Thermos good for carrying already made tea...?
I saw a lot of topics on thermos/tumblers on here… but I want to make my tea in the morning and be able to get to it later in the day. Could I do this in anything? Even a SIG stainless steel bottle? Something like that? Or would the tea mess up a bottle like that? I don’t have access/time to make the tea when on campus at school but if I could still have some already made that I can drink half way through my day I would be so happy. It doesn’t have to stay hot. I always cool my tea (post-brew) because my mouth is sadly very sensitive to hot temperatures of any sort. Any reccomendations would be great. I’m brand new here but am stoked about finding this site. I am working my way through the two adagio green tea sample packs right now. :)
- I did see the topic from a couple months back about tea thermos/tumblers but it didn’t seem to reach a decisive answer. That’s why I brought the topic back up except that I’m only interested in transporting my already brewed tea throughout the day.
One warning I’d give you about metals (and some have this problem w/ plastic as well) is that they can hold flavors similar to a yixing (Jade Teapot sells yixing tumblers by the way that look pretty flippin amazing)- but I’m not sure to what extent this happens w/ tea. I think it also depends on what tea you put in it. A hard core lapsang souchong drinker would probably have more issues w/ it than a Silver Needle drinker. So I suggest glass. If you’re afraid of it breaking maybe you can get one of those (nylon?) zipper sleeve things for it- like this http://www.amazon.com/SealLine-01989-Water-Bottle-Carrier/dp/B001QWKTMA/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1275249875&sr=8-18
Jade teapot has closed shop
I just use normal travel tumblers, double walled plastic, i have on occasion had one that held the flavor
The company I purchased these from in China is closed also.
hmmm now that im thinking on it. I could just buy like 6 or 7 bottles of HonesTea and just reuse those bottles to carry my tea throughout the day…
You could bfhancock, but I strongly suggest you find a more environmentally friendly option. Yet another reason I rarely drink RTD teas.
Well I did mean that I would hang onto those bottle for a long while…. but I would rather one thermos/bottle of some sort… if I knew that SIGG bottles wouldn’t absorb odors/flavor and wouldn’t get ruined, I would use one of them… but I can’t seem to find out if they really are good for tea.
Honestly, I carry tea w/me to work all of the time in those food-grade aluminum bottles that people use to hold water. These do not hold any flavors/odors at all. But, they do not keep the temperature of the tea hot. So , throughout the day, the temperature decreases over time. But, on the other hand, when I use a thermos, the tea stays steaming hot all day and that is even worse.
What brand of stainless steel bottle do you use? I know some aren’t as high quality as others… is it a SIGG? The bottle you use doesn’t hold odors/flavors at all?
I often us a double walled (insulated) stainless steel bottle from ThinkSport. Here’s a link: http://www.thinksportbottles.com/products1a.htm
There’s porcelain too:
http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea-Cups-Mugs/Travel-Tea-Cups/Aurora-Borealis-Tea-Tumbler.axd
Teas Etc makes a beautiful plastic (bpa-free) double-walled tumbler. I haven’t tried it.
http://www.teasetc.com/details.asp?prodid=19001&cat=19
http://www.teasetc.com/details.asp?prodid=19003&cat=19
This is what I have been using. I got it recently, I think I have been using it for three days. So far, so good. Mine just has a blue cap and I got it from Amazon instead.
To get the odor out of your thermos try soaking it in salt water. I know it sounds weird but my friend soaked her coffee thermos in salt water and put Long Jin in it the next day and I couldn’t smell any of the coffee. I wouldn’t have believed it if she didn’t show me.
I tried it too and it works pretty well.
For the thermos, Nissin Thermos has a good double walled stainless steel tumbler with a tea strainer and screw on lid. I’ve seen it at TeaVana but bought it on-line for a few bucks less. It’s about $25 but good quality.
Something to consider is how long you want the tea to stay hot. shameless promotion starts here we sell the JoeMo XL product – it is double walled stainless steel, vacuum sealed and keeps your tea hot for 6+ hours (for real – tested and confirmed)
You can get it from a lot of places online, including us (not including link here because that is a little TOO shameless) – but I know that a number of Steepsterites have purchased them from us before, and they can attest to how good they are. I have tried MANY other thermos’s – and can honestly say that I choose to carry this one because it is the best of the bunch I have found so far.
I got this for Christmas and I am MADLY in love with it: http://www.amazon.com/Nissan-FBB1000-Stainless-Steel-Insulated-Briefcase/dp/B00009V4FM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327515312&sr=8-2
I’m even considering getting a 2nd one (because this 32oz one+ my two 16oz travel mugs is CLEARLY not enough for me…)
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