IngenuiTEA and BPA

[geeber1]

Should I be worried about BPA with my IngenuiTEA? I love using it and it sure would be hard to give it up.

[olivierco]

Well it is very difficult to answer unless paying for some analyzes.

As a principle, I don't use plastic with hot water.

[Geekgirl]

As a principle, I don't use plastic with hot water.

x2

[Victoria]

It does seem hard to give up in the begining - but you will as you progress.

First I stopped microwaving.
Got a kettle and poured the water in.
Then I went to a brewing basket.
Actually less to clean and easier.

Depending on how long you have been using it,
what I have read seems to indicate the leeching
is less and less over time.

So in other words the worst of it may already be over.
It's a personal choice and there is lots to read on the subject.

I never thought I would give mine up.
But yeah, the PBA scare was good
motivation to begin to move on (for me).

[henley]

As a principle, I don't use plastic with hot water.

x2

Me, too. I even gave up my plastic travel mugs.

I like boiling my water stove top in a glass kettle.

[BonBon]

As a principle, I don't use plastic with hot water.

I would also go with this. I stopped heating plastic goods (platic containers, saran wrap, etc) years ago before BPA became big in the news because of the chemicals released. I just never really trust plastics. Being paranoid, I would probably just play it safe and assume there's a chance.

I currently use a nice steel vacuum infuser mug I bought a year or two ago at REI that holds the heat really well. It also does well with the ice green tea I make during summer months. And it has a screen to keep leaves in. Works great for me, but maybe there are better products out there.

[geeber1]

Thanks, everyone. Looks like I have some shopping to do!

Do you have any suggestions for brewing a large amount of tea all at once, like for iced tea? Or just do several smaller pots and add to ice in a pitcher?

[LavenderPekoe]

I have a big trudeau ceramic pot at home that makes over 34 ounces of tea. It makes a nice big jug of iced tea. I think it was $19 or something. Not expensive. I do really like it for large amounts of tea.

http://www.trudeaucorp.com/us/products/ ... 84277.html

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Thanks, everyone. Looks like I have some shopping to do!

Do you have any suggestions for brewing a large amount of tea all at once, like for iced tea? Or just do several smaller pots and add to ice in a pitcher?

I use a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup, put the leaves directly in it, and pour it through a strainer into my iced tea pitcher. We also have a 6 or 8 cup Pyrex, but I find that one gets too heavy which makes it awkward to pour. I generally make 4 cups (32oz) at a time and then add two or three of those together in the pitcher to make my iced tea.

[auggy]

Thanks, everyone. Looks like I have some shopping to do!

Do you have any suggestions for brewing a large amount of tea all at once, like for iced tea? Or just do several smaller pots and add to ice in a pitcher?

I use a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup, put the leaves directly in it, and pour it through a strainer into my iced tea pitcher. We also have a 6 or 8 cup Pyrex, but I find that one gets too heavy which makes it awkward to pour. I generally make 4 cups (32oz) at a time and then add two or three of those together in the pitcher to make my iced tea.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that has used a Pyrex measuring cup as a teapot!

[geeber1]

It's funny, before buying the IngenuiTEA, I used a Pyrex cup as well, but thought I needed to be more "fancy!"

Lavender, that teapot looks perfect. I might try to find one.

[BonBon]

My ice tea is pretty basic, and maybe not the best way. I just use some cheap pitchers I have, add some tea, then pour in cold water and stick it in the fridge and let it sit that way. Probably not the best way to do it, but a friend in Japan always made tea that way, and I guess I just got used to the taste.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that has used a Pyrex measuring cup as a teapot!

Pyrex is something that I trust myself handling first thing in the morning so it works quite well as a teapot. Now if they made an actual Pyrex teapot, that would be awesome.

[geeber1]

That WOULD be awesome! What kind of strainer do you use?

[auggy]

That WOULD be awesome! What kind of strainer do you use?

I just pour it through one of my little metal strainers - the one I use most is the one that came with my porcelain teapot.