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Iced Tea Makers are increasing in popularity as people are realizing the health benefits associated with drinking tea on a regualar basis. Many people prefer cold drinks to warm with their meals and during the day during and after exercise, which has made iced tea more popular.

Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Makers and Hamilton Beach Iced Tea Makers are two of the most popular brands and they are quite different. The primary difference being that Mr. Coffee has the brew pot in the brewing tower and in the Hamilton Beach it's in the tea pitcher. But both are plastic. Which brings up a whole array of health questions about drinking or eating hot food from plastic. The Back to Basics Iced Tea Maker does have a glass pitcher. If you've never tried a tea maker with an infuser take a look at the Bodum Iced Tea Maker. I've even found one that opens at the bottom.

I hope you'll find just the right iced-tea maker for your needs.

You can make up to 3 quarts of iced tea in about 10 minutes with your Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker. The pitcher that you make the iced tea in has markings on it for 1, 2 or 3 quarts of ice tea. Choose how much you want to make and pour it into the water reservoir in the tower. Then either put tea bags into the brew basket or use a small coffee filter and put in loose tea. If you want to, you can put sugar in the brew basket. Then choose the strength of your tea from mild to strong. Push the start button and brew your iced tea.

Because iced tea is mostly water, it's important to use good-tasting water. If you live in an area that is highly chlorinated or has a high natural mineral content, you might want to get a filter for your water faucet or buy bottled water. Just realized that distilled water shouldn't be used to make iced tea.

The iced-tea maker pitcher is NOT dishwasher safe. If you put it in the dishwasher the hardened plastic will warp.

Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Makers are also made in 2-quart capacity and it works in the same way.

The first thing you'll notice about the Hamilton Beach Iced Tea Makers is that the pitcher is stylish and sleek so that it will easily fit into your refrigerator door. Then the second thing that you'll notice is that the tea brewing takes place in the pitcher not in the tower holding the water. So that if anything does drip it's just water and not tea. But to prevent the misalignment of the brewing tower and the pitcher Hamilton Beach designed a pull-out tray that ensures that the brew tower and tea pitcher are perfectly aligned everytime! With the Hamilton Beach Ice Tea Maker you can also select weak, medium or strong tea. It is NOT dishwasher safe. An indicator light lets you know what's going on and there's an automatic shut-off for safety's sake.

The Back to Basics Ice Tea Maker features an attractive glass tea pitcher. Glass tends to hold less odors and tastes than plastic. It also has a special filter if you want to use loose tea, so you don't need to stock coffee filters. You can customize the brew strength and include sugar or sweetener in the brewing process.

First of all the Bodum Ceylon Iced Tea maker and Water Infuser is HUGE. It makes 102 ounces of iced tea at one time. If you've never used an infuser it's very easy and delicous. Just put your tea leaves into the removable filter and pour 1 or 2 cups of boiling water over the leaves. If you want to make Southern Sweet Tea, now's the time to add your sugar. Wait for the sugar to dissolve, then fill the jug with cold water. Close the lid and put the tea jug in the refrigerator until it reaches the right temperature. That's it. There's a strainer in the spout that keeps all of the leaves and stuff in the jug. All parts are dishwasher safe, so you can get them really clean, really easily. On the down side this is a bit slower than the Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker and isn't quite as automated.

The first thing you notice about the ingenuiTEA iced-tea maker is that it has no spout. That's because the tea comes out the bottom! So you put the loose tea in, add sugar if you want to, add boiling water....yada yada yada. But this is the interesting part. You put the pitcher on top of the tea cup and out comes the tea.Strained no leaves. Very interesting. Great reviews. But it is also plastic, food grade plastic. It's not dishwasher safe. So you do have to hand wash it. But clean up is easy, just turn in upside down and dump in the trash (or compost).