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Weighing 14.5 ounces and measuring 4.2 inches tall x 3.3 inches wide (not including the handle), the 10-ounce Ember Mug is similar in weight and size to a basic ceramic mug, and it charges on its 4.4-inch matching coaster.

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I found that this coating closely resembled the feel of a ceramic mug and therefore didn’t affect the flavor of beverages like stainless steel can, which was a major plus in my opinion. The Ember Mug comes with a sleek matching charging coaster and is made of durable stainless steel with a ceramic-reinforced coating. I tested the second-generation Ember Mug² to see how long it could keep hot liquids warm, how it works with other beverages, and how well the mug and app are designed. This smart mug warms hot beverages (whether coffee, tea, or another drink) to maintain the ideal temperature much longer than your average ceramic cup. But finally, there’s a solution: the Ember Mug. Unfortunately, coffee can only stay hot for so long before it quickly loses heat. There’s nothing quite like a hot cup of coffee in the morning-something about its warmth is both calming and comforting as you begin the day.

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Keep reading for our full product review. and it will hold six ounces of flat-white just as well as the Cup.We purchased the Ember Mug² so our reviewer could put it to the test. It holds enough coffee to justify its existence, it works wonderfully. For the rest of us, the $150 14-oz Ember Mug (which, for what it's worth, is frequently discounted to $130) is truly the perfect Ember product. If you're the niche coffee drinker who prizes the aesthetic aspects of making an espresso-based drink and takes more than a few minutes to drink it and you have no interest in using your three-figure vessel for drip coffee or travel, the Cup is for you. Worst case, thousands of well-intentioned grandmothers are lured into buying this thing as a gift because of the savings when, for $30 more, they could give something truly excellent. Initial reviews of the original Ember Mug often took on the thesis of 'It's so expensive, but it turns out it's really useful and great.' The Cup takes all that's good about Ember's technology and - in bringing it to a more approachable price - turns it into a tchotchke. Henry Phillips The Ember Cup: The Verdict But why not just get an excellent latte cup - like these fantastic, $10 Acmes - and call it a day? There may be an argument for an Ember power user with a big mug for drip and a little cup for lattes. In my week of testing, I couldn't find a single use case where the Cup did better than the Mug, and there are many situations where having an extra four-to-eight ounces to play with would've been welcome. That's not quite fair, since the Cup comes in at a slightly more palatable $100 price, but I can't help but wonder why you wouldn't spend the extra money for an infinitely better product. What does the six-ounce Ember Cup do that the 10- or 14-ounce Ember Mug doesn't? Nothing. What's Not Good About The Ember Cup How slowly do you drink your coffee?Įlephant in the room time. As a fringe benefit, it uses the same charging coaster as the 10- and 14-oz mugs, so you could use them interchangeably. After a week of daintily sipping 135-degree Fahrenheit cortados, lattes and milky coffee, I regret to inform you, that while the unalloyed dunking-on is not strictly warranted, it's still tough to recommend the baby Ember.Īny Ember Mug or Cup shines with drinks where you have to add cold milk to hot coffee, but for espresso drinks where you're dealing with relatively small quantities of liquid that can get cold quite quickly, the Cup allowed me to take a bit longer to drink my morning latte instead of my normal routine of gulping it down like a madman once it's cooled to the right temperature. Sensing I was about to go down a deep hole of speculative hater-ism, I figured it was time to get an Ember Cup to test. How long could it possibly take to consume six ounces of coffee? Why not spend the extra $30 and get the 10-oz mug?

Immediately upon learning about Ember's new Cup, questions arose. The Travel Mug and the more sedentary Mug and Mug 2 (which we reviewed last year) have been staples oF coffee lovers' wish lists because of their noble purpose - keeping coffee at just the right temperature for well over an hour - and their serious prices of $130 and up.Įmber has so far offered 10, 12, and 14-oz sizes - but they recently introduced the Ember Cup, a petite, 6-oz version made for smaller espresso drinks like lattes, cappuccinos, and cortados that retails for a slightly more approachable starting price of $100. In the decade or so since they launched their first app-controlled, heated travel mug, Ember has quickly become the iPhone of coffee mugs.