Can you use a tea bag as well or only loose leaves?
2047444
Yes both work, but you are buying a product more made for loose tea since it comes with a loose tea infuser. Save your money and use a regular mug if you want to use a tea bag.
1189595
Yes, according to Hamilton Beach, you can use loose leaf tea or tea bags to make Iced Tea.
2248102
i have an open top mesh strainer that i plop into almost boiling water.if you are interested in quality teas, you need away to deal with loose leaves. of course, you can just dump tea in water, then strain it this is worth the effort as even davidsons is far better than tea bags.personally, i prefer yamamotoyama as tea is important to me. do follow directions. too long a brew ruins greens.
752794
My wife and I have various sized tea bags. We tend to do a trial and error depending on the tea you use. For normal, one cup, lipton sized bags; we use about 6 for mild tea, and 8-10 when we want it stronger. We also have some chinese loose tea that we also use. Most will depend on how strong you want, plus a trial and error.
985744
probably better that you use tea bags as I noticed that loose leaf tea really clogs the tiny slits in the glass.
654749
haven't tried to use loose leaf tea - I usually put in 4-5 bags of regular tea, then set it in the sun without using the infuser BUT I just checked the infuser out and there are really alot of slots - maybe 3/8" by 1/8" - maybe you could put the loose tea in a very fine silk bag in the infuser (but now that I think that through, you wouldn't really need the infuser...But I do LOVE the size, shape and feel of this product - good luck...and now that I've said that, I read the other responses so it sounds like we're all in agreement tho peppermint or mint would definitely work...
1513924
Yes you can put a tea bag into the pot (either with or without the strainer). I use the teapot with both loose leaf tea and tea bags. You will get a great cup(s) of tea either way!
948753
Yes, it is that simple. If you don't want to use loose tea just remove the diffuser and use a teabag.
1912066
Yes, you can! I tried using a tea bag, but the tea tasted weak. But good idea with the loose tea, maybe the tea will come out better.
389130
Yes, it will work with a teabag as well, and in fact probably better since the leaves are all contained in the bag. You wouldn't get any loose leaves in your mouth when drinking the tea. Welcome to the tea drinkers' world. I would suggest for you to try different kinds of tea - white, green & black. And don't worry about the caffeine in it, it's not as potent as coffee and there are always herbal alternatives. Enjoy!
2250341
Not really. You'd be better off with a disposable tea bag, or just waiting for the tea powder to settle before pouring.
1513920
Either method will work. I prefer loose leaf for natural flavor. The first pot is to wash "remove any unwanted substance in the tea leaf". Enjoy the 2nd and 3rd pot.
640668
We sometimes use tea bags in the press. Easier to press out without taking the bags out of the water and it steeps very well even this way. No residue this way but even with loose leaves you'll expect very fine particles to get out, but not enough to ruin the taste.
238453
No. There is a basket to hold the tea leaves. It is shown to the right of the tea pot in the picture.
2161436
yes, there is a removable section/basket for loose tea or bags- works great. You can then remove the basket once brewed and then keep the tea hot.
142615
No you have to use the whole tea bag. We've found 5 gallons really doesn't end up being too much.
320741
You can disassemble the plunger by unscrew the top and removing it from the lid. Then you could use the lid (with a hole in it) separately. If you did this, I imagine you would want to use teabags so that you could remove them to avoid over-steeped tea. Loose tea would remain floating about.