Can you boil water with it? Use for tea/coffee, or as a solar still to purify water?
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Doesn't boil water, but can be used to purify water. Have a solar water heater that boils water, but about only a half liter
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Yes, it's like boiling water in your oven. You get bubbles all around the pot, instead of bubbling up from the bottom like on a stove. Yes, it pasteurized.
1132858
Yes, you can boil and/or pasteurize water with it. We also sell a water pasteurization indicator (WAPI) that will tell you when the water is pasteurized.
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Yes! I just heat the water and add bags/packets to my cup. But the tea bags could be brewed through the coffee system. It heats the water very quickly. Hope this helps!
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No...you cannot put it in the dishwasher so you definitely cannot use it to boil water. Use another teapot for that. This is just a press, for pressing tea leaves.
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Yes--I probably wouldn't put boiling water in it, but we used warmed water in it a couple of times when we needed/wanted hotter water.
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Yes. The only thing inside is the push down "grounds filter" for the coffee grounds. However, be aware that the pot is double walled for insulation. You can't put it directly on the burner to heat water. The water has to be heated in something else.
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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 boil your water sep. in nice stainless steel pot, then steep your tea in this. It's a great pot I love it and it gets used every night.
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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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Yes, you would just push the brew button without coffee or tea in the apparatus. I oft times put a tea bag in a cup and just use the water.
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I don't know why not.....although I am not a tea expert. This is a percolator and I think that tea is "steeped"....but it just seems that you could put the tea in the coffee grounds container and let the water boil and drain through it....?
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Yes you can just put water in the top and run it through. I have put the tea bag in where you put the coffee and then let the waterrun through it and you have a nice cup of hot tea and it gets pretty hot. I love this coffee maker.
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Yes you can! I use my on for teaAnd my husband uses one for coffee. We love it!
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I have used it when I'm in a rush and my boiled water has run out. So, yes, you can. I believe that it's recommended to use distilled water.
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I think you can, I use it all the time but I fill it full and just use it for one cup or several. I would not recommend leaving the water for weeks at a time. if you use one cup daily. How ever the water does boil at a high tempeture and kills all bacteria. It was well worth the purchase.
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As long as it's plain water, it would be fine. Tea or coffee would pick up a lot of flavour from the copper, which you mightn't like. It wouldn't be dangerous or unhealthy, though. The pitcher isn't meant for hot; it isn't insulated nor does it come with a lid. It is quite lovely!
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Not really. It's just designed to keep hot stuff cooling down slower. It might heat cold water in an hour or so but not hot enough to make tea and that amount of time could damage the mug.
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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.