I understand this can be used for tea. Loose tea? Tea bag? Should a tea bag be opened & poured into the filter cup?
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I wouldn't use these at all. The water doesn't flow through it correctly and it overflowed on mine. I just use the grey replacement ones that came standard with the coffee maker
1738648
I have not tried tea in this unit. But I do believe loose tea will work. As for a tea bag, I would think, if the tea bag fits in the unit, it would work just fine.
214681
I haven't tried it because I'm a coffee lover, but I don't know why it wouldn't work very well for tea. I'm not sure all of the cocoa would go through the filter in the basket for hot chocolate. It might.
264644
I would not put tea into it because tea needs several minutes to soak and brew. I did have some flavorings in k cups I opened up and mixed into my own coffee, and this was fine. I see no point in putting that stuff into the ekobrew when it belongs just in the cup.
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I bought it for my husband & he uses tea bags. Hasn't even used the mesh basket for loose leaf tea. I don't think the mesh basket is tight enough to hold a powder tea in. Maybe you could but the powdered tea in cheese cloth & then in the mesh basket?
948751
Yes, the diffuser is for loose tea. Add the boiling water and it steeps. Personnally, I use a teabag and don't use the diffuser.Marianne
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You can put your coffee in it. But the pressure of the water puts grounds everywhere and you have to clean it out. I use it with a tea bag in it. And it works great!!!! Anything loose is useless
1275801
It would be safe to put tea bag in tumbler & let it steep, just like hot coffee is perfectly fine. You certainly can't boil water in the tumbler.
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You can remove the strainer and add a tea bag into the teapot. With the strainer, its perfect for loose leaf tea�
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I never tried it, but that would make sense if you want to avoid getting those grounds out afterwards. On the other hand, the reason for using mr. Tea is because you would have loose tea and needed something to hold the tea in. However, I do like your idea, so I will go try it right now, and write my results here (in the meantime, please listen to some pleasant music, haha)........Okay I'm back. I put a tea bag in it, steeped it for 3 min. and it worked perfectly. One bit of advice: Rinse the mr.T under cold water before opening him and getting the tea bag out, otherwise it will be too hot. So either wait till it cools or cold water rinse.
1842809
Why not put your tea in loose then use a tea strainer over your cup (old school)
1852304
Yes, I use mine for loose tea all the time. The holes are quite small, and I have not had any significant problems with dust in my tea.
2199664
No, the lid does not push down. The lid sits on top of the filter, held in place with a little ridge. When you are ready to remove the tea and filter from your cup, you remove the lid, lay it upside down on the counter, pick up the filter, let the tea drain out of it, and rest it on the overturned lid. The filter drains very well, so there wouldn't be much tea to squeeze out of the leaves. It isn't as "juicy" as a teabag, so to speak, and doesn't become a fluid-filled pillow needing to be squeezed. I have not had enough tea remaining in my filter to leave even an appreciable puddle on the lid. In any event, leaf-squeezing isn't recommended because it releases tannins into your tea. If you've spent $$$ for good loose tea, you don't want to spoil it by squeezing the leaves and, essentially, turning it into Tetley. If you are using herbal tea or something that you might want to squeeze, it's not a problem to do that with a spoon.
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I use tea bags with my pot but I would think that you could not just use loose tea with this pot unless you like to read tea leaves. There are several small holes leading to the spout.
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I wouldn't even if it's ok. But you can prepare your tea the same I prepare coffee. Put the loose tea leaves first. Then pour the boiling water on top. Cover with the plunger/filter at the level of the water. Wait until the desired strength and then push the plunger/filter all the down. Wait a little bit and then pour the tea in your cup. Enjoy.
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Yes both work, but you are buying a product more made for loose tea since it comes with a loose tea infuser. Save your money and use a regular mug if you want to use a tea bag.
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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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Oscar, the infuser is meant for loose leaf teas not tea bags. The plunger is designed to open the infuser not squeeze the tea. Hope that helps. Don (Schefs)