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.
386192
I personally have never used it to heat water for tea. It takes a good 25 minutes for it to brew coffee so if I were going to use it for hot tea water, I think I would:- Heat a small amount of water in the urn until it shifted over to the WARM function- Boil the remaining amount of water separately and then pour it into the urnOtherwise, you might plan on allowing 30 minutes to heat a full urn of water. Hope that helps!
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.
1352411
I don't usually put tea in it as the leafs would be hard to clean afterwards. However, as for hot water, it would keep it warm over night (12+hours). As for "hot" per se, I think 5 hours would be maximum guess. After a day, it won't get cold, nor warm enough. Hope this helps.
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
430053
My husband once put hot tea in a funtainer for me when I was sick. The straw forever stained and there was a hint of tea in the rest of my drinks. Tried to soak it and get it out but nothing I did worked. I wouldn't recommend it.
645484
MY opinion would be not to use HOT tea in the cups. And since you're talking about children, you sure wouldn't be using hot tea. I've used it with water and a small tea pot, and the kids love pouring more than anything. So to answer your question ...yes, but with certain restrictions.
86083
I don't see why it can't be used with hot water. However, I would be careful what you mix in with the hot water, i.e., salt and be cautious when touching the pitcher. Also be sure not to put the pitcher directly onto a heating element.
1908925
I haven't put really hot liquid in it. I usually want to drink it relatively soon. BTW, you shouldn't use very hot water to brew tea as the heat can kill off the nutrients in tea.
1277323
Yes to both questions. Any kind of tea will work. It can handle the hot water.
672616
We don't drink too much tea but the coffee grounds we use in this coffe maker are pretty fine and we don't use a filter and the coffee turns out great! So I think it should work for hot tea as well. Hope this helps .
1887846
You can use it for any hot (or cold) liquid, tea works just fine. With tea I do find that I usually need to let the tea cool down a bit with the lid off before I can drink it but once it's to the right temperature it will keep the temperature hot for a decent amount of time with the lid back on.
868298
I would not recommend using it to hold hot water. Only use lukewarm at best. Keep in mind the cap is not airtight, so whatever steam it couldn't hold will put pressure on the cap's seal and lid, and might end up leaking between the walls. I have only used this bottle with lukewarm liquid and that worked OK. I also experimented with carbonated drinks and that resulted in a bit of leaking from the cap. I forgot if the seals leaked, but I definitely got the fizzy liquid on my hands when I opened the cap lid. Now imagine that being trapped hot steam/liquid. I don't think you would want to have that.
297717
I don't think hot water would work well in it. It's insulated with a rubber material. I'm not sure but I can imagine it melting? I would try a reusable microwavable heating pad instead.
993853
I'm not sure why they advertise that it is great for all beverages because in my opinion it's not intended for hot drinks. Great for cold ones though. I bought it for my father in law to drink water out of on the go because he he doesn't like drinking out of plastic bottles. He says he can taste the plastic. He uses this frequently as an alternative. Hope this helps you out.
2014358
The product is made of a hard plastic, so it probably could hold hot tea and not compromise the material. That being said, it would be very hot to the touch. You would be better off searching for a double-walled glass.
2021369
No. This is not recommended. I did it once and the teapot survived, but I won't try again. It does keep hot water warm for a long time.