does this pot actually hold 12 8 ounce cups?
217351
Nope. It holds 12 6 ounce cups per the manufacturers info. It appears to be pretty standard with coffee pot manufacturers that they use 6 ounces for the measurement of a cup of coffee.
217352
A liquid measuring cup is 8 oz, but my coffee cups hold 4 oz. I suppose that's why so many recipes fail. People use coffe cups to measure ingredients, and they are short by half.
217353
It holds 12 8 ounce cups only if you fill it to the very top of the rim of the pot and then you could not perk it! The 12 cups--where they have the measurement on the side saying it is 12 cups-- is really about 8 cups. So when they say 12 cups they do not mean 8 ounce cups.
1358330
Wendy I can't answer your question exactly as Ive never measured the amount in 8 or 5 oz cups. But I do get several 12 oz mugs of tea from it as well as several 16 oz glasses of iced tea so it holds a generous amount of liquid. More than one might expect as I was genuinely surprised yet pleased with the amount when I received it. The rounded shape is what allows for that I believe and it's such a nice looking tea pot.
1836422
If a cup is 8 ozs, then 12 cups would be 96 ozs! If the carafe holds 96 ozs of water, then you would have 12 cups! I have never measured this! When the coffee is gone, I make more! The mugs I use are larger than 8 ozs, so I don't really know how many actual 'cups' my mug holds? I may never know, because I'm not going to measure it! I have other more fun things to do!!!
864922
It holds 142 ounces and since 8 ounces = 1 cup then it stands to reason that this container would hold 17.75 cups. I can usually fit almost three boxes of cereal in one of these if that helps.
996610
16oz of coffee yes. But the maximum capacity is 32oz. Instructions clearly state that you must not fill the pot more than the bottom of the black filter basket, which is about 32oz. Being that a 'cup' is 8oz, then the capacity is 4 cups (32/8=4). This is in contradiction to the poster who says it will make 8 "large" cups - no way.
515544
No, 4 is the least amount you can do with this one - it seems as if with any coffee pot, their cups do not hold out to a regular cup so I am not sure if they go by 6 oz. cups or 8 oz. cups. I hope this answers your question(s).
2052476
I just measured it to be sure but it holds 2 cups/16 oz. I love mine. I use it practically every day.
1241654
One 12 cup carafe will fit. The Airpot holds just over 3/4 of a US gallon, or 101 ounces = 12 cups.
258584
The pot size is 2 quarts, so it really depends on the size of your cups. It can make 4 (8 ounces) cups of tea,
1393387
It does hold 24 ounces. I just went and filled the teapot with water and measured how much it was and, full nearly to the brim, it held 24 ounces.
1070501
It holds 8 oz if filled to the line - that is 1 cup.. Another answer incorrectly states that 1 cup equals 16 oz. I use it to mix rubs for ribs, etc. and the capacity is more that adequate.
1234338
Yes, 12 very small cups. Initially I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew w the 12 cup, however, my wife and I finish it off every morning. About 3 standard coffee cups total.
904777
These GSI pots are 5 fluid ounces for each 'cup'. An '8 cup pot' can brew 40oz of coffee, less a bit for steam and water absorbed by the grounds. The smallest cup of coffee on the Starbucks menu is 12oz. Most coffee cups hold 9-15 oz. So, if you want 64oz (about 5-6 average mugs of coffee), you will want the '12 cup' pot.
1610630
So I could give a truthful answer, I actually put seven (7) quarts of water into the pot. Yes, it held the seven (7) quarts but keep in mind that the water reached the very top of the pot. I wouldn't ever fill my pot to that ultimate capacity because of spillovers.
500087
It actually holds more than 12 ounces of water. I have a small 12 ounce mug that I always use for my tea, and this teapot gives me one and a half mugs full.
84189
I honestly can't answer that, but it looks to be about 12 cups. Hope this helps.
1805245
8oz per cup 12 oz bag = 1 1/2 cups.There are 4 bags so total would be 48 oz for a total of 6 cups