Interesting video. My wife gave me a coffee mug warmer back in the 1980s when I started working for Bell Labs and it served me well for years. I believe it was a Dazey.
I have run it through the dishwasher a few times. The mug holds up fine, but the grip around the mug seemed to have degraded slightly (even on the dishwasher's ECO cycle). So I feel I will stick to hand washing it. Thanks for watching!
Decades or longer.....this video intro is doing that ;-). I think you make great videos! Spoiler alert: The coffee warmer cant heat any mug with a pad under the mug, or most paper cups, insulated...hence included mug.
I didn't watch the entire thing, but I listened to about half and checked out your teardown video. Extremely helpful, thanks! Is the steel mug too hot on your lips? I read a lot of reviews complaining about this because steel conducts temperature extremely well.
Your videos are so well done, just subbed. My cup of tea (coffee :) and yes, microwaving kills coffee flavor every time. Must be reheated by standard old-fashioned convection. Thanks for this vid and the product idea.
I've had Cosori for 5 years and it does maintain the temperature. it won't stay at 230 or what ever temp you set it. that doesn't work. never did. I called support and she said it only shows the temp of the plate. that's what it does maintain the temp in the cup. and after awhile it drops. right now my half cup of coffee is 138 in the cup. the plate says 189.7. and it slowly drops. That's why they give you a lid to keep it hot. So it is not the best. Looking for one that gets hot and stay hot
I wish I could find info on this using a normal, traditional, coffee mug like we all have way too may off, and how well it keeps up the heat as the cup gets emptied drinking it. I have a cabinet full of mugs, I'm not interested in going to a steel one, much less pouring from one to another. The main point shouldn't be reheating liquid, but just maintaining heat in your regular mug. Nice video and channel though!
I had a lot of fun with different experiments with the drink warmer. Just need to finish editing them! The regular mug experiment is one of them. Look for it soon. Thanks for watching!
@@TheCuriousEngineerChannel Well, I bought it since it looked so good compared to others. LOL I have a completely flat bottom ceramic mug I use a lot that has full contact and it works very well with this. Very happy so far and thanks again for the video!
@@MattKoch3 Something slightly raised might also keep large mugs from scratching up the surrounding surface, although it might take a while to heat up.
I notice that at 230° mine gets to 184° on the surface, which is plenty. Over time, the surface of my desk gets pretty hot. Disconcerting, but not hot enough to be a problem that I can tell. I use flat bottomed ceramic mugs and this thing does a great job. It's a little scuffed up around the surface outside of the plate from larger mugs. I may have to get another one of these, I keep moving this thing around with me. LOL
You did a nice job reviewing the Cosori. You spent quite a bit of time during your intro critiquing the Ember. I don't see the Ember as a competitor of the Cosori. Fortunately I do have experience with the Ember and bought my first one shortly after they introduced. That was around three years, maybe four, I don't remember. I'm still using it. I also have the travel mug and the larger mug. None of the issues that you have stated have I experienced but I do have a few of my own that I will list. I know these are legit. 1. They do require special attention to clean. Not a big deal you just learn to do it. Next, the finish on inside of first cup chipped off. I haven't died yet from continuing to use it. The finish of the later model cups looks much more stable and the electronics are greatly improved as well. Updates were always a hassle with the first two. The later one is excellent. The ease of use makes the Ember a very nice and convenient tool to use in the morning. You can leave the charger in the kitchen and continue to drink hot coffee throughout your home. I am going to try a Cosori for one reason. I use a professional espresso machine and the cup will not fit under the dispensing head unit of the machine. This requires the espresso to be put in a separate vessel and then poured in the Ember cup. I do it but not in love with the extra step. This is why I am going to try the Cosori. The charger and cords that power the Cosori are not something I look forward to using. Every gadget that I have bought with chargers like the Cosori have eventually failed but for $30-$40 I am willing to risk it. I will report back my experience with the Cosori when I get it.
A hot cup of coffee is between 160 degrees F (71.1 degrees C) and 185 degrees F (85 degrees C). Will this warmer give you a hot cup of coffee? Have you ever checked the coffee with a thermometer?
This seems to be a debated thing amongst coffee enthusiasts. And while I dabble with making pour-over and espresso, I don’t consider myself an enthusiast, per se. I find 160 -180F (71-85C) figure too hot and prefer a temperature between 130 -150F (54-66C). This unit will definitely get into that range. There are two experiment videos on this in the description. Thanks for watching!
Could you make a cup a coffee as usual at say 10 pm and have it sit on the warmer for 10 hours 'till 8 am and the Coffee will still be at the temperature you made it or would it switch of after a few hours, which is what annoys me with my ember mug. ?
The comment you made about heating canned soups both intrigues and concerns me. Is it getting hot enough to make the food safe to eat? It doesn't seem that way. But then again, are properly canned foods safe to eat without reheating? At the very least, can we assume it isn't getting hot enough to "cook" anything. Any food/tea must be pre-cooked/brewed.
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Interesting video. My wife gave me a coffee mug warmer back in the 1980s when I started working for Bell Labs and it served me well for years. I believe it was a Dazey.
I feel like products like these would be perfect candidates for USB-C PD, instead of yet-another 12VDC barrel jack power supply.
Love the amount of detail in this video! Would love to know if you’ve tried the mug in the dishwasher
I have run it through the dishwasher a few times. The mug holds up fine, but the grip around the mug seemed to have degraded slightly (even on the dishwasher's ECO cycle). So I feel I will stick to hand washing it. Thanks for watching!
