Has anyone tried to use it for hot tea? Has anyone tried to use it for hot tea? I really want to know if it can hold hot water. Thanks!
370762
I use these bottles for hot tea all the time and have never had any problems. In the few years that I have owned these bottles, I have only ever lost one when I accidentally left the bottle full of water in the car overnight during an extremely cold winter night. I think that as long as you avoid extreme temperature changes you will be fine. You can always run the bottle under warm water first to warm it up. Also I never pour boiling water directly into the glass, but wait a minute or two.
370763
Just found the answer on the company's web site:Lifefactory beverage bottles are made from soda lime glass. This is the same container glass used for wine bottles and other food storage containers. It is strong but not impervious to rapid temperature changes or impact. Like any bottle, it will expand and crack if left in the freezer or hit with boiling water.It does go on to say that the baby bottles are borosilicate glass, which can withstand boiling.
370764
I have the same question - am wondering if you can put hot beverages in it without the glass breaking?
370765
I have been trying the bottles for hot tea. So far, two have fallen apart. The first bottle was working fine but the steam eventually loosen up the lid. One day, the bottle fell off from the lid and shattered on the floor after 1 year of use. The second one just broke today (bought in Sep 2014 -> less than half a year) when I was pouring hot water for my tea bag. The hot water broke the glass and the hot water split and covered the entire cabinets. I will not buy this again for hot tea but would consider for other purposes.
1401721
I have never used it for hot liquid. I don't think it would hold heat well though. I use it daily for my Spark drink & love it.
455583
I only use mine for water, I think it would be fine for cold drinks of any kind, I don't think I would put any hot drinks in it.
1352411
I don't usually put tea in it as the leafs would be hard to clean afterwards. However, as for hot water, it would keep it warm over night (12+hours). As for "hot" per se, I think 5 hours would be maximum guess. After a day, it won't get cold, nor warm enough. Hope this helps.
1726381
you add hot/boiling water to this teapot. It just acts as a vessel for brewing the tea and should not be used to heat water in.
511778
From my experience with the cup, I never had an issue with that. And there were times when I wanted my tea really really hot cuz it would brew better, I never really felt the hot water in the cup.l nor did I never get burned from the cup. I think what it's made out of is specifically l for that purpose.
206753
It says to only use for cold, but I have used it for hot drinks and it worked great - but you have to be careful when drinking from it if your drink is really hot.
1194552
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.
263641
I actually purchased it so that I could use it for hot tea. I was using double-walled glass tea bottles and kept breaking them. I drink mostly loose leaf tea and found a strainer that fits in the top of the 22oz Go Glass -- it was from one of my old smaller stainless tea bottles. You can use a teaball or use teabags. HOW I MAKE HOT TEA: I temper the Go Glass with hot tap water then add my loose leaf tea, put the strainer in and add the near boiling water from my hot water dispenser. Works great! It is a little hot to the touch, but with the silicone cover it can be handled. As with any glass, the key is to use hot tap water to temper it. Don't ever just take it out of the cold car and add boiling water. It will shatter like any glass would. Even the tea bottles need to be tempered. I once added boiling water to one that sat in the cold car all night and the inside wall shattered. Although I just purchased this 22 oz Go Glass bottle a couple days ago, I can already tell I am going to love it. It is more durable, easier to hold on to, and looks cool. Hope this helps.
900208
I am not sure that pouring very hot (e.g. boiling) water in it is a very good idea. It's not insulated, so it would get very hot to hold, plus I'm not sure whether the plastic would emit any chemicals due to hot water or not. I put relatively warm water in it with no troubles, but it's only about 100F or so.
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.
1065770
In my opinion, this is designed to keep already hot beverages warm. I don't think you will get positive results attempting to actually warm from this. It does get hot but not hot enough to warm water.Hope this is helpful.
2021369
No. This is not recommended. I did it once and the teapot survived, but I won't try again. It does keep hot water warm for a long time.
1261451
We've used it as a heating pad with hot water, but I wouldn't add boiling hot water from a tea kettle. If you do use the kettle to warm the water I'd make sure it's not boiling, but rather is 158 degrees (F) or slightly less since that's what the manufacture recommends. Best of luck!!
993851
I've never used it for hot beverages, I'm sure it would work just fine. I'd say the only drawback might be that the glass gets a bit warm, but it is insulated by the shatterproof plastic so it should still be comfortable to hold.
1387233
Yes, it can make hot water for tea. You can program it to dispense the exact amount of water to fill your cup as well.
1571403
My daughter received this hot water bottle from us. She says she has put the hottest water from the tap and then hot water from the tea kettle into it. Hot water from the kettle is too hot to put in by itself. She reports that approximately 45 minutes later, it is at least warm. Enjoy!