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Cuppa
Cuppa 1.7
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(8) 4.625

Cute application that times your tea brewing.   Free
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Cuppa is a cute application to time your cup of tea as it steeps. Tired of leaving your tea too long, to become bitter and cold, or drinking it too soon and not appreciating its full potential? Then this utility is for you!

Use it right from the dock: just right-click or command-click on the little teacup, and select the beverage you wish to brew. You'll see a tea bag appear in the cup, and gradually darken as the tea steeps. When the tea is done the teacup will bounce and make a sound.

Features:
  • All functionality available from the Dock menu.
  • Customize
What's New
Version 1.7:
  • Upgraded Growl framework to 1.2.3 - fixes for compatibility with new versions of Growl 1.3+
  • Corrections to German localization
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.1 or later


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Cuppa User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
(8)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(8)

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+4

+24

Runty reviewed on 20 Mar 2011
Great app! I used to use KTeatime in linux, and Cuppa is the only app that does the same thing on the mac!

The best app for quick countdowns! (you can define your own presets too!)
[Version 1.6.8]


burypromote
+2

+52

Markie205 reviewed on 13 Nov 2010
Cuppa is a great little niche app that does one thing well. I use it every day to ensure a perfectly brewed cup of tea.
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[Version 1.6.8]


burypromote
+2

+2
Jren57 commented on 24 Oct 2009
This so much better than Tea cooker for Linux.
[Version 1.6.4]


burypromote
+2

+337

Anon-Bud reviewed on 23 Oct 2009
Great little app--and it's FREE!
[Version 1.6.4]


burypromote

+39
aetnaria commented on 29 Aug 2009
Cuppa still works on Snow Leopard (that is, it will quietly count down, beep as the timer approaches zero and pop up a dialog that brewing is done). But...

1) It now takes a ctrl-click to gain quick access to the timers. Holding down the cursor over the dock icon only pops up the new generic Quit/Hide/Options that all apps in the dock now have. Thanks a bunch for supplanting Cuppa's easy access, 10.6.

2) The dock timer no longer displays. It's just a bare image of a cup, regardless of whatever timer may or may not be set and counting down at that moment.
[Version 1.5.6]

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burypromote
+1

+39
Aetnaria replied on 13 Nov 2010
Cuppa has long-since been fixed of this bug.

It is awesome - try it!
burypromote
+2


pinkskittles reviewed on 25 Feb 2009
this is a great little app! i think you should make a loose leaf option as tea fanatics would most likely be into loose leaf than teabag. maybe one of those bodum teapots would be cool. i think i'll probably end up making an icon myself if i don't see it happen. great app though (but tea snobs who would've probably looked for this don't usually use bags).
[Version 1.5.6]


burypromote
-2

-2
jimwg1 commented on 03 Feb 2006
Nice app, but (not looking a gift horse in the mouth) but how accurate is it? Don't different teas and even tea bags have different optimum brewing/steeping times? I seem to recall there are tea sites deep into this. Any way to make future versions of Cuppa adjustable according to tea and brand? A fun project and thanks.

JimWG
[Version 1.5]

4 Replies

burypromote

+30
fromage-head replied on 01 Sep 2007
I think it also depends on people taste, once you got your perfect time record it in the prefs.
burypromote

+5
Unseen Vision replied on 20 Nov 2007
You can set and save your tea times for all different teas and coffees accordingly.
burypromote

+39
aetnaria replied on 05 Feb 2008
Aye, the application is quite customizable. I don't use it for brewing tea at all, but for other things like 'pizza is done' and 'get the laundry'.

Just select "Preferences..." and delete/add things as desired. Or go the "Quick Timer..." route if you're only doing a quick once kind of thing.
burypromote

+15
apeman commented on 07 Sep 2009
Teabags? How quaint. Actually, it's trial an error. Cuppa only controls the time. It can't control the temp of the water, the chemicals in the water, your health that day.

Cuppa does one thing well for free.
burypromote


Anonymous reviewed on 20 Nov 2005
Great, Indispensable app. Now does it work for boiled eggs too ?
[Version 1.4.4]


burypromote

-4
Nicecaman commented on 09 Sep 2005
A very nice and sweet app. Works like a charm.
The only thing is that I need to move my computer closer to the kitchen or estimate and add the time it will take me to run and switch the app on :-)
This might be why some fridges have a TLC screen in the door!
[Version 1.3]


burypromote

+10
Dinhbg commented on 09 Sep 2005
AHA! Version 1.3 comes through with FLYING colors! Thanks for incorporating so many of the user requests in terms of notification!

One teeny enhancement request: is there a way for Cuppa to bring itself to the front of other apps when the timer ends? As it stands, the notification dialog pops up behind other windows if I'm working on something else.

But thank you thank you thank you for all the progress you've made! : )
[Version 1.3]


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+4

alcourt rated on 07 Oct 2011

[Version 1.6.8]


Downloads:11,638
Version Downloads:150
Type:Home & Personal : Cooking
License:Free
Date:11 Feb 2012
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price:Free0.00
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Cuppa is a cute application to time your cup of tea as it steeps. Tired of leaving your tea too long, to become bitter and cold, or drinking it too soon and not appreciating its full potential? Then this utility is for you!

Use it right from the dock: just right-click or command-click on the little teacup, and select the beverage you wish to brew. You'll see a tea bag appear in the cup, and gradually darken as the tea steeps. When the tea is done the teacup will bounce and make a sound.

Features:
  • All functionality available from the Dock menu.
  • Customize the beverage list and steeping times.
  • Customize the brew complete notification.
  • Also great for timing French press coffee and 2-minute noodles!
  • Full Cocoa source code available.
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