{"id":16293,"date":"2014-05-04T06:37:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T06:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=16293"},"modified":"2014-05-04T06:37:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T06:37:42","slug":"gadget-promises-to-brew-the-perfect-cup-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/gadget-promises-to-brew-the-perfect-cup-of-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Gadget promises to brew the ‘perfect’ cup of tea"},"content":{"rendered":"
A machine with a \u00a37,700 ($13,000) price tag is said by its manufacturers to make “the perfect cup of tea”.<\/p>\n
Bkon, the company behind the machine, says the brewing process is a lot more complicated than simply dipping a tea-bag into some boiling water.<\/p>\n
Prototypes are being tested in US coffee shops, and the device could be commercially available later this year.<\/p>\n
But experts are questioning whether anyone would want to pay so much for a tea-maker.<\/p>\n
The Craft Brewer, relies on a novel process of brewing, called reverse atmospheric infusion (Rain).<\/p>\n
It uses a brewing chamber, into which loose tea leaves and water are placed.<\/p>\n
The air is then drawn out to create a vacuum.<\/p>\n
This negative pressure in the chamber brings the tea leaves to the surface of the liquid and, according to Bkon, draws out flavour more precisely than simply adding boiling water.<\/p>\n
The process is repeated for between 60 and 90 seconds – different flavours need different numbers of infusion cycles – and variables such as water temperature and contact time can be fine-tuned.<\/p>\n
The machine can brew more than 60 cups of tea an hour.<\/p>\n
It has led the makers to boast of having created “tea 2.0”.<\/p>\n
In 2012 Cambridge Consultants, the company that helped create the first round tea-bag, designed a capsule-based tea-brewing system.<\/p>\n
“We asked, ‘What is the science behind making a good cup of tea?'” said head of consumer product development Ruth Thomson.<\/p>\n
It is currently in talks with a range of manufacturers about bringing its machine to market at an equivalent price to “conventional coffee machines”.<\/p>\n
Ms Thomson said of the Craft Brewer: “The price tag shocks me, but I can see why it would cost that.<\/p>\n
“There are a lot of parameters to consider when making a good cup of tea, and the pressure parameter is one of the most expensive,” she said.<\/p>\n
“But it is an important parameter and would be likely to have a significant impact on taste.”<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A machine with a \u00a37,700 ($13,000) price tag is said by its manufacturers to make “the perfect cup of tea”. Bkon, the company behind the machine, says the brewing process is a lot more complicated than simply dipping a tea-bag into some boiling water. Prototypes are being tested in US coffee shops, and the device […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[18],"yoast_head":"\n