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.... or how I spent £80 on a cup!
I don't usually pay any attention to Facebook adverts - to the point of out and out aversion to clicking on them. However one ad caught my attention in January and I ended up actually purchasing what it was flogging - an Ember Mug https://ember.com/ and it's turned out to be one of my best purchases from the Internet ever.
Ember is a ceramic (plasticky ceramic in my opinion) mug that has a heater built in and keeps your drinks at a set temperature - all controlled from an app on your phone.
The mug itself contains a heater in the base and is charged from a baseplate/coaster which is mains powered - you can buy additional coasters if you need charging in different locations.
The capacity is 10 Fluid Ounces - which is exactly the capacity of Lattes created by my Nespresso machine, or is a small cup of tea (in my opinion).
I bought this because I drink a lot of tea and coffee throughout the day but found myself constantly going to drink my tea and it's gone cold - I have probably thrown away 5-6 half cups a day on average. Since buying the cup I've not done that once and I've even caught myself a few times going to throw the drink away and it's still hot - old habits die hard! If you keep the cup on the coaster the drink is kept hot permanently, off the coaster it stays hot for about an hour.
The cup connects to your phone by bluetooth and knows when it has fluid in - so doesn't run the heater unless needed. When you first setup the cup it downloads a firmware update! The app is simple and intuitive allowing you to save temperature presets for different drinks and integrates with Apple Health to track your caffeine consumption - if you care about such things.
Pros:
Keeps my drink warm and I no longer throw away half drunk cups of tea or coffee.
Is exactly the right size for Nespress lungo size drinks.
Has a good app for precisely controlling the temperature of the drink.
Cons:
Capacity is a bit wanting if, like me, you love big mugs of tea.
Need to stir your tea to get rid of a 'skin' that forms after a while if you live in a hardwater area and use full fat milk.
£80!
This may be the last mug I ever need to buy.
AMA.
I don't usually pay any attention to Facebook adverts - to the point of out and out aversion to clicking on them. However one ad caught my attention in January and I ended up actually purchasing what it was flogging - an Ember Mug https://ember.com/ and it's turned out to be one of my best purchases from the Internet ever.
Ember is a ceramic (plasticky ceramic in my opinion) mug that has a heater built in and keeps your drinks at a set temperature - all controlled from an app on your phone.
The mug itself contains a heater in the base and is charged from a baseplate/coaster which is mains powered - you can buy additional coasters if you need charging in different locations.
The capacity is 10 Fluid Ounces - which is exactly the capacity of Lattes created by my Nespresso machine, or is a small cup of tea (in my opinion).
I bought this because I drink a lot of tea and coffee throughout the day but found myself constantly going to drink my tea and it's gone cold - I have probably thrown away 5-6 half cups a day on average. Since buying the cup I've not done that once and I've even caught myself a few times going to throw the drink away and it's still hot - old habits die hard! If you keep the cup on the coaster the drink is kept hot permanently, off the coaster it stays hot for about an hour.
The cup connects to your phone by bluetooth and knows when it has fluid in - so doesn't run the heater unless needed. When you first setup the cup it downloads a firmware update! The app is simple and intuitive allowing you to save temperature presets for different drinks and integrates with Apple Health to track your caffeine consumption - if you care about such things.
Pros:
Keeps my drink warm and I no longer throw away half drunk cups of tea or coffee.
Is exactly the right size for Nespress lungo size drinks.
Has a good app for precisely controlling the temperature of the drink.
Cons:
Capacity is a bit wanting if, like me, you love big mugs of tea.
Need to stir your tea to get rid of a 'skin' that forms after a while if you live in a hardwater area and use full fat milk.
£80!
This may be the last mug I ever need to buy.
AMA.
