can i use hot water in this pitcher to brew the tea and then refrigerate it?
176607
Yes, that's why I love it. You can pour hot water directly into it, steep your tea and then refrigerate to chill it.
176608
Yes although when I bought mine I was encouraged to use it for cold brew. I told the vendor I didn't have a lot of time to brew water & make tea so the solution was to fill pitcher with cool or room temp water, fill tea basket and let sit overnight in fridge. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT. The handle also allows you to hang horizontal on a shelf and it is leakproof. I'm not sure if the other reviewers have a defective product or are not using product correctly. It's great.
497198
you can wash & rinse it out with hot tap water, but boiling water i wouldnt recommend it.. not for brewing tea..for cold beverages primarily.
1121173
No- I boil the water in a tea kettle- then I pour a little water into the tea pot to warm it. Throw the water away- then add your tea and boiling water to the tea pot. Let it brew for a few minutes then pour your perfect cup of tea! I am a Brit so am experienced tea maker.Good luck!
1992107
Yes! I purchased it to make homemade tea, and I put the boiling water directly into it. No problem so far. It also has a nice slim design, for a 64oz pitcher.
1273843
This iced tea brewer is a hot brew machine. You do use ice in the pitcher while brewing so once the tea is brewed, the ice cools it down.
192103
I have looked and looked for a glass pitcher that will withstand boiling water, but have found very few that do. This particular pitcher is well made, but I've never attempted to put billing water in it. I use it for iced tea. I make the tea in a separate kettle and allow it to cool a bit before I pour it into the pitcher. Also, I put hot water from the tap in the pitcher before I pour the tea into it in order to help warm up the glass. As I understand it, the reason many glass pitchers crack from boiling water is because of the temperature difference between the glass and the water...so, I always warm up the pitcher a bit first. I have looked and looked for a glass pitcher that will withstand boiling water, but have found very few that do. This particular pitcher is well made, but I've never attempted to put billing water in it. I use it for iced tea. I make the tea in a separate kettle and allow it to cool a bit before I pour it into the pitcher. Also, I put hot water from the tap in the pitcher before I pour the tea into it in order to help warm up the glass. As I understand it, the reason many glass pitchers crack from boiling water is because of the temperature difference between the glass and the water...so, I... » Read More I have looked and looked for a glass pitcher that will withstand boiling water, but have found very few that do. This particular pitcher is well made, but I've never attempted to put billing water in it. I use it for iced tea. I make the tea in a separate kettle and allow it to cool a bit before I pour it into the pitcher. Also, I put hot water from the tap in the pitcher before I pour the tea into it in order to help warm up the glass. As I understand it, the reason many glass pitchers crack from boiling water is because of the temperature difference between the glass and the water...so, I always warm up the pitcher a bit first. « Show Less
247774
Yes, what I use it for. I have a pitcher that I can pour the hot tea into & add ice or just refrigerate.
2278553
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.
383094
Sure, as long as the glass is room temperature or already hot. Just don't pour it into a cold glass pitcher or any glass for that matter. Lets say you have ice tea in the pitcher and wanted hot tea, make sure you dump the ice tea and rinse the glass pitcher with room temperature water or luke warm water, then you can pour in boiling water.
260821
yes-we never use ice. we run the machine twice with extra loose tea which makes 1/2 gallon of strong tea. we add that to a 1 gallon pitcher and fill it with cold water to the top(after dissolving the sugar or sucralose in the hot just-made tea portion). then the gallon pitcher goes into the fridge. lasts about 2-3 days in our house. this has been the best way to make tea. only it cost about $35 NOT THE RIDICULOUS $119.99 they are asking here.must be a cheaper somewhere else or i would not get it again.....
727394
No. My pitcher was room temp and I poured boiling water in it for tea and the whole bottom cracked. Another one bites the dust.
364527
I haven't tried to actually make the chai tea in the pot... I prefer to keep it strictly for my milk needs and I make my matcha the traditional way. There aren't any weird parts that would prevent you from making anything in it since the stirring / frothing piece works by external magnet so there aren't any mechanisms in the pitcher itself.
1980037
The directions don't say if it can be used for "hot" water. Since this is a 3 quart pitcher made for infusing, I don't know why you would want that much flavored "hot" water and/or it wouldn't stay hot for very long and/or adding hot water would probably turn the infused veg/fruit to mush. If you want flavored hot water, maybe heat up the infused cold water in the microwave...just a suggestion.
1065990
Yes, you can but Depends on the temperature of your waterI always put hot water in the bottle, it can keep boiling hot for long time. little sip is fine.Lid is normal, but you can store some tea inside the lid. but it wont help make tea
2015834
The ice is supposed to be in the pitcher. Since it comes out quite hot, I believe it would be best to have the ice in the pitcher already -- it mostly melts once you brew the tea -- depending on how much you put in. You will have to add more ice to your glass to have it really cold.
1246627
You add the tea bags or loose leaf tea into the compartment in the top of the pitcher, then add water into the back of the base (as you would a coffee maker), and then fill the pitcher to the appropriate line with ice. When you turn it on the hot water will filter through the tea and over the ice.
743232
If you put measured amount of water in the machine and then the measured amount of ice into the pitcher-both marked on the pitcher-it will not over flow. Also you have control of the last of the tea in the "brewer" and can let that sit for as long or as little as you like to make the tea the strength that you like. I have had one of these for more than 10 years and love it. I bought this one for my daughter as she has always liked the tea from it as well. So she's happy and I don't have to share with her any longer. ;)