Why would I need the maker, it looks like I could just pour boiling water over tea right in the pitcher.
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I don't know other than to say the machine makes the water so much hotter and sends it thru slowly; so I am assuming that the tea would be steeped much better with the machine.
88933
The plastic pitcher won't hold up too long with boiling water poured directly into it. Even cooled with ice the pitchers don't last very long. I have purchased 5 replacement pitchers over the years due to cracking and leaking from the heat stress.
1363776
I haven't tried to make tea, the holes are large enough for loose tea to fall into the hot water. You could use it to infuse already brewed tea with flavors. I mostly use it to flavor water with crushed mint.
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To be honest, I have not tried hot liquids in the pitcher. The directions don't specifically mention not to use them but they don't say you can either. It's actually quite a large pitcher and quite heavy when filled with liquids, so I don't know that it would be a good idea to even try it. I would suggest a tea kettle or tea pot if you want just plain hot water.
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I haven't used mine yet. However, I did buy two other tea pots from here and they were perfectly fine after pouring the boiling water over the teabags. I'm sure it would be fine. To make sure, I would start out with allowing the water to cool for a little while (at least one minute) before pouring, and or just pour a little at a time to see what happens.
2155943
The pitcher is made of glass, so I'm assuming it would be fine. The lid however is plastic, so I would avoid getting it in boiling water.
1659966
Sure, but if you just stuffed a tea bag in there it would take longer to brew. A better way might be to cut the bag open and pour the loose tea into the infuser.
55642
You would have to ask the mfg. to see if this pitcher is made with tempered glass, before putting boiling water into it first.
146744
No, it's all or nothing. However when you put it in the "down" position it drops almost to the bottom of the pitcher. Therefore, you could probably make as little as one cup of tea at a time. Hope this helps!
1474875
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.
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This is a double walled teapot for brewing the tea in. Although I have kept the tea warm on my woodstove it would be best to heat the water in a separate container.
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You could, because the tea leaves are enclosed in the filter. The only downside to this tea maker is that the lid on the serving pot, does not detach for easier cleaning.
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With the large sized tea bag, I use an automatic iced tea maker which makes 3 quarts of iced tea. I put 3 large tea bags in the steeping compartment. I like a weaker tea. I put ice in the pitcher but no additional water. I do not boil water and then steep the tea. If I did, I would not add water, only ice. I control the strength by how much tea I use. If I use regular sized tea bags in my automatic iced tea maker, I use 3 regular sized tea bags per quart. Again, adjusting the strength to your liking. The ice dilutes the tea enough to not have to add water to the brewed tea.
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If your pitcher will fit I c no reason why u couldn't use yours. It would have to fit though for the tea to not miss pitcher. This is a very nice product. I love the fact that it comes completely apart for cleaning
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They are in individual tea bags. You'd have to figure out how many tea bags to make a pitcher.
878476
I'm not sure, I've never really tried that. I just boil my water in a tea pot. I will tell you that I have purchased this for three people, as well as myself. That's how much I like it.
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You could make a whole pitcher if you use a bunch together. Individual otherwise.
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not for making a pitcher of ice tea, but if you need a glass at a time you could use it to heat the water to steep the tea bag for one glass at a time. not practical but possible. i use it for hot tea because i can regulate the temperature.