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.
868298
I would not recommend using it to hold hot water. Only use lukewarm at best. Keep in mind the cap is not airtight, so whatever steam it couldn't hold will put pressure on the cap's seal and lid, and might end up leaking between the walls. I have only used this bottle with lukewarm liquid and that worked OK. I also experimented with carbonated drinks and that resulted in a bit of leaking from the cap. I forgot if the seals leaked, but I definitely got the fizzy liquid on my hands when I opened the cap lid. Now imagine that being trapped hot steam/liquid. I don't think you would want to have that.
1726382
Hi, you don't use these teapots to heat the water. You use them only to brew the tea. I use an electric kettle to heat the water, then pour it into the teapot with either loose tea in the infuser (shown) or with teabags. The teapot is never too hot to handle.
2014358
The product is made of a hard plastic, so it probably could hold hot tea and not compromise the material. That being said, it would be very hot to the touch. You would be better off searching for a double-walled glass.
192465
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.
1117494
The body of this tea pot does become extremely hot when you put it on the stove. Even when it is full of hot water! I bought this and found I can never hold a cup when it's full of hot tea!!! Rediculous!
1645503
I have only used this for cold tea. I use this at work, however if it is advertised to hold hot tea I feel sure you could because the cold tea stays cold all day.
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.
307553
no.. it can not be used with hot water.you can use it with boiled water until the water cools down~
1229734
I've used very warm water and it is fine. It is medium to heavy vinyl so it could probably handle pretty hot water. Don't know about boiling water.
1564309
Although the instructions say not to use with hot liquids, judging from the great build material of the bottle, It can definitely be able to hold hot beverages. Just make sure the tea is already brewed prior.
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.
918358
the directions that come with the bottle say that it is not made to hold hot water. I used mine for it, but the bottle gets very hot and hard to handle if you put really hot water in it. In the long run I am not sure about the damage, i gave up mine because after some time it developed a rust spot and the water had a steel/metal taste - no matter how fresh it was.
1075184
This is a teapot for holding tea, not for boiling water. You'll still need a kettle for that.The handle doesn't get hot when using it for serving.
1980037
The directions don't say if it can be used for "hot" water. Since this is a 3 quart pitcher made for infusing, I don't know why you would want that much flavored "hot" water and/or it wouldn't stay hot for very long and/or adding hot water would probably turn the infused veg/fruit to mush. If you want flavored hot water, maybe heat up the infused cold water in the microwave...just a suggestion.
537358
No, this is meant to brew and serve tea, but not to heat water. I use a separate electric kettle for boiling water.
672616
We don't drink too much tea but the coffee grounds we use in this coffe maker are pretty fine and we don't use a filter and the coffee turns out great! So I think it should work for hot tea as well. Hope this helps .