Comments on: ingenuiTEA Teapot Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:45:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29304 Julie Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:45:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-29304 @fondoo: No leaks yet... @fondoo: No leaks yet…

]]> By: fondoo http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29289 fondoo Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:25:55 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-29289 julia, have you experience any leakage from the ingenuitea after a few weeks of use? i have read on some of the reviews on other sites that people experienced leakage from their ingenuitea. julia, have you experience any leakage from the ingenuitea after a few weeks of use? i have read on some of the reviews on other sites that people experienced leakage from their ingenuitea.

]]> By: Steve Wall http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29047 Steve Wall Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:33:41 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-29047 Just would like to add my cup of knowledge. I own a "TeaMate," purchased about eight years ago and which sadly is no longer available. It looks like coffee maker, but does not operate like one if you were to use a coffee maker to make tea. The great thing about the TeaMate is that is steams the leaves for a number of minutes, which you can select as the water heats up to boiling. This is similar to the principle of a Russian Somivar. After it steams, extracting the essence, the hot water pours over and through the tea. The tea does not steep in hot water. The taste is fabulous completely devoid of any bitterness. The TeaMate makes the clearest best tasting tea for iced tea. Steve in snowy Chicago Just would like to add my cup of knowledge.

I own a “TeaMate,” purchased about eight years ago and which sadly is no longer available. It looks like coffee maker, but does not operate like one if you were to use a coffee maker to make tea. The great thing about the TeaMate is that is steams the leaves for a number of minutes, which you can select as the water heats up to boiling. This is similar to the principle of a Russian Somivar. After it steams, extracting the essence, the hot water pours over and through the tea. The tea does not steep in hot water. The taste is fabulous completely devoid of any bitterness.

The TeaMate makes the clearest best tasting tea for iced tea.

Steve in snowy Chicago

]]> By: Tony http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29033 Tony Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:07:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-29033 I find the Paris tea strainer at to be much easier to use and clean. True, it does not have the "gadget" appeal but what a breeze it is to brew tea at work!!! I find the Paris tea strainer at to be much easier to use and clean. True, it does not have the “gadget” appeal but what a breeze it is to brew tea at work!!!

]]> By: Gary http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29002 Gary Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:30:15 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-29002 It's probably a good thing there's no Teavana store out here in West Texas. I'd go broke if I bought all the teas that they tempt me with on trips to Dallas or San Antonio. :-) It’s probably a good thing there’s no Teavana store out here in West Texas. I’d go broke if I bought all the teas that they tempt me with on trips to Dallas or San Antonio. :-)

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28996 Julie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:10:55 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28996 Gary: I'm either going to go broke, get a caffeine overdose or both if I buy all these tea gadgets ;) Gary:

I’m either going to go broke, get a caffeine overdose or both if I buy all these tea gadgets ;)

]]> By: Gary http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28951 Gary Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:36:53 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28951 I use something very similar to the ingenuiTEA, with a few differences. The device I have is the Teavana Perfect Tea Maker, and it's also 16 oz and activated by setting it on a cup. The differences are 1) the filter on the PTM is non-removable, and 2) the filter on the PTM is metal mesh instead of plastic. So, I end up nuking water in a cup, pouring it into the infuser, waiting and then putting the infuser on the cup I nuked the water in. It's dishwasher-safe, but the mesh does discolor, just like your old in-cup infuser did. I use something very similar to the ingenuiTEA, with a few differences. The device I have is the Teavana Perfect Tea Maker, and it’s also 16 oz and activated by setting it on a cup. The differences are 1) the filter on the PTM is non-removable, and 2) the filter on the PTM is metal mesh instead of plastic.

So, I end up nuking water in a cup, pouring it into the infuser, waiting and then putting the infuser on the cup I nuked the water in. It’s dishwasher-safe, but the mesh does discolor, just like your old in-cup infuser did.

