Brugo 16-Ounce Travel Mug, Blue
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: BrugoBrand: Brugo
Model: 10003
Color: Cobalt/Blue
Product features:
- Innovative 16-ounce travel mug in Cobalt/Blue with ergonomic grip and no-slip bottom
- Unique 3-position drink mode selector allows hot tea and coffee to be drunk right away
- Using the Tip & Sip mode, your coffee/tea adjusts to the perfect drinking temperature while the remaining beverage stays hot
- Double-wall insulation; attractive stainless steel/chrome finish; fits most cup holders
- Hand washing recommended; backed by 1-year warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brugo 16-Ounce Travel Mug, Blue
Customer Review: Idiot-Proof Your Hot Cup of Coffee
Summary: 5 Stars
Though initially skeptical due in part to the many negative reviews, having thoroughly tested the one I bought, I can attest that it does precisely what it claims to do.
What it claims to do is to allow you to sip your hot-brewed coffee right from the start without the possibility of burning your mouth while keeping the rest of the coffee hot for a long time, and this it does almost perfectly!
What makes this possible is a lid with three settings: Lock, Tip & Cool, Sip. On the Tip & Cool setting with the sip slot and metal lip guard facing you, you rock the mug away from you to about 45 degrees, thus allowing hot coffee to fill the patented Temperature Control Chamber, immediately bring it back upright again, and then immediately sip or pour the contents of Temperature Control Chamber into your mouth.
In those short seconds the coffee has cooled sufficiently to prevent injury while the bulk of the coffee remains hot. Finish your sip and repeat the process until your coffee is finished or has cooled sufficiently to drink without further cooling.
Note: although the inventor has publicly admitted some initial quality control problems due to unexpectedly high initial demand, IMHO most of the reported problems are to due to failures of common sense on the part of purchasers.
First of all, there is the matter of the locking tabs for lid and cup just below the sip slot and above the metal lip guard. To work properly the lid must be screwed shut to the point they meet AND NO FURTHER! Snap these off, and you will have difficulty lining the lid up properly on the cup, an absolute necessity to it working correctly. Since both parts are plastic, I recommend eyeballing the lid tab for misalignment and then slowing down as you complete the second closing turn so as to bring the tabs together gently. In addition the locking tabs of a newly purchased cup should be examined and exchanged if they come damaged.
Second, this is not a Thermos bottle; it is not designed for filling and tossing into your bag. In Lock mode, which it defaults to every time you screw the lid back on, it will still leak a little if you turn it upside down, not counting the contents of the Temperature Control Chamber which are OUTSIDE the locked area anyway. However, once you have sipped that dry, Lock mode will prevent you splashing yourself with coffee during any conceivable bumps unless the cup goes completely airborne and flips over.
Third, it can take a little fiddling to line up the middle selection Sip for when the coffee has cooled enough to drink normally, but that means that the more critical settings: Lock, all the way to the left, and Tip & Cool, all the way to the right, are virtually impossible to screw up.
Defects? I could use a coffee cup like handle that I could hook a finger through, I'd like tougher (larger) locking tags, and a completely sealing lid that WOULD allow you to toss it in your bag like a Thermos bottle would be nice to have, but these are minor points.
Description of Brugo 16-Ounce Travel Mug, Blue
Brugo is full of extra features to become a perfect partner to a perfect brew. Every freshly brewed coffee has what is known as the PTZ, the "Perfect Temperature Zone". It's that elusive and very limited window of opportunity between "scalding" and "too cold" (hence all the half drunk mugs of coffee abandoned across the world's office desks). Using thermodynamic technology BRUGO?s tip and cool action extends this window to the very last sip! The patented, thermodynamic science of BRUGO gives you the power to immediately enjoy the most vibrant flavor at the perfect drinking temperature. You can drink your tea or coffee without burning your mouth immediately? yes? no more waiting 20 minutes anymore! It?s so simple to use, just? Tip & Cool or Sip. Plus, BRUGO?s elegant design and sleek chrome accents will emphasize your discriminating taste. With BRUGO by your side, you will never again have to wait before you can drink your tea and coffee! Now that?s more than lip service - it?s our promise! Choose from three control options ? "Lock" so it's sealed and spill resistant "Tip and Cool" where the temperature control chamber is activated allowing you to enjoy your java at it's PTZ, whilst the remaining tea or coffee stays at it's hottest and most aromatic and "Sip" for when you want to use it as a traditional mug! Ingenious! Awarded First place for ?Best New Product? at the Chicago?s CoffeeFest. "Smart Travel Mug lets you Regulate your Tea?s Temperature" - The Times.Commuter Mugs & Tumblers
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