I'm looking for a large capacity tea pitcher that I can brew and serve tea in. Most of them crack when I pour boiling water into it.
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the glass is thick but the lid will melt.i put the lid in the dishwasher and it melted,it said it was dish wash safe.i only use the pitcher.
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Try buying the Lipton yellow label loose leaf tea from amazon. I got a pound for ~$10 and it works great (http://smile.amazon.com/dp/4639725043/) and should make many gallons of tea. The taste is similar to Lipton bags but smoother (and better) in my opinion. I've been using 2 1/2 tablespoons of tea per pitcher and brewing for 4-5 minutes.
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I did this about five times until it cracked and I have terrible burns. The pitcher was at room temp on a warm day and the water was slightly off boil. BEWARE!!!
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I bought one for my Mom, slightly different. They actually opened up a store locally and they said sometimes they get them in broken and will sell the lids then, but there aren't replacements to buy. If it broke during use, I would contact Teavana, they may replace it for you as I've had mine over 2 years now and it gets used every day and I've not had any problems with it.
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My pitcher and infuser have held up well but the ice core blew up first time I used it
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With the large sized tea bag, I use an automatic iced tea maker which makes 3 quarts of iced tea. I put 3 large tea bags in the steeping compartment. I like a weaker tea. I put ice in the pitcher but no additional water. I do not boil water and then steep the tea. If I did, I would not add water, only ice. I control the strength by how much tea I use. If I use regular sized tea bags in my automatic iced tea maker, I use 3 regular sized tea bags per quart. Again, adjusting the strength to your liking. The ice dilutes the tea enough to not have to add water to the brewed tea.
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I haven't tried to make tea, the holes are large enough for loose tea to fall into the hot water. You could use it to infuse already brewed tea with flavors. I mostly use it to flavor water with crushed mint.
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When I went to Oster the 'parts' page said the item was discontinued and no longer available. I was able to find the entire iced tea maker at sears.com but not sure if they stock just the pitcher.
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The manufacturer does not make or sell pitchers of any kind. We do not know the manufacturer of this specific pitcher or where to find it. That being said, we do sell glass water pitchers that are similar but not exactly the same.
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No, you cannot put boiling water for tea directly into this pitcher. I gave this for a gift, and at first she wasn't going to tell me that she did just that, and it cracked. She said that she should have tempered it first by filling it warm water and letting the glass get warm 1st (let me also add... put it on something besides a cold countertop also.) Once the glass has gotten warm over a few minutes, then I "think" it would be fine for the hot tea. I still wouldn't put boiling tea right off of the stove. I would let it cool just a bit. You might had rather buy a pitcher that is made of tempered glass, if you don't want to go through the ritual and waiting. It's a great size, though, for a crowd. I was really sorry to hear that hers broke. She was so happy to receive it as a gift.
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Yes, I use mine to brew tea and have added boiling hot water from my kettle. The pitcher has been room temp when I've done this, never cold from the fridge.
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Target, Walmart, K-Mart, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc. You can use any pitcher that is the same height with this tea maker.
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I make my tea with boiling water. I love this Tea Maker. It is for loose leaf teas.
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I wasn't sure so ran a test for you last night. Made some tea and put it in the fridge. Didn't use stove top boiled water, but microwave boiled water. No cracking. You might want to make a bottle holder of some sort since the bottle was very hot. You should still check with manufacturer about cracking danger though. I have used a similar thickness bottle, that let's you unscrew the bottom to fill with ice, then add your tea and hot water to make instantaneous ice tea. Hope this helps.
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I heat water for tea every day in the microwave. You have to be aware that if you put cold water on a very hot glass cup, or hot into a very cold cup, that it might break, but I haven't had any break yet from that. It's only been my clumsiness by dropping them that has broken them.
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I actually purchased it so that I could use it for hot tea. I was using double-walled glass tea bottles and kept breaking them. I drink mostly loose leaf tea and found a strainer that fits in the top of the 22oz Go Glass -- it was from one of my old smaller stainless tea bottles. You can use a teaball or use teabags. HOW I MAKE HOT TEA: I temper the Go Glass with hot tap water then add my loose leaf tea, put the strainer in and add the near boiling water from my hot water dispenser. Works great! It is a little hot to the touch, but with the silicone cover it can be handled. As with any glass, the key is to use hot tap water to temper it. Don't ever just take it out of the cold car and add boiling water. It will shatter like any glass would. Even the tea bottles need to be tempered. I once added boiling water to one that sat in the cold car all night and the inside wall shattered. Although I just purchased this 22 oz Go Glass bottle a couple days ago, I can already tell I am going to love it. It is more durable, easier to hold on to, and looks cool. Hope this helps.
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Hi Eileen, You can brew your tea in this pot and pour it into your iced tea pitcher for iced tea. Hope that helps! Teavana 32 oz Perfectea Maker