Hamilton Beach 40911 2 Quart Electric Iced Tea Maker

Customer Reviews

Love it easy to use

2008-09-08
I love this product! I like that we have the customer reviews to go by it makes it alot easy when trying to figure out if the product will be good or not! This ice maker is quick and easy to use :-)

Many thanks,
TR

Easy to use and great tasting tea!

2008-09-06
I am a tea brewing rookie and this machine is so easy to use. If you can operate a coffee machine you can operate this one no problem. I use two of the big lipton bags and one regular sized flavored bag and the tea comes out great. I only wish the pitcher was larger because at the rate that I drink it I have to make it every day. But its easy enough that it's not a big deal. Easy to clean and the base is small enough to store on the counter.

Good Tea, Poorly made product

2008-08-24
I have made no more than 6 pitchers of tea. Was impressed at first. Tea flavor is excellent. But when I went to make some today, I noticed the pitcher is cracked in 2 places at the bottom of the handle :(
Didn't put in dishwasher (only handwash) and no roughhousing by kids. I live alone. So much for my great Tea maker!

I tried to contact seller through amazon but was unable to find a way through amazon.

Easy to use tea maker

2008-08-18
This is an easy to use tea maker. It will work with tea bags and loose tea. This tea maker is very easy to clean for quick turn around time. I wish it came with two pitchers, but as quick as it makes the tea its not really a huge issue. The included pitcher is high quality and durable.

Great Appliance

2008-08-09
Simple appliance makes great iced tea. I bought one for my office and a few months later I bought one for my house.

Easy to set up, easy to operate, easy to clean. What else could you ask for?

wonderful with only a few drawbacks

2008-07-28
Make perfect iced tea and chill instantly with this electric easy to use iced tea maker

Hamilton Beach hit a grand slam!

2008-07-21
Every once in a while, a company gets everything right about a product. This iced tea maker by Hamilton Beach is just such a winner. It's easy to use, easy to clean up, and most important of all accomplishes its main task of making iced tea very very well. Plus, it's priced well and has stylish looks. I'm glad they picked a neutral tone instead of making the pitcher red, blue or some other bright color.

I used to make my own iced tea by the pitcher by simply brewing tea bags in a large container. I always thought an iced tea maker wasn't needed. But with this tea maker the whole process is tremendously more convenient, easier and faster. Maybe that's why my iced tea even seems to taste better now though I essentially use the same recipe as before. Also, you can easily make batches mixing loose and bagged tea. Doing that without a tea maker like this would be a big hassle, especially during cleanup. So this tea maker makes it a breeze to experiment and be creative. Nice job, Hamilton Beach!

Good Iced Tea in just a few minutes

2008-07-17
I'm very happy with this Hamilton Beach iced tea maker. I purchased it after reading reviews on it and a few others. The reviews on this item were good, and I agree. Very competent unit.

MISLEADING ADVERTISING

2008-07-17
THIS IS NOT A 2 QUART MAKER. YOU MAKE ONE QUART OF TEA AND ADD ONE QUART OF ICE...HOW IS THAT A 2 QT TEA MAKER?? BAH!

DON'T BOTHER.

iced tea making

2008-07-16
I've made about 6 batches of tea so far - it takes awhile to get the brew right - I've discovered if you put half a cup of sugar on the ice and use three teabags (one lipton or tetley iced tea bag and two orange constant comment bags) at medium strength you get a pretty decent cup of iced tea. Definitely don't put the sugar into the boiling area... and the sugar doesn't dissolve or filter through if you put it in with the tea bags. I tried leaving the tea bags in the maker to use again, but even in the refrigerator they molded after a week. Still a great time saver - fairly easy to clean, and fits great in my fridge!