@@TheCuriousEngineerChannel It's an induction mug warmer or not?
Can you show the teardown of this thing ?
Thanks.
Decades or longer.....this video intro is doing that ;-). I think you make great videos!
Spoiler alert: The coffee warmer cant heat any mug with a pad under the mug, or most paper cups, insulated...hence included mug.
I didn't watch the entire thing, but I listened to about half and checked out your teardown video. Extremely helpful, thanks! Is the steel mug too hot on your lips? I read a lot of reviews complaining about this because steel conducts temperature extremely well.
Right as I was writing this, the video got to the 12:50 mark, where it's mentioned briefly.
Your videos are so well done, just subbed. My cup of tea (coffee :) and yes, microwaving kills coffee flavor every time. Must be reheated by standard old-fashioned convection. Thanks for this vid and the product idea.
Thank you for watching!
I've had Cosori for 5 years and it does maintain the temperature. it won't stay at 230 or what ever temp you set it. that doesn't work. never did. I called support and she said it only shows the temp of the plate. that's what it does maintain the temp in the cup. and after awhile it drops. right now my half cup of coffee is 138 in the cup. the plate says 189.7. and it slowly drops. That's why they give you a lid to keep it hot. So it is not the best. Looking for one that gets hot and stay hot
I wish I could find info on this using a normal, traditional, coffee mug like we all have way too may off, and how well it keeps up the heat as the cup gets emptied drinking it. I have a cabinet full of mugs, I'm not interested in going to a steel one, much less pouring from one to another. The main point shouldn't be reheating liquid, but just maintaining heat in your regular mug. Nice video and channel though!
I had a lot of fun with different experiments with the drink warmer. Just need to finish editing them! The regular mug experiment is one of them. Look for it soon. Thanks for watching!
@@TheCuriousEngineerChannel Well, I bought it since it looked so good compared to others. LOL I have a completely flat bottom ceramic mug I use a lot that has full contact and it works very well with this. Very happy so far and thanks again for the video!
almost perfect...i wonder if I could DIY a FLAT metal bottom on top of the warmer plate...so I can use ANY mug that loved ones have given me?
@@MattKoch3 Something slightly raised might also keep large mugs from scratching up the surrounding surface, although it might take a while to heat up.
I notice that at 230° mine gets to 184° on the surface, which is plenty. Over time, the surface of my desk gets pretty hot. Disconcerting, but not hot enough to be a problem that I can tell. I use flat bottomed ceramic mugs and this thing does a great job. It's a little scuffed up around the surface outside of the plate from larger mugs. I may have to get another one of these, I keep moving this thing around with me. LOL
You did a nice job reviewing the Cosori. You spent quite a bit of time during your intro critiquing the Ember. I don't see the Ember as a competitor of the Cosori. Fortunately I do have experience with the Ember and bought my first one shortly after they introduced. That was around three years, maybe four, I don't remember. I'm still using it. I also have the travel mug and the larger mug. None of the issues that you have stated have I experienced but I do have a few of my own that I will list. I know these are legit. 1. They do require special attention to clean. Not a big deal you just learn to do it. Next, the finish on inside of first cup chipped off. I haven't died yet from continuing to use it. The finish of the later model cups looks much more stable and the electronics are greatly improved as well. Updates were always a hassle with the first two. The later one is excellent. The ease of use makes the Ember a very nice and convenient tool to use in the morning. You can leave the charger in the kitchen and continue to drink hot coffee throughout your home. I am going to try a Cosori for one reason. I use a professional espresso machine and the cup will not fit under the dispensing head unit of the machine. This requires the espresso to be put in a separate vessel and then poured in the Ember cup. I do it but not in love with the extra step. This is why I am going to try the Cosori. The charger and cords that power the Cosori are not something I look forward to using. Every gadget that I have bought with chargers like the Cosori have eventually failed but for $30-$40 I am willing to risk it.
I will report back my experience with the Cosori when I get it.
my ember mug annoys me as it has an automatic shut off after a while so doesn't keep it warm all day.
A hot cup of coffee is between 160 degrees F (71.1 degrees C) and 185 degrees F (85 degrees C). Will this warmer give you a hot cup of coffee? Have you ever checked the coffee with a thermometer?
This seems to be a debated thing amongst coffee enthusiasts. And while I dabble with making pour-over and espresso, I don’t consider myself an enthusiast, per se. I find 160 -180F (71-85C) figure too hot and prefer a temperature between 130 -150F (54-66C). This unit will definitely get into that range. There are two experiment videos on this in the description. Thanks for watching!
The Ember mugs never gets hot enough. need my coffee around 80c
That’s hot! Do you drink it at that temperature?! Or it just needs to sit at that temperature?
Could you make a cup a coffee as usual at say 10 pm and have it sit on the warmer for 10 hours 'till 8 am and the Coffee will still be at the temperature you made it or would it switch of after a few hours, which is what annoys me with my ember mug. ?
I think it will run for 8 hours before auto shut-off.
The comment you made about heating canned soups both intrigues and concerns me. Is it getting hot enough to make the food safe to eat? It doesn't seem that way. But then again, are properly canned foods safe to eat without reheating? At the very least, can we assume it isn't getting hot enough to "cook" anything. Any food/tea must be pre-cooked/brewed.
I was reading what was on the product box. I agree, and would only use it for heating fully pre-cooked food. Thanks for watching!
The purpose of these warmers is to keep a mug/cup of drink at the temperature you made it. Not so good for warming up.
It does a pretty good job of warming up drinks too! Check out there experiments I performed (one has been posted, and one will post soon).