Can you pour boiling water into it to make tea?
323006
My daughter and I pour boiling water into it to make tea. HOWEVER, we do use an old 'trick' my mom taught me, and that is to put a long metal spoon or metal tongs into the pitcher before we pour the hot water. We don't know if this is something actually necessary, but haven't gotten up the nerve to NOT use this 'trick' every time. Hope that helps!
323007
Got this as a gift for a coworker - he makes iced tea in it every day, but he's been on vacation for a while and I noticed a little moldy tea in the bottom so I took to to the kitchen to clean it - with boiling water - and it shattered instantly. Thankfully I was over the sink, but I shudder to think of him going to make his iced tea and having the pitcher burst and spill boiling water all over his feet! Im going to replace it with something else.
323008
i lost a pitcher by doing just that unfortunately. i was otherwise satisfied with the product so will probably order again.
323009
I have poured boiling water from my plug in kettle into the glass jug and it has been fine. I have made it this way at least 6 times, but i have two jugs, so am unsure if it would last through many uses of boiling water poured into it. I make iced tea this way (I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada).
323010
Yes, I've done this a number of times successfully. Take out all the plastic accessories.
323011
I do, but I always put a stainless steel serving spoon in , to make sure the heat goes to the spoon first. And of course, always remove the plastic icecube holder.
323012
Vat 19 states that it is not tempered glass, so the manufacturer does not recommend pouring boiling water in it. The metal utensil "trick" that One2ndTooLate writes about has always worked for me, too. Also, I wait about 30 seconds after I take the water off the heat before I pour it in. Supposedly, boiling water is too hot for tea and coffee and brings out the bitter oils. So, it's safer for my glassware and my tea is tastier! Enjoy your Kufra! I have three!
323013
I didn't have good luck with pouring water from my tea kettle in. My pitcher cracked on about the fourth use. I let the kettle sit on the gas stove with the burner off about 30 seconds before pouring. Maybe I should've tried the metal utensil trick. Pitcher was room temp in my non air conditioned house. I'm really disappointed. I've had two smaller pitchers this brand for years that haven't cracked (yet). This one was nice for larger capacity and the ice container which I never tried before the pitcher broke.
271381
The instructions say no, but I have put very warm tea in the pitcher, let it sit to room temperature for an hour and then refrigerated to make iced tea. No problems (so far). I wouldn't pour boiling water in it, nor would I refrigerate right away.
3275
Yes you may. I put hot tea and added water to dilute. Let it cool then put into refrigerator. Make sure the the spout handle is far enough back from the door when closed or you will have a lot of liquid dumped.
1992107
Yes! I purchased it to make homemade tea, and I put the boiling water directly into it. No problem so far. It also has a nice slim design, for a 64oz pitcher.
762116
I don't see why you couldn't but are you aware that a lot of teas should never be put into boiling water? A lot of teas actually are recommended to be done at lower temperatures. I'm not trying to solicit but I am part of a company that does sell loose leaf tea and there is a tea app if you have an apple or android cell phone that you can download for free. Go to your app store and look up Tealightful It has a lot of great information about all types of tea.
1328588
This is only for boiling water. At least that is what I use it for. I make the actual tea in a separate ceramic tea pot. Hope it helps.
1908925
I haven't put really hot liquid in it. I usually want to drink it relatively soon. BTW, you shouldn't use very hot water to brew tea as the heat can kill off the nutrients in tea.
682960
I haven't. I would imagine that you could though. I have filled it with boiled water and it holds up fine. Typically when I'm using it though it had been with iced tea.
1440787
Yes you can, but if that's all you want to do you'd be better off buying a teapot or something of that sort. The handles heat up so much so that's it's to hot to touch when boiling, liquid. Great coffee maker though
524984
No, to boil water on the stove you want a tea kettle. A teapot like this is for brewing tea in.
580299
No, just fill it will hot water from a kettle and add tea to steep. Pretty teapot to serve from.
1844075
No, you cannot. This is a tea pot. What you put on the stove is called a tea kettle.
439859
You could, because the tea leaves are enclosed in the filter. The only downside to this tea maker is that the lid on the serving pot, does not detach for easier cleaning.
975810
That's what I used it for. Put in a couple of drops on the tea leaves before adding the hot water.
1121172
No, you put the tea bags in this then fill with boiling water to make tea. You don't microwave them either. You let the teapot sit for a few minutes, then pour out the tea. Enjoy!
1438756
I'm pretty sure you can. I gave it as a gift and the recipient has told me it's been used to make tea several times.
431847
No...you cannot put it in the dishwasher so you definitely cannot use it to boil water. Use another teapot for that. This is just a press, for pressing tea leaves.