Use to just boil my tea bags for a bit then let it sit and steep then make up the picture of tea. That's how my mom didn't when I was growing up but when I I got married someone got us a Mr. Coffee Tea maker, best thing we ever got.
http://www.mrcoffee.com/specialty/iced-tea-makers/iced-tea-maker-3-qt.-blue/TM75.html?gclid=CLPLzryc7cgCFQtrfgodePEHNA&kwid=productads-plaid%5E81930685450-sku%5ETM75-adType%5EPLA-device%5Ec-adid%5E55532709010