Can you brew tea with this?
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Yes, you can. Coffee makers boil water into the Pot. You can put your tee bag in the pot and fish it out after 5 min.
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Your welcome Lisa. Just a bit more info. We made coffee 9 am and after our AM cup we left for the day. We got home around 10pm. Cleaning coffee pot it was still hot so I poured a cup and it tasted just as good as our AM cup.
2125341
I suppose so, in theory. I wouldn't. I'm a Brit and tea-making is as much an art as making good coffee - use the right tools. Buy a tea-pot !
1363776
I haven't tried to make tea, the holes are large enough for loose tea to fall into the hot water. You could use it to infuse already brewed tea with flavors. I mostly use it to flavor water with crushed mint.
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No, I don't believe so. I boil water separately. I would recommend the tea pot for one person only. It's smaller than I expected.
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I haven't tried it myself, but it is doubtful that it would provide good results. Most teas call for just under boiling water and steeped at three minutes, give or take. I don't think the Keurig get's quite that hot, but more importantly, it won't steep the tea. It'll just drip water through the tea.You might use the Keurig to heat water, and then steep the tea in the hot water it makes. Might not be quite hot enough, but the results will likely be better than 'brewing' it in that little k-cup strainer thing.
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Typically when brewing tea in a teapot, you use a strainer when pouring the tea, not inside the pot. So this would work for that, but is not a typical use, as I understand. I used this for brewing one cup at a time, in the cup.
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I suppose that you could. However, the ice melts as the tea is brewed which makes it the correct strength for drinking. If you were going to make tea without much ice, you might want to reduce the amount of tea you use.
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The question is- why would you want to. If you are into tea at this level, loose leaf, controlled brewing, etc, you should be boiling water to make tea properly. Cuisinart makes a great electric kettle that is programmable to the temps of various teas. There are others as well. Microwaving water for tea is for people who don't "get" tea.
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Yes, you may use this machine to make tea, however, without the coffee masking the taste of the water, the hot water that comes out always tasted like plastic to me, even after repeated cleaning and flushing of the machine. There are just too many platic parts that end up giving a plastic "flavor" the extremely hot water as it passes through. I returned the machine for that reason.
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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 found out about the Softbrew from an article in the NY Times on brewing coffee. The writer said that the Softbrew was also his favorite pot for brewing tea from loose leaves. I haven't tried making tea with it.
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I have made tea with my 16oz pot, by simply making the tea stronger and adding to ice. It takes a little bit of experimenting to get the strength/ice mixture perfect, but Im a serious tea snob.I have also steeped the strong tea, released it into a cup after steeping, allowed to cool then poured over ice and water added to taste SO to answer your question, yes I suppose you could, BUT unless you are making more than a pitcher of ice tea, I would consider buying the 16oz. Either way, if you love tea and love simplicity....buy one of these!
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I haven't. I would imagine that you could though. I have filled it with boiled water and it holds up fine. Typically when I'm using it though it had been with iced tea.
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Absolutely. I have used both sizes of this pot for brewing hot tea. It has come in and out of the dishwasher countless times, looking like new. As with any glass tea pot you have to make sure you do not subject it to abrupt changes in temperature. Give it a swirl of hot tap water before putting tea in.
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That is precisely how you brew Tea. Heat water in a kettle then pour it into the Tea Pot with the Tea. Let it steep for around 5 minutes. Remove tea from pot. And enjoy.
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Yes, absolutely... here is how we recommend brewing hot tea as a tea press. ~ Clean off coffee residues from mesh filter, if significant amount consider a vinegar & water mixture. ~ Prepare amount of water needed for the cups of tea going to be poured as soon as the first steep of tea is complete. ~ Add 1 teaspoon of your favorite tea leaf per 8 ounces of water used. If stronger flavor is desired, add more tea, not time. ~ Lower plunger halfway to bottom. The idea is not to compress but to use the plunger as a sieve. Compressing tea leaves may produce bitter results. ~ Pour off all tea. Don't leave any tea steeping in water for an extended period of time. ~ Re-steep tea leaves as many times as you find they produce a tasty cup. ~ For more information about how to steep your favorite teas Check Out our Tea Chart Here &gt;&gt; http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81VVQ1GtR8L._SL1500_.jpg Hope this helps, Team Idylc Homes
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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...