I am not a paper cup ®

[guitarist]

Anyone here own one of these ceramic coffee mugs?

I saw one today at Whole Foods, cracked me up. In person, it really does look like a paper coffee cup, until you pick it up, it's heavy, a nice product, the lid is rubbery and flexible, but not flimsy.

When I drink espresso, I want a real cup, preferably a classic miniature espresso cup, ceramic, heavy. But I enjoy brewed coffee out of a traditional white disposable paper cup with a plastic lid, don't know why, but it tastes special that way, and I'll sometimes reuse a paper cup a second time (after that, it's no good) this looks like a fun solution. A non-disposable disposable cup.

I wonder what other "I am not a.." products they'll think of next .. advertising what you're not instead of what you are...

[mikebw]

Guy at work has one for coffee, looks like a good product although I suspect the top will stain over time.

[Racer X]

Only pussies drink their java like that. Get a real mug, and actually drink it. If it takes you long enough for it to cool, you ain't drinking it fast enough.

Remember, a cup is 8 oz, not this weenie 5-6oz the food service industry claims it is. My 12 cup camp percolator holds 60 oz. Should be 96 oz. Arseholes.

[weapon]

Someone send racer decaf stat...

[RgrF]

If you buy that do you need to trade in your other cup?

[Black]

weapon wrote:
Someone send racer decaf stat...

LOL

[guitarist]

Geez Racer, ya still stalkin' me? ...what if I already have a "real mug" -- and like this cool ceramic (8 oz., not 5, or 6 oz.) novelty cup anyway? I like all kinds and sizes of mugs. My current fave is a Krispy Kreme mug modeled after the traditional diner style mug, heavy ceramic, heavy enough to be a murder weapon.



Camp percolator? Yikes! Why not just fry the coffee grounds in bacon fat, and and squeeze the juice into a cup with a camp boot sock?

Just kiddn. I trust you have normal (non re-boiled) methods of brewing, and prefer savoring a decently-brewed cup of joe, in the jumbo-sized mug of your choice!

Agree about the cup-size shell game. And it's even worse when buying coffee beans that are sold at lb. prices but are actually 8 or 10 oz. instead of a full pound. That is just wrong. To vendors, I say, if you're gonna raise the prices, then, raise the prices. Do it honestly, don't sneak in cost hikes by quietly decreasing volume. When I buy a bag of coffee beans, I want the whole pound.

[3d]

Does the cup get too hot to handle when filled with just brewed coffee? There's no mug handle to it. I guess you'll have to use a coffee cup paper sleeve with it(?). And does that rubbery lid have a smell to it? Even a faint rubbery smell would make me throw it into the trash.

[Black]

A "cup" of coffee starts at 12 oz. in my world.

[prymsnap]

Got one last Christmas and use it almost daily. It's not too hot to grab when filled. The inside of the rubber lid has discolored a bit from the coffee, but who cares? My only wish is that it held a bit more.