Making tea, I had naively thought, was the easiest thing in the world. After all, what’s there to it? Boil some water, throw in a tea bag, add sugar to taste and voila! tea is served, Mesdames. I had obviously thought wrong because the 2009 Housewares Awards has declared the FineT Gourmet Tea Machine a finalist.

This complex machine swears to brew the perfect cup of tea and claims to be easy enough for the dumbest and most inept person to use. Depending upon the type of tea leaves used, the electric FineT machine brews the tea leaves in boiling water for as long as required. During this time of infusion, the water is also kept at the desired temperature so that when you finally pour it into a dainty china cup, your cuppa tea is just right. The FineT hotplate can maintain the same temperature within the tea maker for half an hour while the tea is being brewed to perfection.

Currently, the electric tea maker is available from Amazon but the price of $270 on this fine tea-brewing machine can leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Via: InventorSpot