pot? Does it drop down after the time allotted? Does it have temperature settings for green and white teas? Is there a demo video somewhere? Okay that's all I have for now...

[ilya]

We have only added this teaware item to our site a few hours ago. We should have some additional info available in the next couple of days.

[chris]

Thanks for the note.

It comes in three parts.... the top part boils the water (after it boils, it automatically drops down to the middle), the middle part infuses the water and tea leaves (after the timer goes off, it automatically drops into the carafe on the bottom), and the bottom part is the teapot to serve the tea.

There are no vairable temperature settings for this model (only boiling), but it is rather easy to make water for green and white teas by adding cold water to the middle part.

We'll gladly work on a video demo!

Hope this helps,

Chris
Adagio Maestro

[DavidA]

This one definately does look spiffy! Could anyone elaborate on what the instructions consist of for making green & white teas with this maker?

Thanks for any help!

-David

[chris]

Thanks for the post.

Preparing water for green and white tea with this device is rather simple: when you add water to the top (boiling) part, also add cold water to the middle (infuser) part as well. That way, once the boiling water drops down, it mixes with the cold water, producing a lower temperature!

However, as a legal note, I must insist that this is my personal suggestion, not Adagio's. Adagio specifically cannot recommend this way, because if some dumb guy forgets to compensate for the water he's added to the infuser by taking out water on the top and then burns himself, Adagio could be liable. Ridiculous, I know, but these people are out there!

Hope this helps,

Chris
Adagio Maestro

[DavidH]

I assume then that the infuser is placed above the bottom so that when you add the cool water for making green tea, it won't be steeping in that water while waiting for the water on top to come to a boil. I have a similar device, a Krups Tea Time, that just died after 15 years of almost daily use, and I plan on ordering this one soon.

[Lana Y]

Waiting for an answer too....for the above question from DavidH
will the green or white tea leaves be sitting in cold water waiting for the hot water to hit?

[chris]

That is indeed how it will work -- no worries, though... cold water doesn't infuse tea leaves very quickly, so it should be fine

Chris
Adagio Maestro

[Mina]

Is this appropriate for a work cubicle? I recall from my college days that things with hot plates/heating coils are a major fire hazard. If you (personal you, not Adagio because of the lawsuit issue, lol) give me the go-ahead for keeping one at my desk, how easy is this to clean? On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is "spit shine while on a conference call" and 10 is "gourmet kitchen faciliites only."

[jzero]

Is this appropriate for a work cubicle?

It does have a "hot plate" to keep the teapot warm. This would have been a no-no in my college dorm, but the machine does not seem to be much of a potential fire hazard in my opinion.

My biggest concern would be size. It would take up way too much desk space in my office

I have found cleaning to be no harder than cleaning a coffee maker.

I would also appreciate more details on how much water to use for lower-temperature brewing. I don't think my TriniTea came with this information.

[jzero]

I would also appreciate more details on how much water to use for lower-temperature brewing. I don't think my TriniTea came with this information.

Bump?

[chris]

Please refer to my 7/5/05 4:20 pm post above!

[jzero]

But the big question is....how much?

I was hoping you may perhaps have a "rule of thumb" as in for every cup to be steeped at 180 deg, use x oz of tap water in the infuser and 8 - x oz in the bolier...

I imagine there is an equation for this buried somewhere in thermodynamics....but I haven't touched general chemistry for some years!

Also, I set up my TriniTEA to make tea for me when I wake up in the morning...how bad is it to leave the leaves in cold water in the infuser overnight?

[chris]

Sorry -- for legal reasons we cannot give any specific advice (for the aforementioned reasons). It is ridiculous, I know, but our legal team insists.

However, if some non-Adagio person who has experminted with their triniTEA wants to post a response to this, we will not have to delete it!

Best,

Chris
Adagio Maestro

[Marlene]

could you not post 'your' experence and include the caviat that this is 'your' opinion and does not reflect the opinion of Adagio? or perhaps you could be more sneaky about it and sign up under a different handle (your personal one, ya know as opposed to your work one which you currently post under...) and post your advice like that?