Will this machine just dispense a cup of hot water so I can use a tea bag instead of the tea K cup?
1875176
You would need to purchase a reusable "K Cup". You can leave it empty if you just want hot water, or you can fill it with regular coffee instead of purchasing the disposable K Cups. The machine will not dispense unless there is a K Cup of some sort in it.
1808065
No, however the construction is such that it cools very slowly. With tea, I prefer to refresh the water anyway, unlike coffee, which can be held at temp for awhile without impacting the taste.
123219
No, I brew all my Davidson's teas in a mesh basket in distilled water boiling or just below boiling, depending on the tea, water in a mug that was heated in the microwave oven. I keep my coffee implements separate from the tea ones, as not to confound tastes. Have you had good results with the Keurig?
940359
It does not brew tea, it heats the hot water and dispenses it for tea. It will dispense as much as you want at a time.
2161438
It does brew the tea. There is no compartment for the tea bag. The white color gets very stained and the pot cannot be washed in the dishwasher.
1275801
It would be safe to put tea bag in tumbler & let it steep, just like hot coffee is perfectly fine. You certainly can't boil water in the tumbler.
940360
It has a reservoir of hot water that you can dispense as needed, into a cup or pot, and use to make tea. The machine only heats and dispenses water, and works quite well for that purpose. You can set it to several different temps.
264642
I am more of a tea drinker than a coffee connoisseur. Although I still like the old-fashioned whistling tea kettle of boiling water on the stove, when I'm in a hurry I often use the Keurig to brew tea by placing the teabag in my cup under the dispenser and just running it without a K-cup for hot water (like the above post re: hot cocoa mix). That way I can let the teabag steep as long as I want for stronger tea. I just purchased an Ekobrew and tried using it with loose tea. I found the tea rather weak, maybe because I didn't put enough into the Ekobrew cup. I will keep experimenting, both with loose tea and with tea bags in the Ekobrew cup. I am more of a tea drinker than a coffee connoisseur. Although I still like the old-fashioned whistling tea kettle of boiling water on the stove, when I'm in a hurry I often use the Keurig to brew tea by placing the teabag in my cup under the dispenser and just running it without a K-cup for hot water (like the above post re: hot cocoa mix). That way I can let the teabag steep as long as I want for stronger tea. I just purchased an Ekobrew and tried using it with loose tea. I found the tea rather weak, maybe because I didn't put enough into the Ekobrew cup. I will keep experimenting, both... » Read More I am more of a tea drinker than a coffee connoisseur. Although I still like the old-fashioned whistling tea kettle of boiling water on the stove, when I'm in a hurry I often use the Keurig to brew tea by placing the teabag in my cup under the dispenser and just running it without a K-cup for hot water (like the above post re: hot cocoa mix). That way I can let the teabag steep as long as I want for stronger tea. I just purchased an Ekobrew and tried using it with loose tea. I found the tea rather weak, maybe because I didn't put enough into the Ekobrew cup. I will keep experimenting, both with loose tea and with tea bags in the Ekobrew cup. « Show Less
1610603
Yes you can. It includes a K cup reusable filter to brew your own coffee and loose tea
142615
No you have to use the whole tea bag. We've found 5 gallons really doesn't end up being too much.
1020714
You can use it for hot water but need to buy the K cup insert that the machine recognizes & then dispenses the water
1037762
...Oh, absolutely. And then, if you like it stronger, also put the bag in your cup. (Or--you could just run the hot water through with the bag in the cup to begin with. Very versatile. NO danger of bag breaking.
1245505
Not really, to place the cup into the brew cup the tabs has to go up and down as pulling back the puncture point and when closing you will get a message you do not have the proper brew cup, if you are patient and lower you will finally get a message to dispense hot water. I have found this can happen also with the cups which the brewer claims is not the proper one. It appears Keurig and Green Mountain has had some lawsuits against them for these reasons.
719866
The answer to your question is no. It is not meant for use like a tea ketttle. You boil the water first then pour into teapot with tea bag and let it steep for a few minutes. I love this set, very classy.
2283374
No, I don't believe so. I boil water separately. I would recommend the tea pot for one person only. It's smaller than I expected.
264641
I think you got it right there, for Tea or Hot Cocoa which just need hot water there isn't enough reason as I see it to use the K-Cup brewer.
1741921
Yes you can just put water in the top and run it through. I have put the tea bag in where you put the coffee and then let the waterrun through it and you have a nice cup of hot tea and it gets pretty hot. I love this coffee maker.