A teasmaid

I love that post.

Are you Nigella, GabriellaG?

No. Never had one and nor did my parents. They actually got out of bed to start their day.
I get up around 06.30 grind some coffee beans and fill my Gaggia Classic (pro steam nozzle type) before having a shower. Then I can enjoy an espresso followed by a cappuccino whilst reading.

Annsixty, keep strong,we will be many who will think about you tomorrow.
Lots of hugs

I always wanted one as I was the person who got up first to make the breakfast drinks - then my sister in law passed her one on to me - what a faddle! I only used it a few times, not worth the bother.

www.argos.co.uk/product/9104653

Argos think it’s Teasmade

DH used to bring me coffee in bed every morning for over 30 years, then he started to work away from home during the week, so he bought me a one-cup machine for the bedroom - I have a little thermos flask for the milk.

My parents bought a Teasmade after my dad retired and they thought it was a real luxury to wake up to a cup of tea. I couldn’t be bothered with the faff and I think it was given away after they died. I do have their small electric hot plate and it’s very useful if the whole family come to eat. I think it must be over 40 years old and still going strong. My DD thinks it’s very old fashioned and finds it very amusing when I bring it out.

I bought one for my mother and thought she was using it because whenever I called in to see her the teapot was on the draining board having just been washed up.

I found out years later she couldn't get on with it, preferring to get up and enjoy her morning cuppa in the kitchen but always used the teapot part of it so I'd think the teasmade was in regular use.

Oops, I meant to say the kitchen was a long way from the bedroom.

I can see the appeal of a Teasmaid for tea drinkers, but we are first thing coffee addicts, I probably have one cup of tea a day, in the afternoon and that's it.

I do remember my late p-i-l having such paraphernalia, Teasmaid and the Hostess trolley. They belonged to the "boil the guts out of it" school of cooking vegetables, particularly broccoli which would lose the vibrant green colour it should have been if it's not overdone so in a way I tend to associate the trolley with overdone veg. Quite retro but everything comes back it seems, 60s furniture is certainly sought after these days, and the Hostess trolley is a piece of furniture of sorts.

I remember Mum’s Teasmade which was a bit more complicated than the modern version. I’ve still got one, when we lived in our last house it was very handy since the kitchen was a long way from the kitchen. My DH used to come up bearing a tray and he would set it all up (milk in thermos), every night. Since he died, I have moved to a maisonette which is on one floor so I just get up and make tea for myself whilst I feed the dog. The teasmade is in the spare room for visitors to use if they wish.

I have a Hostess trolley too. It was well used when we had all the family around, but sits doing nothing now.

Would the little milk pot type thingys you get in cafes and hotel rooms help NanKate?

Although probably not helpful with environmental issues

Can't help here as I am a coffee girl. I do remember the hostess trollies which are making something of a comeback I understand.
I'm sorry to hear things are difficult for you annsixty , you have to do what is best for everyone, keep strong and draw support from family, friends & GN. I will be thinking of you tomorrow

Tea is made by the teas maid. Pun combining the two ideas? Think it's Teasmade.

I ve always called it Teasmade as in making the tea yes had one in the 80 s for a short time never used it much always seemed a bit pointless to cart all the stuff aroundbut I think they d be very handy now for an elderly person to have nearby if they were a bit frail for walking carrying etc Good dear Nankate

Had a teasmade years ago,now use a Breville one cup machine which I first bought for my mother. No alarm function but one fill will last 4/5 days.Milk solved by using long-life individual jiggers ( am not a tea purist,would rather have the convenience!)

Oh Kate, I have spelling difficulties of a dyslexic nature, as one of our educational psychologists used to write in his reports. As a result, I have to check everything I write.
Thank goodness for spellcheckers!!!

I used to have a teasmade back in the 70s and loved it. Don't know what happened to it.
Also had a hostess trolley back then. Took it with us when we lived in Australia, but sold it before we came home - it was snapped up quickly by a lady who did a lot of catering from her home.

I thought about how to spell it Elizabeth and Mary and decided it would be maid to give the impression of being served a drink. Clearly I was wrong, no matter.

Can you be our official speller Mary in Dictionary Corner? ?

Oxford dictionary says Teasmade, but what do they know?

Is it spelled teasmade or teasmaid - that is the question

We had a teasmaid for a wedding present. Great for an alarm clock. Seem to remember DH used to go down for the milk,defeating the object. We have always made tea in a pot , unlike my younger generation who make it in a mug.

I work with a lady who loves her teasmaid It helps greatly with her morning independence. She will though insist she gets a small jug of milk put by her bedside late at night so that she doesn’t need to call for it in the morning. The milk doesn’t appear to curdle however if it was me I’d put it in a small flask to keep cold.

Had a teasmade for years, dont need it now as we’re in a bungalow and Mr C is happy to make the morning tea. Oh the hostess trolley. A friend still has one, we have an aged electric table top version. It’s 47 years old. Still use it regularly. Thinking of you ann, keep strong.

I know a very rude joke about a teasmaid....
I used to have a Bex Bissel carpet sweeper given to me by my mother in law- it was handy for sweeping under the table after the children had their meals, and easier to use for a small area than getting out the vacuum. My partner, who has some mobility problems, now has one.
My ex husband always wanted a teasmaid, but I thought the bother of remembering to fill it up, take the mugs upstairs, keep the milk cool, then take the mugs etc downstairs to wash up never seemed worth it. We used to take it in turn to make the early morning tea and bring it up. Now when I’m at home I just get up and sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and watch the sun come up.