Very contradictory reviews... So confused &gt;.&lt; ! Sun's Tea (TM) 41oz Ultra Clear Heat Resistant Borosilicate Glass Teapot &amp; Infuser for loose tea or display tea (pure glass, no metal or plastic parts) First, would it be possible for some others of you...
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No the handle on mine just broke - seems to be too fragile. Had it for about 1 year and loved it otherwise, but it needs to be made out of more durable material.
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Fantastic question! I don't have an answer for you. I chose not to get glass because of the amount of people we have any given time in our kitchen. I believe they are both closed molecules with just reached boiled water- I do know my stainless steel I use to strain gravies & teas. The strainer is made very well! I was not impressed with the glass ones I was buying because we travel and this is easier for me-
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It's worth the money, I bought it for my wife and she loves it. Very sturdy, the bamboo try that comes with the set has a very nice feel / look to it. As for the ounces, it's listed as 20 oz under the description. I would recommend a instant water boiler. I'm sure you are aware; however I'll just go and say it anyways.... the little candles do not brew the tea.... it merely keeps it warm. Good luck.
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Hello! You could fit some diced ginger in the tea infuser and use it the way they suggest. I'm fairly certain stainless steel and silicone can withstand heat just fine, but maybe you can find a better product for what you're looking to do. Something meant to be completely submerged. Hope this helped!
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Sure, just leave the infuser out. I do it all the time. I make loose tea in the morning and decaf in a bag at night. I just rinse the pot in between. As to the comment not to buy it. I bought 3, one for me, one for my son and one for my daughter and they are all great. When I bought them they were on sale and are clearly seconds (mine has some black in the glaze on the outside) but they have been wonderful.
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I suggest you use another tea pot instead of the glass tea pot. I picked my favorite teapot at Cost Plus and have been using it since day one.
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I'm not sure about that.... I had not noticed that when I bought it for a gift. She loved it, though, and it was large just as she had wanted. I wouldn't advise making hot tea or other hot beverages in it, though. It is not tempered glass.
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I use 6 slightly rounded teaspoons for 1/2 gallon of iced tea. I brew my tea in a dedicated for tea coffee pot and let it cool on the counter top in a carafe. I've never made sun tea with this tea before. I would imagine you could put the tea in packets and make it with the sun.
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Hmm.....if I had your regular email address I could take photos and send to you. The temperature probe is quite long and it is a nice thickness and it isn't flimsy. I used a larger florist test tube which has a rubber lid/ stopper. I put water into test tube, immersed tip of probe into that, then immersed test tube into Kombucha tea. The cord of the probe I then bent over edge of my stainless steel container. I have a woven cover that is held on by elastic. All these things together holds the test tube with probe at exactly the height I need it to be, suspended through Scoby into tea.
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I have made probably 30 containers of both sun tea and brewed tea in the time I have owned it. I put jar in my dishwasher on the bottom shelf, the lid on the top shelf and use the dry cycle without any problems so far. I think it was a wise purchase on my part, I enjoy using it. It is made of HEAVY GLASS and the tight fitting lid is why I purchased it in the first place, I was tired of the usual plastic pitcher which seemed to hold flavors and smells even though they were put into the dishwasher.
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Hi, Judith, I've put the pot in the microwave without a problem mainly to reheat prepared tea on defrost (works great---no loss of flavor) or to heat the water in order to heat the teapot. However, I would never use the microwave to heat the water for tea because it is impossible to gauge if the water is the correct temperature. My guess is that it would be difficult to find any pottery made nowadays which was not microwaveable, don't you think?
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Never tried it in the sun. I don't know you couldn't. We make our tea in Ice Tea Pot. Great results. My daughter who has used this tea for years, said she just dumps some into the basket. She is guessing it's about 3 tablespoons not flat not heaping.
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I like Sunflower jasmine better than the Twinings or any other jasmine I have tried. It taste more flavor both in the tea and the jasmine. It is bulk tea, so I use a stainless wire mesh tea diffuser. In the past I have steeped it loose in the pot then strained it with a fine strainer and stored in thermos or else in another pot, if I'll use it right away.Using the diffuser, I don't have to pour it into anything else but the cup. M. Snipes
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I would also like to know the same thing. It seems there is not any information on this for this particular product. So many of us are looking for non plastc, non aluminum tea/coffee makers, kettles, etc.
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I don't know what blooming flower teas are. But let me encourage you to give it a try. The tea pot has been very useful to me for several years. I one point a crack developed in the bottom and because I still had the receipt I returned the cracked pot and was given a new one and this one has given me excellent service. Because it is glass I would think the sky is the limit on what you could brew in it. Give it a try. And a Merry Christmas to you. Ann
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I purchased this item for my daughter. My daughter prefers to use Loose tea. My answer, as I have seen my daughter use this item at home is no more then 1 level teaspoon for a 10 to 12 oz cup of tea. If you like your tea to taste stronger then add a pinch more of Loose tea to the 1 level teaspoon. I Hope this answers your question, Oscar. Enjoy your tea.
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From what I have read, it is a collection of several types of tea, all black teas, and usually any English black tea comes from India.My question is where did you get this? I have been looking for it myself. I have used it for a few years, but now I can't find it, other than Davidson's English Breakfast bulk tea which costs over $100 and is in the garden center.