Nostalgia 3-Quart Iced Tea & Coffee Brewing System With Double-Insulated Pitcher, Strength Selector & Infuser Chamber, Also Perfect For Lattes, Lemonade, Flavored Water, Black

The media could not be loaded. So far so good. I bought this tea maker to replace an old Mr. Coffee. I have attached a video, but in case it doesn't load here are a few points from my experience.1) It is a plastic pitcher/jug and is not super thick. Not an issue for me at this point in time. Plastic technology changes and just because this is lighter than my Mr. Coffee pitcher that cracked and broke even though it was much thicker, it doesn't mean that this pitcher will not have decent longevity. Only time will tell.2) As stated there is no OFF button, just turn on, it brews and it shuts off. If for some reason a person wants to stop brewing mid-cycle, just unplug the power cord.3) Lid will not stay on while pouring. Not an issue for me as I place a finger over the lid while pouring and there are zero issues.4) Cleanup is as simple as rinsing the wire mesh basket and dumping the minimal amount of water left in the reservoir. I leave the lid to the ice tea maker body standing up/open, and the pitcher upside down on a dish drainer along with the mesh basket. After an hour or so everything is dry and I reassemble.5) I have not used the control knob for strength of brew. I just leave on the highest setting, we use around 4-5 bags of tea and the tea is good for us. The tea has good flavor and is not bitter or super strong. We just drink plain ice tea with no added sugar.6) Regardless of stated capacity, my ice tea maker with water filled to the line and then added to the reservoir, pitcher then filled with ice cubes to the ice line produces just over 64oz of tea. I make a minimum of one pitcher (64oz) and place in one ice tea bottle. I usually make two more batches and fill a one gallon plastic jug. Depending on the household drinking habits, that will last us 4-7 days. Your mileage will vary.In conclusion, I took the time to write this review as I spent way too much time reading other reviews and bouncing back and forth trying to decide between a $300 ice maker or this one. I don't mind spending money on kitchen appliances so price was not a deciding factor for me. I liked the looks of this ice tea maker and figured I would give it a try. I will update this review should there be any issues. I have not been paid for this review nor did I receive any items, etc.

Just made a lovely carafe of iced chai tea and, as far as I am concerned this tea maker is perfect. It is a replacement for my ancient tea maker which gave up the ghost. Very similar to the one it replaces and works quickly, allows one select a brew strange and is virtually silent. Can't ask for more.

I really like this ice tea pot, especially the large 3 quart container. I bought this one to replace one with a glass pitcher. Which I had to replace about every 4 months because of the pitcher breaking. Avoid those type of ice tea makers! Other folks have noted in their reviews that it doesn't brew an entirely full pot. I tend to take a couple extra steps when brewing mine to overcome this handicap. I brew enough tea to almost fill the pitcher. I just add more water to the chanber during the brewing stage. I then pour part of that full strength hot tea over ice in a second container then add ice to to what's left in the brewing pitcher. I get close to a gallon on tea. Like I said it's a couple of extra steps but then I don't have to brew as frequently. I've done it this way with every ice tea maker I've ever owned, even my original Mr. Coffee ice tea maker. So it's "my way" of making tea. Speaking of the Mr. Coffee, it was the best! I believe this one is equal to the Mr. Coffee. Time will answer that. The Mr. Coffee lasted forever!! Hopefully this one will also.

Started when first plugged in without even touching the start button. That means that after a power failure, when power comes back on, this tea maker will turn on even if there is no water and that is dangerous. My worry would be whether this unit would melt or even catch fire. Only option is to leave it unplugged except when using it.

This makes great ice tea. Easy to use and looks nice on my counter top. One other reviewer mentioned the handle being kind of flimsy. I don’t remember if he used that word but I’m using it. It isn’t very thick and holding it when pouring the tea I feel like it may break at some point in the future. So I agree with the guy who mentioned it. That’s why I’m giving a four star review.

My husband got this for me as a Christmas gift. He knows I love iced tea, and I had been making it in many loose leaf pots. As a result, I was constantly making and remaking new batches. Since I've gotten this, I can make one or two pitchers a week to get my fill. I love using this for the loose leaf tea which I have through subscribe and save on Amazon. I use less than a cup of loose leaf tea, Brew the pot, and then brew a second from the leaves and it lasts me half to 3/4 of a week. The carafe is perfect size for the refrigerator, And very easy to clean. There are directions/ instructions that come with the product, but I do think that some experimentation with how much tea or coffee has to occur to get that perfect balance in personal flavor. I likely won't use this for coffee, because I really only like hot coffee. That said, the water does Brew hot and you have to let it cool down if you want Iced tea or iced coffee. This brewer is a definite win and has a permanent place on my counter.

Works perfect everytime. There are people complaining about it only making 2 or 3 quarts, I make a gallon everytime in a single use. Fill the water compartment up to the top of the hose, almost all the way, use a 1 gallon size tea bag or 10 to 12 small tea bags, add sugar to your pitcher before brewing. In my gallon size pitcher, I fill it half way up with ice while tea is brewing in the pitcher the tea maker came with. When it is finished, stir real good to blend the sugar then pour over ice in the gallon pitcher and fill the rest of the way up with water. Simple! Perfect everytime 👌

I used the machine & loved it for the 9 months it lasted!The push button to turn it on just quit today. 😥