<p>It will not damage the machine; However, it won't brew properly.  Your tea is supposed to steep inside the water for a set period of time; but the Keurig will simply pour water quickly through it, resulting in extremely weak tea.</p>

<p>So no, it won't damage the machine, but you will not brew your tea correctly.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-26T11:44:25.980Z
"He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea."
fredley
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-01-28T20:50:58.617Z
2015-01-28T20:50:58.617Z
Ataxia
<p>Actually, The reason the Keurig machines can brew tea so quickly is because both K-Cups and the My K-Cup add the element of pressure to the steeping equation. This pressure speeds extractions in ways low-pressure steeping does not, meaning the compounds in tea are extracted faster.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-10-23T14:34:09.693Z
2015-10-23T14:34:09.693Z
Jan Dupin Riché
<p>Am I at risk of damaging my Keurig machine if I place an ordinary black tea bag inside instead of a K-Cup?</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-01-28T19:24:56.073Z
Why not just leave the cup enclosure empty and put the tea bag in your mug?
gary
<keurig>
Will using teabags in a Keurig cause problems?
Maximillian
# Will using teabags in a Keurig cause problems?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-28)

Am I at risk of damaging my Keurig machine if I place an ordinary black tea bag inside instead of a K-Cup?

**Tags:** keurig

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why not just leave the cup enclosure empty and put the tea bag in your mug?  

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-01-28. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

It will not damage the machine; However, it won't brew properly. Your tea is supposed to steep inside the water for a set period of time; but the Keurig will simply pour water quickly through it, resulting in extremely weak tea.

So no, it won't damage the machine, but you will not brew your tea correctly.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea."  

---

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-10-23. Score: 1

Actually, The reason the Keurig machines can brew tea so quickly is because both K-Cups and the My K-Cup add the element of pressure to the steeping equation. This pressure speeds extractions in ways low-pressure steeping does not, meaning the compounds in tea are extracted faster.


---

