Has anyone tried to use it for hot tea? Has anyone tried to use it for hot tea? I really want to know if it can hold hot water. Thanks!
370762
I use these bottles for hot tea all the time and have never had any problems. In the few years that I have owned these bottles, I have only ever lost one when I accidentally left the bottle full of water in the car overnight during an extremely cold winter night. I think that as long as you avoid extreme temperature changes you will be fine. You can always run the bottle under warm water first to warm it up. Also I never pour boiling water directly into the glass, but wait a minute or two.
370763
Just found the answer on the company's web site:Lifefactory beverage bottles are made from soda lime glass. This is the same container glass used for wine bottles and other food storage containers. It is strong but not impervious to rapid temperature changes or impact. Like any bottle, it will expand and crack if left in the freezer or hit with boiling water.It does go on to say that the baby bottles are borosilicate glass, which can withstand boiling.
370764
I have the same question - am wondering if you can put hot beverages in it without the glass breaking?
370765
I have been trying the bottles for hot tea. So far, two have fallen apart. The first bottle was working fine but the steam eventually loosen up the lid. One day, the bottle fell off from the lid and shattered on the floor after 1 year of use. The second one just broke today (bought in Sep 2014 -> less than half a year) when I was pouring hot water for my tea bag. The hot water broke the glass and the hot water split and covered the entire cabinets. I will not buy this again for hot tea but would consider for other purposes.
178415
I wouldn't ever use it to heat water. It is a tea pot, not a tea kettle. I have noticed that people say they do use it to heat water but I don't think it's designed to so think it could damage the pot
1387233
Yes, it can make hot water for tea. You can program it to dispense the exact amount of water to fill your cup as well.
1928104
Why would you want to make hot tea in this? I would say it will withstand it but I wouldn't do it.
2033545
You can dispense hot water from it if you simply don't place coffee in the filter. However, if you want hot water for tea, I don't know if the water comes out at a temperature fit for tea, though it does come out hot, I don't believe it's boiling. Furthermore, the water that comes from it may have a slight tinge of coffee to it as not all coffee/espresso is removed from it upon a rinse.
918358
the directions that come with the bottle say that it is not made to hold hot water. I used mine for it, but the bottle gets very hot and hard to handle if you put really hot water in it. In the long run I am not sure about the damage, i gave up mine because after some time it developed a rust spot and the water had a steel/metal taste - no matter how fresh it was.
1075183
This is a teapot for holding tea, not for boiling water. You'll still need a kettle for that. The handle doesn't get hot when using it for serving.
263641
I actually purchased it so that I could use it for hot tea. I was using double-walled glass tea bottles and kept breaking them. I drink mostly loose leaf tea and found a strainer that fits in the top of the 22oz Go Glass -- it was from one of my old smaller stainless tea bottles. You can use a teaball or use teabags. HOW I MAKE HOT TEA: I temper the Go Glass with hot tap water then add my loose leaf tea, put the strainer in and add the near boiling water from my hot water dispenser. Works great! It is a little hot to the touch, but with the silicone cover it can be handled. As with any glass, the key is to use hot tap water to temper it. Don't ever just take it out of the cold car and add boiling water. It will shatter like any glass would. Even the tea bottles need to be tempered. I once added boiling water to one that sat in the cold car all night and the inside wall shattered. Although I just purchased this 22 oz Go Glass bottle a couple days ago, I can already tell I am going to love it. It is more durable, easier to hold on to, and looks cool. Hope this helps.
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!
1261451
We've used it as a heating pad with hot water, but I wouldn't add boiling hot water from a tea kettle. If you do use the kettle to warm the water I'd make sure it's not boiling, but rather is 158 degrees (F) or slightly less since that's what the manufacture recommends. Best of luck!!
682960
I haven't. I would imagine that you could though. I have filled it with boiled water and it holds up fine. Typically when I'm using it though it had been with iced tea.
900208
I am not sure that pouring very hot (e.g. boiling) water in it is a very good idea. It's not insulated, so it would get very hot to hold, plus I'm not sure whether the plastic would emit any chemicals due to hot water or not. I put relatively warm water in it with no troubles, but it's only about 100F or so.
962730
I believe they only recommend heating the water as you are not supposed to submerge it to wash it. I wouldn't brew tea in it but it would be nice to be able do that and reheat your tea...
1401721
I have never used it for hot liquid. I don't think it would hold heat well though. I use it daily for my Spark drink & love it.
1700827
i havent used mine for hot drinks , and would probably avoid anything HOT HOT . one of my coworkers also has one , and said it got screwed up when he put it in the dishwasher instead of hand washing it , so i would think anything HOT HOT would ruin it . . but if its just really warm , it should keep it warm for quite a while .
1866944
I bought the kettle to heat water to make tea either in a cup or a tea pot. I do not like the idea of using plastic repeatedly in a boiling water environment so I've discarded the plastic infuser basket that came with the kettle. I was surprised that a brand/company with as strong a reputation as Krupps had a kettle with a plastic infuser. I am basically happy with using the kettle to heat water for tea or other hot beverages. Good luck.
307553
no.. it can not be used with hot water.you can use it with boiled water until the water cools down~