I'd recommend a good all stainless steel thermos from an outdoor
store. Stay away from any plastic parts such as cap and cup. However
if it goes in hot it'll come out hot. I'd brew the night before and
let cool to room temperature. Then heat up in a microwave. Another
option is an immersible heating coil. Beware they will blow breakers
but it can warmup a cup in seconds. You can get the pot/cup warmer
which works if desired less than hot. Nothing wrong with a tea bag
and hot water brewed in the pot and poured in a cup. Tea in the
office is a compromise. I nuked the same chinese teapot with bamboo
handle for decades.

Jim

Top Spin wrote in message . ..
I have been gradually developing a taste for tea as a deskside
beveridge while working at my computer.

In the summer, I usually make iced tea where temperature is not much
of a problem. I make a pot (3-4 cups), pour some over ice, put the
rest in the fridge.

In the winter, I prefer hot tea. I would like to be able to make a pot
and be able to sip at it over the course of the day. The problem is
that I have a fairly narrow temperature tolerance. Maybe I am a wimp,
but I cannot drink it right from the pot as some can. But I also do
not like it too cool.

So, (finally) here is my question: Is there some way for me to make a
pot of 3-4 cups in the morning and keep it hot (but not too hot) for
most of a day?

I am thinking of a large thermos plus one of those hot plates they use
for coffee. I would make the pot and put it in the thermos. I would
then pour a cup at a time into my cup on the hot plate.

Is there a hot plate that has a temperature control so it doesn't keep
the tea too hot?

Can anyone recommend a good thermos (4-6 cup capacity)?

Am I heading in a wrong direction? Is there a better approach?

I did find the following devicve through Google. Does anyone have any
experience with it?

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/...0000056406.htm


Thanks