Would this pot work with a warmer to set it on after it brews? I think that's the only real complaint here is that it doesn't keep the tea warm.
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Well I don't see why it wouldn't the pot is temper proof so as long as the pot is not empty it should be alright but what I do is remove the tea bags and turn my pot back on
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I don't think that this would work with a warmer because all the heating elements and electronics are in the bottom of the pot.
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Amanda, I do NOT think that a warmer sitting underneath the pot will work. You want to keep the tea warm, which is in the glass vessel. The tea cools because the glass loses the heat too easily. However, a custom fabric or knitted/ crocheted "tea cozy" should work. It would be insulation for the glass.
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No, I don't think it would work with a warmer. The base is plastic, so it would insulate the tea from the heat, and it could potentially melt as well.
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I agree with Jennifer. It's a sturdy and solid warmer. I did use it with the tea pot I had on hand (stainless steel) but was not happy until I purchased a cast iron Dragonfly design tea pot which fits perfectly. Although the tea warmer base worked fine with the larger stainless steel, the cast iron stays warmer longer, and I'll concur, the prices of the cast iron pots on Amazon are quite reasonable. But you should have no problem keeping your tea warm in your existing tea pot even if the pot is somewhat larger than the diameter of the base of the warmer. It's still hard to beat cast iron! I agree with Jennifer. It's a sturdy and solid warmer. I did use it with the tea pot I had on hand (stainless steel) but was not happy until I purchased a cast iron Dragonfly design tea pot which fits perfectly. Although the tea warmer base worked fine with the larger stainless steel, the cast iron stays warmer longer, and I'll concur, the prices of the cast iron pots on Amazon are quite reasonable. But you should have no problem keeping your tea warm in your existing tea pot even if the pot is somewhat larger than the diameter of the base of the warmer. It's still hard to beat cast iron!
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To make good, proper, hot tea, you need boiling water. This brewer does not get that hot. I don't know what the actual temp is, but it's definitely not boiling. You can make tea, of course, at lower temperatures, but it's not nearly as good. Hope this helps.
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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!
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It stays warm as the bottom part of the pot keeps the water at boiling temperature. This is not necessarily a good thing since it causes over brewing.
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I actually killed a teapot doing that just a few months ago. Not this exact one, but one very similar to it. Teapots like this aren't designed for drastic temperature changes. If you want to warm up a pot of tea by setting it on a low simmer, the pot will survive just fine. But anything more than that? I'd be very wary of doing that.
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I do not believe that the pot is for heating. It is only for brewing AFTER the water is heated in a kettle or heating device.
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This teapot has a oval bottom approx. 4.5" x 3.5" configuration. I'm not sure what you mean by a warmer but it should not be placed on a heated element or the pot will crack. Hope this has been helpful. Ann J.
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I don't use the stove for this tea pot. I recommend the tea light warmer. It looks great on the table especially with blooming teas and it will keep the tea warm for at least an hour.
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Yes, but don't put cold things in it when it is very hot. That could crack it. Just put your cold liquids in it when the tea pot is at room temperature. I hope this helps.
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Tom: This is a porcelain pot (ceramic) so I suspect that you "could" put it on a warmer (if you mean electric hot plate). However, since there is a metal strainer inside, I would probably take the strainer out, leaving just the coffee. The pot that I got makes about two 8 oz cups (I'm guessing) and I generally drink it all in one sitting. It's a beautiful pot and I don't believe it was made to hold coffee for a long period of time. I also brew tea in the pot.
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When I use a tea cozy, it does get hot. My biggest problem is that the pot drips when pouring.
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I think leaving it on the warm setting might work for simmering because when I leave my coffee pot on the warm setting, after 10 minutes or so, it starts to perk again.
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I would probably just warm the top the tea pot warmer on the stove and skip the candle. The cast iron will hold enough heat to keep it warm for a while and you will not chance a black spot on you nice tea pot.
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Yes. It does not get hot. It is designed to keep the tea warm. The actual heat comes from the hot water. The plate is not as wide as the bottom of teapot, but teapot bottom is shaped such that the teapot locks in to the plate and does not slide. So if the other teapot is as small as the plate you can put it on it, but if it is wider and it would not touch the plate and sits over the top.
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The teapot is more decorative than functional. I *might* put it on a warmer, but definitely not on a stovetop.
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My answer would be to reheat it in the microwaveable cup you drink from...I don't know if the pot is microwaveable and I sure wouldn't want to break it so as I do with coffee and tea I microwave it for a short time but don't boil it...it should be fine.