Can you put hot water in this pitcher? I am looking to make hot brewed iced tea.
997438
Yes, I brew iced tea the old-fashioned way as well. And right from the pot I add my brewed water and then filled it up. I had no problems at all. In addition to being really attractive, the infusion really does add the perfect blend of flavor. I infuse my OJ with pineapples and my entire family loves it!!!
997439
Not sure, never tried hot water. Maybe you could try warm water and let it sit at room temp until tea has flavored the water to your liking. Or sun tea brewed in the sun.
383094
Sure, as long as the glass is room temperature or already hot. Just don't pour it into a cold glass pitcher or any glass for that matter. Lets say you have ice tea in the pitcher and wanted hot tea, make sure you dump the ice tea and rinse the glass pitcher with room temperature water or luke warm water, then you can pour in boiling water.
1874334
Yes I did all the time. Be careful though cause the glass is thin and it heats up. I loved this pitcher but it shattered when I accidentally tapped it against our counter.
1235460
No, you can not. This particular pitcher is made of soda glass. It's suitable for cold and room temperature water or juice. It does not accomodate boiling water. Refer to Grosche website for other pitchers that are made of Borosilicate glass that you can pour boiling water into.
13128
I've only used this pitcher with the tea maker that belongs to it. Mr. Coffee makes replacement pitchers for all of it's models so if you can't find it on here then just google Mr. Coffee iced tea maker and you will find what you are looking for.
1796942
You could put tea in the filter but it will not steep your tea. It would make basically just make pretty weak tea. I ues the Keurig without any cup or filter to quickly make hot water and then put a tea bag in my cup. Or loose tea with a steeper.
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.
53409
You probably could, but I can't guarantee the fine mesh is so fine you won't get any sediment. From the tea bags I use in it there is always a bit of sediment at the bottom of the pitcher.
1488249
I personally would not pour boiling water in this container. As I mentioned in my review from a few years ago, the one I purchased (as a replacement for one that I got in the 90's) broke the first time I poured very hot- about 200 degrees (but not boiling) into it. Manufacturer's changed the formula for making "tempered" glass and this new formula doesn't seem to be able to take the "thermal shock" that the old glass formula could take. (I made ice tea with almost boiling water in the old glass pitcher for over a decade until it broke when I dropped it on the floor). Several years ago Consumer Reports did an article about this topic, and their research indicated this was happening because of the change in the glass formula. If you research this topic online you will find information about this issue.
962729
I would think that you could brew the tea right in the kettle. I only heat water in the kettle because our family uses it for black tea, green tea and hot chocolate. That way everyone can choose to drink whatever they like. I also haven't put anything into the kettle for fear that it would take on the taste of what is put into it. I haven't tried it so I don't know if this is true or not.
727394
No. My pitcher was room temp and I poured boiling water in it for tea and the whole bottom cracked. Another one bites the dust.
2095598
That depends on the kind of tea you are using and the potency you are looking for. I've used this to make a 1.5 liter size pitcher of sun tea and I've also used it to make a 18 ounce size of hot tea. You will have to experiment a bit to find your flavor level. Since it is big, you have more room to "play". Sorry I couldn't give you a more direct answer, hope this helps
1619642
While I have not used boiling water, I've poured extremely hot water straight from my percolator into the pitcher. It should hold up just fine.
805358
Ive never made Iced Tea with this, but it's pretty strong. For a normal pitcher of tea, we use 4-5 bags of tea, so for this I might use 3-4.That said, we also often make hot tea and then put ice into it in the fridge.
2184718
There is an option for that, but I haven't used it. Honestly, we use it to make Tevana tea's so it's not 100% accurate. It's always a few degrees over and we end up having to let it sit for a minute before we pour it into the tea pitcher.
618882
Good question. I had not used mine for anything but iced beverages, so I just now poured some boiling water into one of them. The outside is just barely warm. So, yes, you can serve hot beverages in them.
900211
I would expect that, yes, you can pour hot, even boiling, water directly into the container. Mind you, I haven't tried this, but the plastic it's made of is, I believe, heat resistant.