Can I use it for hot coffee or tea?
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Yes, in any water, so we put into our water and then pour into the coffee maker and let her roll, we noticed a difference in how we felt within the first week of using it, and it's healthy...
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Alkaline drops can be used in various liquids, including tea and coffee. We have not tested the pH levels after using in these two liquids, however, I would suspect the impact on your daily intake and therefore should have minimal impact
1272853
yes as far as I know the alkaline strips will let you know if the beverage is alkaline. BTW coffee is highly acidic
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.
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It certainly can be used to heat water (very hot, but not "boiling") for tea, cocoa, or instant coffee. I would not recommend using it for both brewing coffee and heating water unless it is cleaned really well; any coffee residual will impart a slight taste/color to the water. If you will be serving both frequently, separate urns (carefully labelled) would avoid this problem. Plan on at least 1 hr. to get the full 100 cup capacity to max temp. For coffee, follow directions and start with cold, fresh water. Although it may be tempting to start with hot water to shorten the brewing time, you'll get weaker coffee. It certainly can be used to heat water (very hot, but not "boiling") for tea, cocoa, or instant coffee. I would not recommend using it for both brewing coffee and heating water unless it is cleaned really well; any coffee residual will impart a slight taste/color to the water. If you will be serving both frequently, separate urns (carefully labelled) would avoid this problem. Plan on at least 1 hr. to get the full 100 cup capacity to max temp. For coffee, follow directions and start with cold, fresh water. Although it may be tempting to start with hot water to shorten the brewing... » Read More It certainly can be used to heat water (very hot, but not "boiling") for tea, cocoa, or instant coffee. I would not recommend using it for both brewing coffee and heating water unless it is cleaned really well; any coffee residual will impart a slight taste/color to the water. If you will be serving both frequently, separate urns (carefully labelled) would avoid this problem. Plan on at least 1 hr. to get the full 100 cup capacity to max temp. For coffee, follow directions and start with cold, fresh water. Although it may be tempting to start with hot water to shorten the brewing time, you'll get weaker coffee. « Show Less
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No, this is meant to brew and serve tea, but not to heat water. I use a separate electric kettle for boiling water.
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The cup would hold hot beverages just fine, but copper is a great conductor of both cold and heat. I just put some HOT water in a mug and within 30 seconds the cup as well as the handle became too hot to hold. If you were to wear an oven mitt while drinking your hot tea or coffee you should be just fine, but for bare handed use I would not advise it!
1620291
It can be used to heat water for instant coffee, cocoa or tea. The instant products are not used in the coffee maker. Thanks for lookingSteve
135649
We use it as our drinking thermos. Don't forget that hot things stay extremely hot for a good long time so be careful with that coffee! :)
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I bought it for hot tea but they have reusable pods you can buy to put your coffee grounds in or you can buy the singles.
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it can be used for any liquid you want to keep hot, just don't use the steep basket. You cannot put coffee grinds in the steep basket and hope to make coffee though (if that's what you're thinking); the holes in the basket would be too large.
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I have not used mine for anything but coffee. I'd wager, however, that since it is made of glass and metal- (materials that do not tend to retain flavors), you should be okay, especially if you give it a good wash in between.
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No you cannot. It is a teapot that you pour hot water into and brew the tea.
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I would think you can. Just put the tea in the basket where the Coffee would go. Never tried it though.
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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.
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I wouldn't brew hot coffee with it as you are defeating its purpose, if a Hot coffee is wanted take some of the cold brewed coffee and heat it up or add boiling water to the cold brew.
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I have used for boiling tea and coffee. It is very thick glass. Mine never broke or cracked.
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No, I would not do that. The double-wall design would not work well for that, and it's not meant to be heated on the stovetop. You boil water in a separate container--a pan or teapot--and then pour the water over the coffee and let it steep. If you need to reheat the coffee, you could put it in a mug and microwave it or heat it in a regular saucepan, but that ruins the taste and I don't recommend it. If you're looking for a stovetop coffee maker, consider a stovetop espresso maker.
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Yes you can, but if that's all you want to do you'd be better off buying a teapot or something of that sort. The handles heat up so much so that's it's to hot to touch when boiling, liquid. Great coffee maker though