Can I put warm water in the tea pot and do you have to hold the lid when pouring liquids from the tea pot?
1246143
I don't know....I bought tea sets for my great nieces who life out of state. Sorry.
1246144
We have never put warm liquid in it so I don't know about that. We lost the lid and it pours just fine without it.
1726382
Hi, you don't use these teapots to heat the water. You use them only to brew the tea. I use an electric kettle to heat the water, then pour it into the teapot with either loose tea in the infuser (shown) or with teabags. The teapot is never too hot to handle.
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...
2123060
Yes but I'd recommend pouring slowly. Thicker glass breaks easier with heat stress but I have not had a problem with pouring it full for tea right after boil so far. I have also used them from the freezer for beverages. Frosty sided beverages is my favorite use for them.
5220
No, you need to boil the water on the stove, let it cool for 4 minutes and then pour it into the tea maker.
1950432
A tea 'pot' is a vessel used to SERVE tea, a tea 'kettle' is a vessel you put on the stove to heat water for making tea. If you, indeed mean to use this to serve tea, then yes you can use it for that. It does have the wire mesh press mechanism inside, which is not ideal for serving. You should not, however, put this French press on your stove as it would likely become damaged.
1138746
No, you must hold it open to pour it...it does not stay open on its own. Mouth opening on small size too. Overall, did not care for it. Try looking into the "utiliTea" by Adiago electric tea kettle and "IngenuiTea" by Adiago tea bag infuser. Both excellent products also on Amazon. After using, won't switch back to tea kettle! Good Luck!
1726265
A tea "POT" is never put on the heat. The water is BOILED in a KETTLE then transferred to the pot to steap. Tea kettle --&gt; a tool to boil water Tea pot ----&gt; table wear to steap and serve tea. True a tea pot may be placed NEAR a stove or fireplace to slow the cooling process but it is NOT intended to boil water in.
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.
335654
No. You could microwave the water then pour it in, I just use a tea kettle on the stove. Doesn't even have to be boiling.
1852473
I would not try it. I have not seen anything about that in the literature that came with the teapot. Please remember this is a small teapot, I get two servings of about 10oz each, so I haven't had a problem with it getting cold. One old trick to keep the tea hotter, pour boiling water into it to warm it BEFORE you make the tea. Then boil your tea water, dump the cooled water out, and the pot is warmer to begin with. (My best suggestion for keeping tea warm is to go with a glass pot instead, I used a Melita coffee pot for this, and you can put that on an electric warmer plate and keep it hot for hours.) I would not try it. I have not seen anything about that in the literature that came with the teapot. Please remember this is a small teapot, I get two servings of about 10oz each, so I haven't had a problem with it getting cold. One old trick to keep the tea hotter, pour boiling water into it to warm it BEFORE you make the tea. Then boil your tea water, dump the cooled water out, and the pot is warmer to begin with. (My best suggestion for keeping tea warm is to go with a glass pot instead, I used a Melita coffee pot for this, and you can put that on an electric warmer plate and keep it hot... » Read More I would not try it. I have not seen anything about that in the literature that came with the teapot. Please remember this is a small teapot, I get two servings of about 10oz each, so I haven't had a problem with it getting cold. One old trick to keep the tea hotter, pour boiling water into it to warm it BEFORE you make the tea. Then boil your tea water, dump the cooled water out, and the pot is warmer to begin with. (My best suggestion for keeping tea warm is to go with a glass pot instead, I used a Melita coffee pot for this, and you can put that on an electric warmer plate and keep it hot for hours.) « Show Less
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No, you cannot put boiling water for tea directly into this pitcher. I gave this for a gift, and at first she wasn't going to tell me that she did just that, and it cracked. She said that she should have tempered it first by filling it warm water and letting the glass get warm 1st (let me also add... put it on something besides a cold countertop also.) Once the glass has gotten warm over a few minutes, then I "think" it would be fine for the hot tea. I still wouldn't put boiling tea right off of the stove. I would let it cool just a bit. You might had rather buy a pitcher that is made of tempered glass, if you don't want to go through the ritual and waiting. It's a great size, though, for a crowd. I was really sorry to hear that hers broke. She was so happy to receive it as a gift.
194867
No! I use a wooden spatula to mix our powdered tea and water. Works great that way. Lids recess in. It has a groove on the inside to align lid. Great pitchers.......
1593599
When I use a tea cozy, it does get hot. My biggest problem is that the pot drips when pouring.
580299
No, just fill it will hot water from a kettle and add tea to steep. Pretty teapot to serve from.
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.
388476
I wouldn't put it in a teapot - just put it in your mug and pour the water over top and let it steep in the mug.