Mrs lasagnaboy has high standards come coffee time, especially for the drinking vessel. Help me find the perfect, portable coffee mug for her! Requirements and snowflakes within.
She enjoys drinking coffee on the go, and her day takes her all over the place with her trusty mug. She prefers something narrow and cylindrical, with a "large" capacity of 16 oz; heat retention is important yet not paramount. A high-quality lid is essential: something that will not spill while in motion, yet does not require more than a simple motion to open and sip. Plastic is a non-starter. Ceramic, such as the Curious Fox models suggested in this ask, may be too brittle for the constant on-the-go this mug will face (I have one, and like it very much; I tend to be sedentary with my coffee drinking, however).
We have tried several different stainless-steel and other metal coffee mugs, from Thermos, Nissan , and Kleen Kanteen; all impart a metallic taste to the coffee within (even after arduous washing and rinsing). This was especially noticeable with the Kleen Kanteen, which surprised her: it does not affect the taste of her drinking water from a similar container.
She recently began using a Keep cup, which has a single- or double-wall glass body. However, the plastic lid gives the coffee a strong, plastic taste. She likes almost everything else about it: the shape, the capacity, the cork band for ease of gripping, and even the function of the lid. The way that the lid affects taste is a big drawback.
Other asks discuss cleaning plastic; portability; and on cleaning mugs crusted over with historical coffee. The wirecutter and ask mefi agree on Zojirushi and Contigo, but they are stainless steel, so I worry will meet the same fate as the other metal mugs. I am especially interested in a mug which is portable, spill-resistant, and does not impart off tastes from its materials.
I appreciate your suggestions, especially backed by recent personal experience! We may also have constrained ourselves in a corner, and will wind up keeping the status quo with the Keep Cup. |
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