Can we make tea from a coffee maker?

Question

Can anyone give me an idea if this is possible.

I don't want to try it now unless I know for sure it will not cause any problem to the coffee maker

Answer 1

as a lover of tea and coffee, I would suggest to keep them separate. Although I've never tried it, what I know about tea is that different teas require different steeping times and different water temperatures for a good cup of tea.

I like mostly green and white tea which requires very hot water, but not boiling. These varieties also require less steeping times because of the delicate nature of the teas. If you over steep these teas, it will taste very bitter. Conversely, if you under steep tea, you will miss out on much of the flavor.

Now if you like black teas or herbal teas, a coffee maker might seem fine, but these teas require 4-6 minutes of steeping time in boiling water, which I don't believe a coffee maker would fulfill.

Another thing is that the tea might taste like coffee and i don't think you'd want that.

Now if you try making tea in a coffee maker and it tastes fine for you, and it is convenient for you, then by all means, go for it. ....this answer is too long..sorry for that! good luck!

Answer 2

I make tea like that every day. When I don't use ground and a filter, I just use bags, let it run, then put the bags in the pot to let it simmer and sit, so that I get the strongest (Green) tea I can, for the maximum health benefits. But the main thing about coffee makers is as little known today as when I first bused tables in Camp Zama Officer's Club in 1971: You must reach up to where the water comes out to the filter cup and wipe it daily, for the coffee oils accumulate, and make your product bitter. I've been in the best of restaurants, and had to show them this.

Answer 3

It won't hurt anything, but tea needs much longer to steep than coffee. Most varieties 3 to 5 minutes. You could use your coffee maker to heat the water and put the tea bags in the coffee pot for the desired amount of time.

Answer 4

Sure the coffee maker just produces the hot water.
Put a filter in and some tea bags it will work fine.

Answer 5

think first! what kind of a coffee maker are you talking about? I have an espresso maker that you really don't want to put any tea in. On the other hand, a drip type coffee maker is perfectly alright. Does this answer you???

Answer 6

Yes you can. It will brew the "brine". Then just fill a glass full of ice. Then pour in the brine. This will melt alot of the ice and help dilute the tea so it is not so strong. It depends on how strong you make your brine. You probably will need to add some extra water. This will make great brewed tea.

Caution: do not pour the extremely hot and extremely cold together in thin glass. Or it could crack with the extreme tempertures. I like to let the brine cool for a while first, or use an insulated cup.

Answer 7

Sure can, my girlfriend does it every day. She does it two separate ways. One is to open up the tea bags and use a filter with tea in it. The other is to just put the tea bags in the pour-er itself and use 5 bags per 6 cups.

Answer 8

Yes, but it's not great because the water isn't boiled. Won't hurt the coffee maker, but make sure you clean the pot and basket really well before and after.

Answer 9

Yes! Put the tea bag in the coffee pot, and let the hot water fill up the pot. Then pour when it is done!

Answer 10

Yeah you can just put the filter in like usual, and put loose tea or tea bags it works great I do it all the time!