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teforia infuser
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Teforia brings the centuries-old art of gong fu tea brewing into your kitchen without requiring decades of practice. A single long steep flattens a tea's character into one note. Teforia does the opposite: it brews in three precise infusions, each with its own water temperature, steep time, and gentle water agitation, calibrated to coax out the full range of flavor traditional gong fu brewing is prized for.

Scan a Teforia-ready tea with built-in NFC, or dial in your own loose leaf through the companion iOS or Android app, and let Teforia handle the rest - brewing tea with the exactness of a tea master with decades of practice. Set a timer the night before, and a fresh pot is waiting the moment you wake up. Experience the depth and nuance of traditional Chinese tea brewing, without the steep (pun intended) learning curve.

Made in China | 120V 60Hz 1500 watts | Base is 12" x 8", 13" tall | Carafe 13oz |100% BPA-free plastic | FAQ
WiFi: 2.4GHz only | IEEE 802.11 b/g/n | WiFi Security: WPA, WPA2, WEP | IPv4 | Recommended settings: 2.4GHz with WPA2 Personal security, IPv4
Not compatible with Distilled, Reverse Osmosis, or Zerowater.

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instructions

The Teforia Infuser user manual provides a detailed guide on setting up, operating, and maintaining the tea-making device. Initial setup includes rinsing components, properly installing the Infuser and Carafe, and running a mandatory cleaning cycle. The manual emphasizes the use of Teforia-ready teas for optimal results, leveraging NFC technology to customize tea infusion recipes. Users can also modify infusion settings through the Teforia app, which requires Wi-Fi for updates and additional features. Maintenance involves weekly cleaning cycles, periodic descaling, and proper care to prevent damage or mold growth. Safety guidelines cover electrical precautions and proper usage to ensure longevity and prevent accidents.

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descaling tablets

descaling tablets

Remove calcium deposits to extend the life of your machine and keep it running smoothly.

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10 x 20g descaling tablets
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If you use your own tea (instead of the pods), do you not have to scan anything to start?

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Hello Anna! You can use any tea. Teforia-ready teas transmit recipe details via a scan. For other teas, you can customize their recipe using the iOS or Android apps.
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Is the water reservoir glass or plastic?

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It is made from a BPA-free plastic.
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Can you set a brew delay or timer?

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Yes, Melanie! The App allows you to schedule brew times in advance!
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Will you ever let the user customise the temp, infusions, or steep time for a true gong fu experience?

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Hey Colton! The Teforia app lets you customize each tea recipe, affecting temperature and time settings to create a unique cup profile.
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can you use regular loose tea

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Hello Nancy! Absolutely, Teforia will brew any loose tea.
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What is the required voltage? Might this work in the UK just with a plug adapter, or would a voltage converter/transformer be required as well? Congrats on the relaunch, btw!

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Hello! A voltage converter is required for any location whose voltage differs from this machine’s default setting of 110 volts.
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Thanks for the reply, Adagio. Might you be able to share the full electric specifications (ie. including watts and hertz)? It should be written on the device or plug. I want to make sure I buy the right converter and don't blow up the Teaforia! Thanks.
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Thank you for your question! The AC input is 100V-240V, 50Hz-60Hz, and 1500 watts.
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Based on this information is it still necessary to get avoltage converter or not (in europe)?
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Can you change the amount brewed each time? How much tea is brewed each time?

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Hello Daniel! The amount of water dispensed cannot be changed. We recommend using between 3-5g of tea for a flavorful infusion.
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can I order a filter replacment?

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Hello Julio! These are now available.
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Are there any plans for an app-free version with buttons to make it more elderly-friendly?

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Hello Azn! You can use the Teforia without the app, check out the manual above.
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Does the Teforia machine update itself over WiFi, or do the updates to the machine come through the app? As it's an IoT device, naturally I want to keep it patched and not part of a botnet!

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Hello! If connected to Wifi, the machine connects every 24 hours to Teforia Cloud to check for firmware & tea updates that are then automatically installed.
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Am I purchasing the latest model

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Hello! Yes, this is the latest model.
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What Is Gong Fu Tea Brewing?

Gong fu tea preparation is a traditional Chinese brewing method built around steeping loose leaf tea multiple times, in short increments, rather than a single long soak. The word "gong fu" refers to skill developed through practice, and that's exactly what this style of tea brewing demands: precise control over water temperature, steep time, and how the water moves through the leaf. Done well, gong fu brewing reveals a tea's full range of flavor - a bright, floral first infusion, a deeper and more complex second, and a mellow, sweet finish in the infusions that follow. Done casually, with one long steep in a mug, that same tea collapses into a single flattened note, and the leaf itself is often exhausted before it gets a chance to open up.


