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Shopping: Krups TeaTime

Is it just me or does this tea maker, the Krups TeaTime, look a lot like the Adagio TriniTEA?

Very curious. Wonder which came first? I’m guessing Adagio’s machine, which has had a few model upgrades already, but who knows.

*UPDATE: After searching around a bit, I discovered that the Krups machine is no longer available in the US and that, according to at least one review on Adagio, the Krups was the chicken before the egg:

TriniTEA Electric Tea Maker from Adagio Teas

Regardless, I’m a fan of mine. :) I’ll be making a TeaToday with it very soon, to test how the TeaSource Wild Mountain Dragonwell tastes as an iced tea!

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  • rjsplace
    I still have my Krups Tea time .This one is no Teatime. It is an inferior Chinese made copy. Contains polycarbonate (not good0 As well as a nonstick coated rather then aluminum boiling compartment. Also not good.) Considering the questionable materials I doubt the solenoids will hold up anywhere as well as the Krups. I had high hopes also for this machine but I consider this one not worth buying.
  • Rose
    Buy the German Version Of Krups Teatime and use a converter. I brought a Teatiome with me when I moved to the US from Europe 20 years ago. It finally died this morning. It was a 220 V model, but a step down converter bought in the US) made it run here for 10 years.
  • Kimberly
    I had the same "finally!" moment when I saw the TriniTea appliance. Luckily, our 21yr old Tea Time is still working, (knock on wood) though we broke the carafe long ago, and can't find a replacement to fit--just have to improvise. Believe me, we are taking really good care of the rest of the machine. I wish they would just bring back the original--it needed no improvement!
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