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I received a scalded tongue by assuming my coffee would slowly cool down in about 20 minutes - wrong. Aside from the lid being almost as tall as the mug, there is little to complain about with this very well insulated mug.- The most insulated, non-drip travel mug I have ever purchased, and I have owned dozens of travel mugs.- Be sure to follow the directions (ie, "warning") about only putting liquids in this mug that are drinking temperature, or be prepared to wait a good long time to sip. It is SO insulated that it takes what seems like a lifetime when you are as imparient and addicted to coffee as I am) to cool down.
I works very well and doesn't leak at all. nice product.i am very happy with it. the only downside is that they tell you not to put it in the dishwasher.
However, these nice design features are overshadowed by 2 MAJOR flaws. The only way to remove it was to use a q-tip or paper towel folded over a knife to get in the chamber and attempt to remove the gunk, and even then, I was unable to remove it all. Then I noticed something when cleaning it yesterday. After owning it for about a week the seal would not keep my coffee from spilling should the mug tip over, and several books were ruined in my pack as a result. I've tried soaking this in a tub of soap water and bleach regularly but still build-up would acquire.
Like I said, I've had this mug for a long time and have tried everything to keep it from acquiring build up. I switched to a contigo mug a few months ago, because it actually seals well and is easier to clean, yet still not perfect, until it got lost. I finally ripped off the pop-down stopper and much to my disgust there was a ring of built up gunk along the inner portion of the chamber and under the button which I would never have been able to clean even with my best efforts of mechanical or detergent removal. A small black mass of gunk had become dislodged from the top of the chamber and fell to the slit. I'll spare you the description of the "gunk" but trust me, I've never thrown something in the garbage so fast as that mug. The second major flaw is it's inability to be cleaned. I always liked how it didn't have a handle and had a nifty click-button-to-open top and with the rubber grip it feels good in your hand.
The first, it leaks. The dish washer was never able to clean the inside of the lid due to the pop-down stopper, which only allows a 1/4 inch opening to the inner chamber of the top, and is not removable without breaking it. Maybe if you do this religiously you'll enjoy this product, otherwise you'll end up like me.disgusted. So back to amazon for another contigo.If you buy this mug, be sure never to trust its ability to seal itself and never leave a beverage in it for more than a few hours before rinsing it out thoroughly with soap and hot water. I've owned this mug for over a year. It's so bad that even after I drank all the coffee I could out of it, I was unable to throw it in my bag afterward because the remnants would drip all over my stuff. So with no other choice I pulled out my old oxo and used that for several weeks just as I had before.
Good product - my husband uses it every day, in the house and in the car
My coffee just doesn't taste right in this mug. I'm very diasppointed because Oxo makes some great products, but this is not one of them. I spent $20 on this darn mug and I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm going to have to throw it out after just a few months of use. But the worst part is that you cannot properly clean it. My compliments end there. This mug doesn't leak, which is great. It really doesn't keep my coffee hot that long - maybe 1/2 hour. I've tried soaking the top overnight in hot soapy water but it's no use.
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