can i boil water in this? obviously only when the lid is off.
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Yes I believe that you can. There is no plastic on the canister parts .....only the lid.
770765
Yes. The lid rests on another fitting on the pot and is independent of the infuser. You can remove the infuser once the tea brews to your taste.
511388
No it is all plastic inside. I would not recommend boiling water. It might melt.
598948
Yes it can. I have used it many times with my pressure canner and I have put warm water into the canner and it has been almons boiling when I put the hot jars in. I have always put the lid on befor it comes to a boil but it does come to a boil and has kept it there for as much as 75 minutes. I have had to turn it down becaue it is boiling to fast. If I knew what size pot you are usingm I could check it out and give you some idea how long it would gtake it to come to a boil. You might also want to know that I live in the mountains at about 3000 feet.Elaine
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Do not secure the lid while boiling. The water will boil over. Snap it down for draining or pour into a colander to drain. You can gently place on while water is heating. I leave the lid on partially while boiling if it isn't a rapid boil.
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Sure you can use this to boil water for any reason. It is simply an aluminum coffee pot. Just put water only in it, set in on your stove burner or grill or hang it over your camp file from the bail. Just remember its going to be very hot so use a pot holder or oven type glove when you pick it up. You can brew your tea in it too, just put the tea bags in and then heat. Stay safe and don't get burned. :-)
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I think you can, I use it all the time but I fill it full and just use it for one cup or several. I would not recommend leaving the water for weeks at a time. if you use one cup daily. How ever the water does boil at a high tempeture and kills all bacteria. It was well worth the purchase.
2127872
No!! I think you mean on a burner. No! You boil water in a pot and pour it into this.
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Hi Candy, The directions say not to directly boil the water in the pot. If you are just setting it on a wood stove to keep it warm that would be ok.
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No, it's just for water, when the water starts to boil it shuts off so your eggs won't be cooked, it's a kettle not a pot
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I guess you could. There's nothing specifically I can think of that would prevent this from working, but it is definitely outside the parameters by which it was designed. I think if I were going to use it, my primary means would be to use a simple pot to boil water and put the boiling water into it, as it's designed to function. If that is not an option, then I would at least put some type of metal plate between it and the open flame to protect the finish. Obviously, if you don't care about the finish, then just put it directly over the flame.
488285
Yes it will boil water. You may use it as skillet but the surface of it is not flat.
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Yes. I pour hot water from the kettle into the pitcher every time I make iced tea, which is often. When you pour the hot water, leave the lid of the pitcher off until the water has come down to almost room temperature. I've found that if I put the lid on when the water is still hot it creates air pressure when it cools and it makes the lid harder to untighten.
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Auto shutoff is on when you use plastic lid. Just remove plastic lid then you can boil water as long as you like. Just be sure you are not away from it.
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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.
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No you cannot. It is a teapot that you pour hot water into and brew the tea.
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I wouldn't.....there is no way for it to stay on a boiling pot.....the pressure will find a way to escape and there goes your "lid."