topic Re: How to keep tea hot in Kitchen

How to keep tea hot

geegerbee — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:03:55 GMT

This is not a biggie topic, but I have spent lots of money trying to get a cup of tea to keep hot. I don't like lukewarm tea. I also don't like drinking out of a stainless steel thermos.

I have tried putting a rubber coaster on top of the mug, tried a copper mule mug and more. I want to pour hot tea in a nice porcelain or earthenware mug, sip it for a half hour and refill it with more hot water. Usually after 10 minutes, it is lukewarm. I don't mind having warm coffee, but only like hot tea. Any suggestions?

Re: How to keep tea hot

beach-mom — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:08:16 GMT

My stepmother-in-law was British, so she taught me a lot about tea. Here's what I would do. Do you have a small teapot for one that would hold about two cups of water? If you do, I would make my tea in that and cover it with a tea cozy. It wouldn't keep your cup hot, but I have always had mine hot when I poured it from the pot covered with a cozy!

Re: How to keep tea hot

Mz iMac — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:13:38 GMT

As a tea drinker myself I always use boiling water to make tea. I do not mind "sipping" my tea initially. At least my tea is still "hot" 30 minutes later.

I don't care for "warm" tea either.

Re: How to keep tea hot

Pa2Fl — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:18:02 GMT

When I worked I kept a coffee warmer at my desk. It was 4 1/2 x 6. It held a nice size mug. Never had cold tea again. My boss gave it to me. On the bottom it says COFFEE WARMER Model MEC-179. Hope this hepls you. ( It looks like a candle warmer)

Re: How to keep tea hot

circles — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:23:00 GMT

I have never been a tea drinker but do love my coffee piping hot...I have never found a mug...cup...anything like that ...that keeps the coffee hot for a leisure sit back sipping event...

I don't use any type of creamer...strickly black...yet the coffee would cool down way too fast...even though it was steaming hot going into that mug/coffee cup....

I finally had to go to a thermos type mug....(think contigo from the Q....)....to enjoy my coffee for any length of time...and when out to dinner ...I either drink my coffee fast..or just don't order coffee...

Re: How to keep tea hot

sunshine45 — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:26:10 GMT

when you want the tea to stay hot, we usually tend to use small glass teacups and keep the water and teapot hot by keeping it on the stove or serving it in an electric samovar.

Re: How to keep tea hot

sunshine45 — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:30:02 GMT

Pa2Fl wrote:
When I worked I kept a coffee warmer at my desk. It was 4 1/2 x 6. It held a nice size mug. Never had cold tea again. My boss gave it to me. On the bottom it says COFFEE WARMER Model MEC-179. Hope this hepls you. ( It looks like a candle warmer)

Re: How to keep tea hot

sandraskates — Tue, 03 May 2016 04:27:55 GMT

I recall seeing these on Shark Tank: Coffee Joulies.

It says in their FAQ that you can also use them in tea, hot chocolate, etc. :-)

Re: How to keep tea hot

ECBG — Tue, 03 May 2016 04:39:25 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Pa2Fl wrote:
When I worked I kept a coffee warmer at my desk. It was 4 1/2 x 6. It held a nice size mug. Never had cold tea again. My boss gave it to me. On the bottom it says COFFEE WARMER Model MEC-179. Hope this hepls you. ( It looks like a candle warmer)

As the other posters suggested, a coffee warmer would give you what you want. Amazon had quite a few. I personally liked the one with auto off.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_17?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=coffee+mug+warmer+with+auto+shut+off&sprefix=coffee+mug+warmer%2Caps%2C135

Re: How to keep tea hot

geegerbee — Tue, 03 May 2016 05:04:57 GMT

Thank you all for your good suggestions. I will look into all of them.

Re: How to keep tea hot

Pa2Fl — Tue, 03 May 2016 05:07:09 GMT

That's it. Mine is red. Sunshine45 you are really good.

I would try Wal-mart or Bed Bath & Beyond. You might have luck there.

Re: How to keep tea hot

Nataliesgramma — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:53:38 GMT

If you rinse your cup out with hot water right before you use it...it helps a little....

Re: How to keep tea hot

3cupcakes — Tue, 03 May 2016 10:13:53 GMT

Like, @Nataliesgramma, I also rinse my cup w/hot water by adding more to the pot for the initial boil & use this boiling water to warm the cup before making my cup of tea. If you let it sit for a little bit, even better.

but I like tea hot or iced, no room temperature for me either! ☕️

....

debic — Tue, 03 May 2016 11:48:14 GMT

@sunshine45 Those are pretty cups.

Preheating the cup helps, but I think there's a reason old fashioned tea cups are so small. I tend to drink tea and coffee rather fast for just that reason.

Re: How to keep tea hot

jlkz — Tue, 03 May 2016 13:36:56 GMT

When taking coffee or tea in the car, we will preheat the cup or mug with boiling water and then pour in our beverage. It keeps the liquid hot longer when on the go.

If I'm into a reading break at home, I will do the same thing. Of course, while cleaning house, I have been known to microwave the cooling tea--- about 3X is the maximum after which it just doesn't taste right.

Re: How to keep tea hot

KYToby — Tue, 03 May 2016 15:11:21 GMT

One way to get a few more minutes of hot tea when using a ceramic mug is to prewarm your mug with boiling water. Generally, I prewarm my teapot by filling it with boiling water, then I empty it out, add the tea and boiling water, and while it steeps, I also fill my mug with boiling water, too.

Another, perhaps easier solution, would be to invest in a double-walled cup. There are several brands of glass cups on the market (Bodum makes some) as well as acrylic (Tervis makes them). These do help keep things hot longer

Re: How to keep tea hot

Nhbelle — Tue, 03 May 2016 15:28:27 GMT

Amazon and probably others too sell double walled glass mugs or tea cups. Put hot water in first and empty and then put in tea. Then use a silicone topper on top of the mug. Amazon sells them too, mine were cute and had a cat on top. Double walled glass mugs can go into dishwasher but you need to take care with them as they are fragile. I put them in myself but never let my husband load the dishwasher when the mug is in there as he tends to put frying pans on top of them. I tend to sip tea or coffee and they stay hot for about an hour.

Re: How to keep tea hot

twinkies — Wed, 04 May 2016 13:24:22 GMT

I just keep my spoon in the cup , The spoon holds the heat , Careful cause the spoon gets hot!!

cathy from ma

Re: How to keep tea hot

GingerPeach — Wed, 04 May 2016 18:21:04 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
As a tea drinker myself I always use boiling water to make tea. I do not mind "sipping" my tea initially. At least my tea is still "hot" 30 minutes later.

I don't care for "warm" tea either.

I'm with @Mz iMac, @geegerbee

Even though I drink green tea, and the optimum temperature for making green tea is less than boiling, I do start with boiling water. (I have tried it both ways, and the hotter water doesn't seem to change it all that much.)

In any event, adding boiling water to the porcelain cup with the tea bag makes a cup that is hot enough close to half an hour later. That's plenty of time for me to finish the cup.

If you use a tea pot, then a tea cozy is a super simple, very pretty, and VERY effective way to keep your tea hot. It really works. Make sure the cozy is thick and poufy.

You also need no electricity and therefore save energy plus you are not limited by a power cord and can take it anywhere.