Best iced tea glasses according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best iced tea glasses. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best iced tea glasses. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
I analyzed the photo and it is approx. 41% off the table.
See for yourself:
https://i.imgur.com/lWTsn3S.jpg
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Above the line is the original comment in the state it was gilded in for the context of a future reader, however, further analysis (seen below) has shown it is actually only approx. 38% off the table, the 41% figure above will remain for archival purposes.
BIG EDIT:
/u/TheScotchEngineer wanted the calculation done by area as opposed to length so as to be more optimistic as to the amount on the table, this followed:
If you do it by area you would have to know the dimensions of the glass itself.
Which is possible with some minor assumptions.
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/foodservice/pizza-supplies/pizza-stands-risers/salt-pepper-shaker-1-5-8-oz?infoParam.campaignId=T9F
Ok, those are the salt shakers in the picture, which have the following dimensions:
HEIGHT INCHES 3
WIDTH INCHES 1.25
DEPTH INCHES 1-1/4
CAPACITY OUNCES 1-5/8
Since all of this stuff is generally going to be coming from a restaurant supply, we can locate the design of the glass and then make sure it scales correctly to the salt/pepper shaker.
So these glasses in particular are a 12 oz. Libbey Gilbraltar style, which is known because of the height of the glass given in relation to the height of the salt shaker, and the particular design styles of each.
http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-Glassware-15238-Gibraltar-Beverage/dp/B002RC545U
Overall Height 4.875 inches
Overall Length 3.25 inches
Overall Width 3.25 inches
However those width/length measurements concern the overall glass, not just the bottom. So using the height of the salt shaker as a reference and already having known the -overall- length of the glass it was possible to determine that the base of the glass is actually 10-13% smaller (approx.) than the listed length.
That said, it's likely that the bottom of the glass is around 3 inches in both length/width, and not another number due to that being a more standard result to measure for production.
So calculating for area, 3.1415926535(r)^2, where r=1.5in yields 4.712 in^2, or 4.71 in^2 when rounded down.
Using the determined length of the bottom of the glass based on the amount of that length from the edge, and based on the size of the area, it can be concluded that the glass is 62% on the table, and 38% off the table, by area.
Or, in other words, the glass is roughly 2.92 inches^2 by area on, and 1.79 inches^2 by area off*.
I CAN BE SO USEFUL TODAY!!!
The Libre Tea Mug has the exact same design as the mug you describe, but has glass on the inside, and plastic on the outside. Here's a video. There's a 10 oz version and a 14 oz version, and a 9.5 oz handled version.
However, I bought one of these and decided it's not the best thing in the universe. There were plenty of good things about it, but it had some flaws:
Aesthetic problems:
I can't really recommend it, but if you've used the Activitea and found it usable, you might be happy with the Libre. The design looks pretty much the same from the photos, as far as I can tell. But I have continued searching for the perfect tea mug.
Contenders thus far:
I've been shopping around for quite some time. These are the two winners as far as I am concerned, though they skip out on being see-through and hiding the tea in the lid, but I can't see any well-designed options out there with those traits (although this Thermos mug has the infuser in the lid, but I wasn't so excited about it), so I'm giving my seal of approval to these. There are other contenders I think, but these are equal or better compared to anything I can find. I might also just go with a Contigo and brew in a teapot and just deal with the fact that the mug has no internal tea infuser.
OCD FTW!
After getting sick of our nice looking but fragile glassware breaking all the time, we picked up a case of tempered soda lime mixing glasses from a restaurant supply store. We've only broken one in five years, and that involved concrete and subzero temps. The glasses don't look fancy, but they were pretty inexpensive and we have a ton of spares if they do break.
Edit: basically this, but it was cheaper at the local supply store. About $1 per glass.
http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-Restaurant-Basics-Mixing-Glass/dp/B00165FUUS
There are a ton of them out there with glass bodies if you search under "tea tumbler." Most of them come in smaller sizes, but there are some companies that make larger tumblers too. My favorite is the Libre tumbler, which has a glass inner core but a durable plastic outside to prevent breakage in case of drops.
i already came up with a way to do it. pint glasses are stackable albeit breakable. just turn them sideways & stacked but print a thin spacer to keep glass from banging on glass...or use something off the shelf to put in between them such as a strip of "drawer liner". done.
http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-Restaurant-Basics-Mixing-Glass/dp/B00165FUUS
I use something like this one, a double glass. I usually use 3/4ths heated milk, 1/4th concentrated coffee. I heat up the milk and get a french press going, then take the press and the milk somewhere. It stays hot for 20 mins and I can add coffee from the press gradually.
If it's not done exactly like this, my day is ruined.