I've never had a tea cup without the handle. Can you actually hold it without burning your hands if you have hot tea in it?
511778
From my experience with the cup, I never had an issue with that. And there were times when I wanted my tea really really hot cuz it would brew better, I never really felt the hot water in the cup.l nor did I never get burned from the cup. I think what it's made out of is specifically l for that purpose.
511779
It is kinda hot when you first put the water in but the outside cools nicely.
511780
You are correct in the sense that it is warm on the outside. Hot if you're ultra-sensitive. It does have a nice rim around the top that you can hold onto. However, I let the tea steep for anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes (I like mine well-steeped). I find by that time, it's easy to hold. Think of a cup in a Japaneese restaurant. It's pretty much the same. I love my first one and ordered a second.
1198392
No handle.BUT！When the cup is poured into the warm water and cover tight lid, the cup is Water Leakage when horizontally.My friend bought a the same cup, she said it does not Water Leakage.
623243
No, I've not found that to be a problem. I do remove the lid carefully using 5 fingers to pick up, turn it over so flat side down, set on the table then remove the tea bag putting in the well then pick the lid up again and put it on top of the cup, keeping tea hot. Hope this helps answer your question.
1782415
I never tried just brewed hot tea, but I did put warm tea in my cup and it was fine.
2070618
It does get pretty warm, but not so hot that you can't touch it - if you need to hold the kettle with your other hand to support/pour, however, I would indeed use a hot pad to be protected. I love this tea kettle!!
1508766
I have had no problems with the handle. It doesn't get hot and hasn't loosened at all. Please note however that when I tighten the upper portion to the bottom I do not use the handle for leverage. I grip the body of both the top and bottom to tighten. Also what is difficult to see in the pictures is that the black plastic on the handle is made of two pieces which run vertically along both sides of the handle and leaves a strip of the metal exposed. It doesn't seem to affect usability though. It's just something that was not apparent from the photos.
689663
Not at all. This cups are very sturdy and will not burn your fingers if something hot is poured in it.
1382238
The handle gets hot; however, I enjoy the kettle so much that using a hot pad is not a problem.
1117494
The body of this tea pot does become extremely hot when you put it on the stove. Even when it is full of hot water! I bought this and found I can never hold a cup when it's full of hot tea!!! Rediculous!
442535
Yes. It does get super hot on the handles. It is not a big problem to me, since I am used to scooping up the stuff from the wok into the dishes while it is still on stove. If I need to touch the handle, I usually use a kitchen cloth as a layer to protect hands from the heat. Again, I did not find it a big bother, it is the most common style of wok I saw people use when I grew up in China.
356902
Yes, but you will not like the results. Its bottom is very flat and will absorb much of the heat from a warming plate, however the handle will also absorb that heat and the heat from the liquid in the mug. Net effect is that the mug becomes too hot to hold by the handle. If you are wearing gloves or wrap the handle with something then it obviously won't be as much of an issue.
162421
I have never noticed the handles getting hot, the cup where you place the potatoes does get hot of course since they are hot when you are ricing them. You are not going to get burned while using it however.
859256
Yes, the handle gets hot fast while cooking. Since it's so heavy you may not need to hold the handle. But definitely need gloves to move it after cooking
2053652
do not microwave this cup. the handle must have metal in it. i burnt myself taking it out of the microwave thinking it was like any other ceramic cup. the cup itself only heated up with the coffee inside but the handle itself was extremely hot.
2097322
No, the lip that holds in on the cup edge would prevent that. I do think it would be plenty to keep heat from escaping too much while the tea steeps.Edit: actually, I think I have to take this back. if you don't flip it upside down, but just rest in on top, it does fit snuggly in the infuser. but... there will still be room around the edges of the infuser and your mug. I wouldn't call this a downside of the infuser. This one is my favorite.
1908928
It really depends on how hot your water is. If you use boiling water (not really recommended for most teas if you don't want it bitter) then the glass will get uncomfortably hot to hold (not leave actual burns, just uncomfortable to hold). I found that the outside only remains uncomfortably hot for a short time if you use really hot water. If you plan on filling it with boiling water and then heading out the door, you might want to purchase some sort of a sleeve for it.
1419439
I know you can, I put my ceramic tea pot on it too. Temperatures is perfect to keep the tea warm, but never hot.