| 摘要 |
Tea maker (100) comprising a controller (332) operably connected to a heating element (222) for heating water in a water compartment, a temperature sensor (224), a tea filter presence sensor (226) for detecting the insertion of a tea filter into the water compartment, and user notification means, the controller being configured to heat water in the water compartment to an initial steeping temperature; to detect whether the water has been heated to the initial steeping temperature; to notify a user that the water has been heated to the initial steeping temperature, and that steeping may be initiated by insertion of the tea filter; and once the user has been notified to insert the filter, to maintain the temperature of the water within a certain range of the initial steeping temperature until either a certain waiting period lapses, or insertion of the tea filter is detected within said waiting period.
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