Ceramic/Porcelain coffee cup/mugs - Any have one they like?

[slayer202]

Talking about things like this. I'm looking to pick one up but want to hear some opinions first. The few I've seen in cooking stores have been ceramic I think, and I hate the chalky feel they have. My gf picked up a few at Marshalls for me to check out, they are porcelain, so they feel nicer, but they get pretty damn hot and the silicone protector isn't big enough so that I can hold it comfortably. Maybe the ceramic ones don't get hot like that?

Anyone use these or know anything about them?

 

[BoomerD]

I have a few "favorite" cups, but two of them got broke this past year.

 

[TridenT]

You could also try the double-wall glasses. Look it up on Amazon. People say they're awesome.

 

[shortylickens]

I dont like ceramic/porcelain mugs. The chip and shatter too easily. They really dont insualte against the heat very well. Only good point is they're easy to wash.

I prefer a steel or heavy duty plastic Thermos.

 

[iGas]

Ceramic and porcelain pretty much made up of the same materials.

It is just that porcelain tend to have less impurities than ceramic (mostly silica, alumina, and kaolin).

Hence both porcelain & high fire (stoneware, vitrified stone) ceramic tend to have similar heat transfer, but ceramic/stone ware tend to have thicker wall than porcelain therefore the heated liquid transfers its energy to larger volume of mass.

Ceramic as in low fire terracotta are porous (not vitrified, require glaze surface to hold water) and is thicker than porcelain & stoneware, therefore the liquid heat transfer have spread out to greater volume of mass than porcelain or stoneware. And, the inherit porous nature of terracotta acts as semi insulator to keep the heat away from you.

However, temperature different between porcelain, stoneware, and terracotta exterior walls will eventually reach the same temperature of the heated liquid or very close to it.

 

[0roo0roo]

Talking about things like this. I'm looking to pick one up but want to hear some opinions first. The few I've seen in cooking stores have been ceramic I think, and I hate the chalky feel they have. My gf picked up a few at Marshalls for me to check out, they are porcelain, so they feel nicer, but they get pretty damn hot and the silicone protector isn't big enough so that I can hold it comfortably. Maybe the ceramic ones don't get hot like that?

Anyone use these or know anything about them?

Yea i know someone that has one, they are good novelty gifts. once the novetly wears off, they aren't very practical. internal volume isn't all that big either.

 

[iGas]

I dont like ceramic/porcelain mugs. The chip and shatter too easily. They really dont insualte against the heat very well. Only good point is they're easy to wash.

I prefer a steel or heavy duty plastic Thermos.

Depends on the design of the ceramic or porcelain.

High quality ceramic and porcelain that design for true high fire vitrification can be design to be extremely hard and difficult to chip/break.

 

[preCRT]

Are you looking for something to take in the car, or something to drink from at your desk?

I wanted something to keep my coffee hot while I worked, found this fantastic item. It is not the run of the mil crappy cup warmer, this thing works. http://www.preparedpantry.com/deluxe-cozy-cup-warmer.aspx

Helps that my favorite 17oz mugs are heavy with flat bottoms & exactly fit the top of the warmer.


For commuting, go with the 34oz Super Gulp travel mugs from 7-11. Works for both hot coffee in winter & iced coffee in summer. Stays the right temp for hours & 34oz it just right to get through the commute to after lunch.

 

[shortylickens]

Depends on the design of the ceramic or porcelain.

High quality ceramic and porcelain that design for true high fire vitrification can be design to be extremal hard and difficult to chip/break.

I'm not paying thirty bucks for a coffee mug.

 

[slayer202]

Are you looking for something to take in the car, or something to drink from at your desk?

Something to use around the house. If I'm out I'll buy a coffee somewhere and use the paper cups, that's no problem. But at home, coffee mugs don't insulate at all and theres only like a 2 minute window between too hot or cold to drink the coffee, so I want something with a top, and I like the design of those paper cup copy cats. I don't really like the metal thermal types

 

[Dirigible]

This is my current favorite coffee containment device:
http://www.amazon.com/Contigo-AUTOSE...4000374&sr=8-1

Double wall. Vacuum insulated. No spills. Green color.

 

[lxskllr]

I like cheap plastic reusable cups for traveling, and stoneware for around the house.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-testing/reviews-tests/food-beverages/thermal-mugs-tested
noi idea if they are right
but i don't use such mugs
i have used thermos's, the more complicated the cap i've found, the harder to clean or more crevices there are. worst were those button press ones, where the fluid goes through channels that are impossible to clean, stupid design.

 

[evident]

http://www.amazon.com/Contigo-Double...001296&sr=8-10
just got these contigo travel mugs for christmas. awesome travel mug and better than my thermos nissan stainless mug, but still pretty awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Nissan...001379&sr=8-20

 

[Cerb]

My favorite is an old swag mug. If you hold it to the light, you can still read where there used to be lettering, by the texture difference. No chipping, even though it's around 20 years old. Quality stoneware FTW...and free, to boot.

 

[yottabit]

I have the exact one pictured in the OP and it sucks. It only holds about 8 oz's, it doesn't stay warm very long, the seal around the silicone lid is poor and will leak, coffee drips down around the edges and stains, the opening to drink is not large enough, and last but not least you cant microwave it to warm up your coffee or make tea.

Yay.

 

[Brigandier]

I have the exact one pictured in the OP and it sucks. It only holds about 8 oz's, it doesn't stay warm very long, the seal around the silicone lid is poor and will leak, coffee drips down around the edges and stains, the opening to drink is not large enough, and last but not least you cant microwave it to warm up your coffee or make tea.

Yay.

But you can trick people into thinking you have a paper cup!

 

[0roo0roo]

yup i wonder how much money they've made from the gimmick.
kinda funny, it sorta is selling on a kinda green credential, but in fact it is something most folks probably just toss aside once they've seen how it actually performs in use lol. total waste.

paper cups are designed that way for reasons of economy bad idea to copy it.

 

[yottabit]

But you can trick people into thinking you have a paper cup!

That's another downside to owning one of these, you are nervous to leave it lying around under fear someone will throw it in the trash where it belongs

 

[Brigandier]

That's another downside to owning one of these, you are nervous to leave it lying around under fear someone will throw it in the trash where it belongs

Then you can sue them for boku $$! Emotional distress and all.

 

[shortylickens]

I got one of the 10 dollar Contigos.
Great shit. Would recommend.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

This one is ceramic:

 

[waggy]

Something to use around the house. If I'm out I'll buy a coffee somewhere and use the paper cups, that's no problem. But at home, coffee mugs don't insulate at all and theres only like a 2 minute window between too hot or cold to drink the coffee, so I want something with a top, and I like the design of those paper cup copy cats. I don't really like the metal thermal types

i hate that. i like coffee but drink it so slow its cold before i get done with the cup.

though some of those vacuum sealed mug are nice. can't see paying $16 for one though

 

[IronWing]

http://www.cafepress.com/+meetings_mug,12335650

 

[Crusty]

I use a thermos to keep my coffee warm if I'm going to be traveling with it. The only problem is that it insulates too well and if I forget to let the coffee cool down or put an ice cube in it it'll be too hot to drink hours later still.