]]> By: Meredyth http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28940 Meredyth Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:01:56 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28940 I love tea gadgets! I'll have to pick one of these up :) I love tea gadgets! I’ll have to pick one of these up :)

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28935 Julie Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:14:31 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28935 Eric: Wow, another infuser that I've not seen before. Thanks for sharing the info! :) Eric:
Wow, another infuser that I’ve not seen before. Thanks for sharing the info! :)

]]> By: Eric Smith http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28934 Eric Smith Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:27:27 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28934 I have a number of tea "devices" but the one I picked up over the holidays is the best I have found. It is called "Tea Control" by Finum. It is glass and will do up to four cups of tea. It has an insert that you place your loose tea or bags. When the tea is finished brewing, you simply turn the top of the insert. That will move the tea to a section of the insert that no longer has contact with the water. Clean up is a snap too. I have a number of tea “devices” but the one I picked up over the holidays is the best I have found. It is called “Tea Control” by Finum. It is glass and will do up to four cups of tea. It has an insert that you place your loose tea or bags. When the tea is finished brewing, you simply turn the top of the insert. That will move the tea to a section of the insert that no longer has contact with the water. Clean up is a snap too.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28919 Julie Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:48:19 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28919 Kevin: I use a mug infuser too at home... it's a bit of a pain to clean though because the leaves tend to stick to the sides. After reviewing the Teastick and the ingenuiTEA, I was trying to think of what I would design as a perfect infuser. So far, I'm coming up with a blank ;) Kevin:
I use a mug infuser too at home… it’s a bit of a pain to clean though because the leaves tend to stick to the sides. After reviewing the Teastick and the ingenuiTEA, I was trying to think of what I would design as a perfect infuser. So far, I’m coming up with a blank ;)

]]> By: Jake http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28918 Jake Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:16:16 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28918 weirdly enough i'm currently drinking a cup of tea mmmmmmmm weirdly enough i’m currently drinking a cup of tea mmmmmmmm

]]> By: Kevin http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28916 Kevin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:57:55 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28916 We use an "in mug tea infuser" - a mesh baskey that fits right in the mug with a wider lip that sits on top of the mug. This gives the tea room to "breath" while it infuses, works much better than the little spring-baskets that so many people use. I think ours is made by Bodum but I'm not sure of that. The Tea Wand (and Java Wand) seem like an interesting idea. My wife now uses a Bodum French Press for coffee and she loves that, has no interest in going back to a standard coffee maker (and it's nice because it takes almost no counter space unlike a standard coffee maker). We use an “in mug tea infuser” – a mesh baskey that fits right in the mug with a wider lip that sits on top of the mug. This gives the tea room to “breath” while it infuses, works much better than the little spring-baskets that so many people use. I think ours is made by Bodum but I’m not sure of that. The Tea Wand (and Java Wand) seem like an interesting idea. My wife now uses a Bodum French Press for coffee and she loves that, has no interest in going back to a standard coffee maker (and it’s nice because it takes almost no counter space unlike a standard coffee maker).

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28915 Julie Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:17:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28915 TheDreamer: I'll have to check out the Tea Wand now! :D FYI: I'm a Stevia convert. TheDreamer:
I’ll have to check out the Tea Wand now! :D FYI: I’m a Stevia convert.

]]> By: TheDreamer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/05/ingenuitea-teapot-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28913 TheDreamer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:40:52 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11449#comment-28913 I had gotten one of these for work, and found the cleaning of it in the bathroom to be a real problem....so I don't use it anymore. Sticking to tea bags at work. At home, I use loose tea and have been using the Tea Wand (Wisdom Wands). I take my Bodum Bistro double wall 16oz jumbo mug, drop the loose tea into it, add hot water and use the wand to drink the tea (I also add a little Agave).... I had gotten one of these for work, and found the cleaning of it in the bathroom to be a real problem….so I don’t use it anymore. Sticking to tea bags at work.

At home, I use loose tea and have been using the Tea Wand (Wisdom Wands). I take my Bodum Bistro double wall 16oz jumbo mug, drop the loose tea into it, add hot water and use the wand to drink the tea (I also add a little Agave)….

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