I know this is an odd question.I had to quit coffee and tea.I have been adding this to hot water.Does the hot water degrade the ingredients at all?
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Good question. Because I've never thought about mixing in hot water I honestly don't know if that can happen. I usually check "reputable/credible" websites such as Mayoclinic.org and webmd.com for information that's medical or health related--don't know if those sites would help you with this concern. Hope this helps.
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Added to hot water or other liquid it dissolves quickly, but if you microwave it it is horrible. I think when you nuke it it changed the molecular structure. But that aside.... The stuff is horrible tasting !!! It ruins the flavor of every thing you put it in. Worse than dry powdered milk! Awful!!
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I have always just used tap water and have not had any problems. I don't think distilled, filtered, or pre-boiled water is necessary.
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Not at all. We got this in Dec. and love it! The hot water/tea part can also be used for anything else you just need hot water for like a bowl of instant oatmeal but the hot water is HOT! All together a great coffee/tea maker with no bad taste. Hope that helps.
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I've put warm water inside, but not hot. Not sure about the toxic part though. Hope this helps!
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Yes, I use it for tea and instant hot chocolate. But remember to remove the coffee grounds filter basket. Even if you clean it after every use, I notice a coffee taste in the water when it runs through the coffee filter basket even if it's clean and empty.
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It says that on the ingredients, but I'm not sure why... However it is an EXCELLENT tea.I would say that to get any benefits from the Kombucha out of it, you would have to do a cold brew on this tea, as adding this tea bag(s) to boiling water would ruin/kill that benefit.I use this tea as the "green" tea portion of my Kombucha tea recipe (4-black, 3-green, 1C sugar, 3Qt water) This tea both tastes and smells amazingly good!!!
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I have the machine, and only use tap water. I imagine that I will have to run vinegar thru it occasionally as in other coffee makers to remove water residue. However, I am not going to buy water for my coffee machine. Too much trouble. I do, however, love the machine and having a fresh hot cup of brewed coffee each time.
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I'm not sure, I've never really tried that. I just boil my water in a tea pot. I will tell you that I have purchased this for three people, as well as myself. That's how much I like it.
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Hi, the answer is absolutely. This water works and tastes great with hot coffee, tea and to cook with
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There are several theoretical answers to this question. I checked with some professional nutrition journals and the closest I came to an answer was a study published in the Pakistan Nutrition Journal. Higher water temperature increases the solubility of caffeine markedly. The time factor would increase the amount of caffeine dissolved also. The two effects may cancel out each other to make no significant difference between cold and hot brewed coffee. The time effect isn't as dramatic as the temperature effect, this leads me to think there is slightly less caffeine in the cold brew. I have been using the cold brew for both regular and decaffeinated. I don't feel a big difference between my cold brew and hot brew regular coffee. The cold brew gives a better product as there is little to no bitter after taste. There is no sure way to know unless a real study is done. Hope this helps.
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This is organic rose water, ingredients being only water and distilled rose . Have not tried it my tea or while cooking, however I'm sure it would be safe.
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I put it in my coffee pot before I brew it. If I put too much it leaves some behind. I don't mind though it tastes good and is good for you. I have never tried plain water.
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I've had a similar experience. I suspect it has to do with minerals in the water. Assuming it comes from your tap water, it should be safe. If you really think this a problem then you could try using distilled water. I'm not a chemist, but the heating surface appears to be Teflon or something similar. So I typically remove the discoloration with mild soap and water, the sooner after it's cooled enough the better, or with some vinegar. As for safe, I use my regularly and have had no problems.
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You can dispense hot water from it if you simply don't place coffee in the filter. However, if you want hot water for tea, I don't know if the water comes out at a temperature fit for tea, though it does come out hot, I don't believe it's boiling. Furthermore, the water that comes from it may have a slight tinge of coffee to it as not all coffee/espresso is removed from it upon a rinse.
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When I got this message I finally changed out the filter and that fixed the issue. They have a big pack of filters on Amazon pretty cheap so I change ours out every 30-days. We make about 8-10 cups of coffee a day and use the hot water feature for cocoa, soups and tea. Hope this helps!
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The only reason I switched was because my tea started tasting like coffee (I was brewing both in the same coffee pot). Now my tea tastes delicious since it's only used for tea! :) Hope that helps?