direct heat? How can i keep the coffee warm in this container?
1600122
We use it to temporarily store 2 cups of fresh hot, hand-poured coffee to sit aside the drinking cup of coffee...like a little countertop thermos. The lid is a perfectly snug fit so it keeps the coffee surprisingly warm without the need to keep it heated on the stove top or (heaven forbid) in the microwave. I guess the same way a french press sits astride a sipping cup, ready to keep the coffee coming.
1600123
For an electric stove, I'd use the burner grid that is sold for Chemex, which would keep it from direct contact with the burner.Chemex Stainless Steel Wire Grid for Use on Electric Stove, 6.5 InchI would definitely -not- use this for boiling water (as was originally asked in this question); it's not a teakettle. But it does just fine on a low heat for many hours, and is "heat-proof" so clearly made to withstand such use.
1600124
Can the range server be placed on a direct gas flame on the stove. I want to boil water in it?
2003815
I started with warm water and let it cool to the desired temp. If I noticed that it got too cool I put a towel over the container to keep some heat.
1022434
You guys are forgetting the biggest point here. You do not leave coffee in the press like that, it will continue brewing and will turn nasty. When is done brewing, pour it all directly into a Thermos, pre-warmed, of course. It will stay hot for well over 6 hours. Mine has stayed hot for like 12.
1359194
No....I really don't recommend this. I planned to return it, but they told me to just keep it and gave me my money back. Coffee doesn't stay very hot, it's hard to drink out of.
1569823
I never once had an issue with the temperature being low. If anything, I've always added a little water too cool it off. I don't care for scalding hot coffee though.
505109
No, it won't. It's only a warmer, meant to hold the temperature of the liquid that is already hot. Even at that, if you don't immediately put the filled cup on the PRE-HEATED warmer, it will go cold in little time. A possible solution: as soon as the coffee is ready, pour half in the cup you'll use right away and the other half cup on the warmer. When I did that, the coffee stayed quite hot and didn't cool. It probably seems a bit of a hassle when traveling, though. Good luck.
706589
Just like coffee it has to be hot before to put it in, it is not a heater, it maintains what ever you put in it.
773910
I have the stainless steel carafe and the burner does keep coffee hot. To keep from wasting fuel and wearing out the burner I put fresh made coffee in a Stanley thermos.
951890
The container is plastic and not insulated. I think Thermos makes a stainless version that may better serve your need.
1652276
In my coffee pot, the coffee is HOT but not boiling. It's just right. I always heat my cream in the microwave before I add my coffee to the cup so I have nicely HOT coffee.
1673755
I usually have a latte, adding hot milk, so not so sure. I do find when I go back for the second cup it can use a little warming.
515877
Frank, my wife loves coffee and so do I. The temperature after brewing (and even after letting the coffee stand for awhile) is much too low. Hot??? ...not a chance. Like the size of this unit but the performance leave MUCH to be desired. Suggestion....look elsewhere.
1189343
I see no reason for not being able to warm milk directly in the unit. I would leave the frother out of the vessel when doing so. Be careful when handling vessel--it is on stovetop and it is not insulated--it will get hot.
135644
I usually pour it into a cup but you could drink from it as well. It kind of has a lip that funnels the liquid into a stream. Only one problem, because it is so well insulated, the coffee is going to be at whatever temperature it was at when you put it into the thermos. If you put in piping hot coffee, even an hour or two later, it is going to be piping hot and will probably burn you if you try to drink directly from it. If you cool the coffee to a warm/hot drinkable temperature before you put it in the thermos, then you could definitely drink directly from it later.
1483435
No-the coffee is in a thermal carafe. You put the lid on the carafe and it keeps the coffee very hot
1273113
Yes you can but, it won't be hot. I returned two because the first one was missing parts,the second one the coffee was not hotand it had electrical defects.
1840747
I have had hot coffee the next day. I love this container and would buy another one. I always fill with hottest water from faucet and put cap on it while my coffee is brewing. I haven't used it for cold but it stands to reason if you fill it with coldwater and ice and let it sit for 5 min. then put what ever you want to keep cold.