Hastings Collective Thermal Coffee Carafe 68 Oz - Large Stainless Steel Insulated Carafe - 2 Liter Double Walled Vacuum Thermos Coffee and Beverage Dispenser with Tea Infuser and Strainer (Gray)

I do afternoon tea parties and needed a faster way of brewing tea for my customers. I invested in several of the Hastings carafes and they have made my life so much easier. The size and capacity are perfect and they keep the tea hot. The carafe is very sleek and modern with a wood handle. It also has a great tea infuser that fits in the carafe. I plan on buying several more! Marie at A Moveable Tea.

Purchased this carafe to use at an outdoor theme picnic in the fall and not only did it work great but the modern Scandi design is beautiful. Highly recommend

I bought a smaller version of this Hastings thermal carafe 6 years ago and have been using it for tea every day. I love it and I am still using it. I decided I wanted a bigger carafe for my tea and of course I had to come back to Hastings. My older, smaller carafe will now hold my morning coffee. This carafe keeps drinks hot, it is a beautiful piece to have sitting on my counter all day and I very much appreciate the metal basket for my teas. I only wish the bigger basket was all metal as well. I do not use it because I don't think boiling water on plastic is a good idea. Other than that, this is an excellent product and I am sure I will get many years use out of it.

I bought the venera thermal carafe after buying and falling in love with my 50oz lagom. I have another thermal carafe from another brand that can hold the same amount of volume (68oz), and that one feels very big and bulky for daily use so I expected to feel that way about this one. To my surprise, the venera is sleek, elegant, and beautiful in person; for how big it looks, it holds an incredible amount of liquid! The thermal capabilities are good; it keeps my tea at my preferred temperature for about 3 hours, but still warm enough to drink after about 6 hours. I love the strainers so much; the mesh one is perfect for brewing my green teas and oolong teas, as they need room to expand for the flavors to come out. I'd love if they could be sold separately as well so I can buy extras! The areas that I wish were improved are 1. the wood on the handle starts to peel over time, 2. the area where the plastic and metal meet is hard to clean, and is easily stained by tea and coffee, and 3. while the heating is fairly good and stays warm for a few hours, I do have another carafe that can stay warm for twice as long. I hope in the future, the Hastings carafes will match it. With that being said, the minimalistic design of the Hastings carafes cannot be beat. They're beautiful as they are practical and functional. Despite some of my other thermals having an edge on how long they keep liquids warm, the Hastings ones still remain my go-to for every day use and most recommended to friends.

It does keep liquid hot for a while. I like the way it looks but thought it would be a little smaller. It would be better smaller, and the design would read better a little smaller. I got the white one, the finish is nice. I just took both filters out since I usually use it for hot water. It's nice to be able to sit on the couch and refill my tea cup without having to get up and boil some more. The handle feels nice, and the handle to pot connection is smooth. The not so good: The button is loud and feels slightly janky. We'll see how it holds up. You have to tilt it much farther than comfortable to get liquid out past the halfway point. It's probably because of the triangular shape. So.. it's kind of annoying in some ways, but not enough to make me return it. If you have bad wrists though, get a cylinder shaped one instead of this.

Sleek and modern, very sturdy. Great for hosting gatherings

Looked beautiful. Does a terrible job of retaining heat. Poured in hot coffee, it was lukewarm half an hour later. Threw it away and bought a Zojirushi thermos- tested it last night with boiling water before I went to bed/ is still hot the next day.

Keeps our tea hot all day and very attractive on our table too! Excellent product.

We bought several of these for a Hot Chocolate Bar. One unfortunately was cracked at the wooden handle, however Customer Service was VERY responsive and excellent! These are very attractive thermal carafes and hold the heat even after several hours. Pouring is simple and smooth. My guests commented on how well the heat was retained and how pretty they looked. Their modern and elegant styling is perfect for any table casual to formal. I’m very happy with these and will use them for many occasions.

I have ordered two of these jugs and on both occasions the boxes have arrived damaged, and the products were damaged and broken inside. Very dissatisfied as these were supposed to be Christmas presents

Really impressed with this. We’ve been looking for a very capacious, insulated teapot for leaf tea for ages. Being fussy, we also wanted it to be aesthetically pleasing (ie not feel like it was something we’d have at work. It has exceeded our expectations! It takes a full kettle of water (1.8l) and keeps the tea warm for hours. Considering buying for family and friends now!

Es difícil encontrar un buen regalo para mi esposo y con este regalo di en el clavo, es bonito y muy funcional, le caben dos litros de café, además puedes preparar café ahí mismo, caliente, friío, té para tomar en el momento o té para tomar después, está divino. ¿desventajas? es pesado, pero esa es una característica inherente al material del que está hecho y a la capacidad que tiene.

After 8 or so years of heavy use, my carafe stopped keeping my tea warm, so I purchased this one. Been using it for almost a month now and I am very happy with it. It is a beautiful addition to the kitchen, and it does a great job of keeping my tea hot. It pours very well, without dribbles and pours at a good rate. My only quibble with it is that when I close the pour mechanism, sometimes it will still allow steam out and it makes a little noise when it does this. This is a common problem for carafes that isn't really a problem, unless you are very sensitive to noises. I would definitely purchase again or recommend to friends.