Why It Used to Take Years to Master

For centuries, this kind of tea preparation was reserved for those with the time to learn it - tracking water temperature by feel, timing steeps to the second, adjusting for the tea in front of them. Teforia was designed to make that same depth of flavor available to anyone, without requiring years of practice with a gaiwan.

How Teforia Automates Gong Fu Tea Preparation

Teforia is an automatic tea maker built specifically to replicate authentic gong fu tea brewing at home or in the office. Instead of steeping loose leaf tea once, Teforia brews in three sequential infusions, and - critically - each of those three steeps runs on its own combination of water temperature, steep duration, and gentle water agitation. That's the detail that separates true gong fu-style brewing from an ordinary infuser: the settings change between rounds, the same way a tea master would adjust technique as a tea unfolds.

Built for the Teas That Need It Most

This matters most with the teas that reward it: oolongs that need to unfurl gradually, white teas and green teas sensitive to water temperature, and aged or compressed pu-erh that opens up over multiple rounds. A single fixed steep tends to either under-extract these teas or scald them into bitterness. Teforia's multi-stage approach solves both problems by design, extracting flavor gradually across three brews instead of forcing it out in one.

Precision Without the Guesswork

Traditional gong fu brewing takes real skill: knowing how hot your water should be for a given tea, how long to let it sit, and how much agitation to give it. Get any one of those wrong and the tea turns bitter, flat, or thin. Teforia removes that guesswork by handling water temperature, steep time, and agitation automatically for every infusion.

NFC Scanning and App-Based Recipes

Scanning a Teforia-ready tea with the built-in NFC reader loads a brewing recipe calibrated specifically for that tea - no manual adjustment required. For loose leaf teas outside the Teforia-ready lineup, the companion smartphone app lets you set and save your own temperature and timing profiles, so you can dial in a recipe once and reuse it every time you brew that same tea again. WiFi connectivity keeps those recipes synced and even allows scheduled brewing, so a fresh pot can be ready and waiting at a set time each morning.


Why Multi-Stage Steeping Produces Better Tea

The benefits of gong fu-style, multi-infusion tea preparation come down to a few consistent advantages that Teforia is engineered to preserve.

Flavor Progression

Because each of the three steeps uses different brewing parameters, you taste a tea's character unfold in stages instead of receiving one averaged-out cup. This is especially noticeable with rolled or balled oolongs, which often need an early steep just to open the leaf before the tea's real character comes through in later rounds.

Reduced Bitterness

Long, single steeps pull excess tannins and astringent compounds out of the leaf along with the flavor you actually want. Short, controlled infusions extract desirable compounds while leaving much of that harshness behind, producing a smoother, more balanced cup.

More Cups Per Leaf

Multi-infusion brewing gets more out of the same amount of loose leaf tea, since the leaf isn't exhausted in a single steep. Teforia is calibrated around 3-5 grams of leaf per brewing cycle, similar to traditional gong fu practice, and brews directly into its 13oz carafe for a full pot rather than a single serving.

Consistency, Cup After Cup

Manual gong fu brewing is highly dependent on the person doing it - timing, temperature control, and technique all vary. Teforia standardizes the process so the same tea produces the same result every time, whether it's your first cup or your fiftieth.


Who Teforia Is For

Teforia is built for anyone who wants the depth and nuance of traditional Chinese tea brewing without the learning curve it normally requires. That includes tea enthusiasts who already appreciate loose leaf tea and want more precision and repeatability than a kettle and infuser basket can offer, as well as newcomers to specialty tea who are curious about gong fu brewing but don't want to invest years mastering water temperature and timing by hand.

A Fit for Any Kitchen Counter

It's equally suited to a busy kitchen counter, where scheduled brewing and app-based recipes turn a multi-step ritual into a one-touch routine, and to anyone brewing delicate teas - oolong, white, green, or pu-erh - where the difference between a mediocre cup and an exceptional one often comes down to precise, staged extraction.

Bringing Tradition and Technology Together

Teforia doesn't try to reinvent tea brewing - it automates a preparation method that has existed for centuries, using modern tools to make it repeatable and effortless. The result is a tea maker that treats loose leaf tea the way it deserves to be treated: with staged, temperature- and time-specific brewing that unlocks flavor traditional single-steep methods simply can't reach. Whether you're steeping a delicate high-mountain oolong or a rich, aged pu-erh, Teforia's three-stage gong fu brewing process is designed to bring out what's actually in the leaf, cup after cup.

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