Has anyone tried to make this as iced tea, and if so, does it handle being chilled well?
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I make this into iced tea often. It is a great iced tea, in fact. My favorite is just using a teaspoon and a half to make a mug of tea, and then pouring that mug over ice in a glass. I also make iced tea in my keurig machine. Two teaspoons into the loose filter, select the smallest cup size, brew, pour over ice, select the next size up, brew, pour over ice. I have made a half gallon out of two teaspoons that way.
234133
Yes! We make iced tea with this all the time. We use about 2 tbsp for half-gallon and steep for about 5 minutes, it's great!
176607
Yes, that's why I love it. You can pour hot water directly into it, steep your tea and then refrigerate to chill it.
2173179
Yes, I only use this for making iced tea and it's great. Quick, easy and delicious!!
2074254
No, it makes plain iced tea. However I have found if you want great lemon flavor, TrueLemon packets are a great thing to have on hand (packets are premeasured and don't need refrigeration).
103921
Don't know what you mean by "cold" but it works for me. I never tried it in in below freezing weather, but I would guess that the stuff does not freeze too easily. I suggest you contact the manufacturer.
1487345
I don't see why not. Just like regular iced tea, you may want to brew it stronger to make up for the ice melting.
1312066
I would not add it to iced tea. It only goes well with dairy products. I've mixed it with milk, almond milk and yogurt.
1830792
Not that I have found, and I have been using Tazo Wild Sweet orange Tea in it with boiling water. I think this is simply an amazing product, an am ordering another so that I can have two kinds of iced tea ready in the refrigerator at all times - sweet and unsweetened as is appropriate in the south :)
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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.
1567418
If you double-brew it (with twice the amount of tea), then you can just put ice in it when it's done steeping to make iced tea.
964401
I never tried that. That might make it work better. I really wouldn't buy the item. It realljy doesn't keep the bottle chilled well.
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).
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I use very hot water just short of boiling. Never tried with cold water but I guess you could waste a teabag and try it out, right? Lipton does make a large tea bag just for cold water and it works very well.
1150021
Sorry, I've never tried it on ice. I mainly use it to puree soups and sauces.
2144532
I've made ice tea with them if that's what you mean, but you might be talking about just letting them sit in cool water. I haven't tried that. The ice tea was delicious though.
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Not exactly ! I use this to make my herbal ice tea , which I LOVE ! I used this to wean off of SUGAR .The first time will seem different ! But, after the first gallon , it will seem natural . My grandchildren , & some of their friends , enjoy the taste . One large container will last me about a year . I use one teaspoon , instead of one & a half cups of sugar, to make my gallon of iced tea . I will place the STEVIA , into a half gallon pot of filtered water , then stir , & then slightly boil .Will dissolve in the pot cleanly ,& completely ! n
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Yes! I brew directly from my Keurig into the pot, steep the tea bags (we use Sleepy Time chamomile tea) for a few minutes, then add ice to get it down to a comfortable warm drinking temp.