IcedTeaBlog

Sweet Tea

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:24:54 -0500

I was thinking about sweetened iced tea the other day
and came across two cool articles:

Wikipedia’s entry on Sweet Tea and
Slate’s, What Makes Southern Sweet Tea So Special

Charleston Tea Plantation

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:55:57 -0500

The next time I’m in the Charleston, South Carolina
area, I’m going to the Charleston Tea Plantation. We
visited Charleston several years ago, but didn’t make
it there. The plantation’s claim to fame is that it grows
the only tea in America.

Ewww...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:40:09 -0500

I ran across this article today: Homemade iced tea
reduces risk of salmonella. It’s an older article, but
still relevant.

Doesn’t exactly make me feel good about drinking
restaurant iced tea...

Ever thought about how tea bags are made?

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:07:24 -0500

Me either. I came across this interesting, but short,
article today about the history of tea bags.

Then I did some more research and found two more
articles:

http://www.learn-about-tea.com/tea-bag-history.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_bag

Iced Tea Maker Reviews

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:02:24 -0500

My favorite iced tea is the kind I make at home with
my own iced tea makers. I currently have two iced
tea makers ~ my trusty 3-Quart Iced Tea Pot by Mr.
Coffee and my new 2-Quart Iced Tea Maker by
Hamilton Beach.

Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either maker. I
love them both. I love the 3-Quart iced tea maker
because it does precisely that -- makes 3 quarts! Those
3 quarts can last me about 3 days if I don’t have to
share. It’s easy to use. There is a line marking where
to fill the water and ice to. Then it’s up to you to
decide how many tea bags you want add and if you want
to add sugar or not. I like my tea sweet, so I usually
pour sugar right over the ice before the tea brews. The pot is easy to clean as is
the steeping basket (which holds the tea), and they can be put in the dishwasher.

I love my new 2-quart iced tea maker because it’s easy to use and clean, and it has a really cool sleek design. Again, there is a line for the water and ice. The steeping basket fits right into the pot. Because the pot is so new, I only clean it and the steeping basket by hand and don’t put it in the dishwasher. The only downside to this iced tea maker is that it’s only 2 quarts which only lasts me about 2 days!